CommentaryFeatured N84b Theft: No court can prevent EFCC from prosecuting Yahaya Bello, by Femi Falana, SAN BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 By virtue of section 35(1) (c) of the Constitution, the police, anti-graft agencies and other prosecutorial bodies cannot be prevented… Read More
FeaturedPolitics PDP Crisis: Groups pile pressure on BoT, govs to bar Atiku, Wike from NEC meeting BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 Ahead of its National Executive Council (NEC), meeting scheduled for Thursday in Abuja, concerned groups of the Peoples Democratic Party… Read More
CrimeFeatured N84bn Fraud: EFCC operatives lay siege to Yahaya Bello’s house in Abuja BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, besieged the residence of the immediate past governor of… Read More
CommentaryFeatured My perspective on death penalty, by Afe Babalola BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 Indeed, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Kalu v. State (1998) 13 NWLR Pt 583 531 upheld the legality of… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Kano court endorses Ganduje’s suspension as APC chair BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 A Kano State High Court has endorsed the suspension of ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All… Read More
FeaturedLitigation AGF stalls trial of suspects who burnt Rivers Assembly, killed DPO BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 The trial of five loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State before the Federal high court, Abuja over terrorism… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured CJN snubs Shaibu over request for complaint form against Edo CJ BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 The Chairman of the National Judicial Council and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has snubbed the impeached Deputy… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured NBA adopts e-voting for 2024 poll BarandbenchApril 17, 2024April 17, 20240 The Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday declared that an electronic voting system will be used for its 2024 election. The… Read More
BusinessFeatured Dangote crashes diesel price to N1,000 per litre BarandbenchApril 16, 2024April 16, 20240 Dangote Petroleum Refinery has crashed the price of diesel from N1200 to N1000. The company made the disclosure on Tuesday… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured LPDC suspends lawyer for 2 years for misconduct BarandbenchApril 16, 2024April 16, 20240 The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended Edward Oseghale from practicing law for a period of two years. That… Read More