Bar and BenchFeatured Civil society worries over judiciary’s dwindling integrity, writes Chief Justice Ariwoola BarandbenchApril 2, 2024April 2, 20240 A group of civil society organizations (CSOs) and campaigners has expressed intense worry over what they called dwindling integrity of… Read More
FeaturedPolitics Senator drops out of Live TV interview over probing questions on 2024 budget BarandbenchApril 2, 2024April 2, 20240 The Senator representing Cross River North in the National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, on Sunday, dropped out of a live… Read More
FeaturedLaw Icon Prof Awa Uma Kalu, SAN, is our icon for the week BarandbenchMarch 31, 2024April 22, 20240 For his prodigious intellect, honesty, forthrightness, reliability and depth of knowledge in cross-disciplinary issues which make him an oracle in… Read More
FeaturedPolitics Budget Padding: Senate bows, set to recall Ningi from three-month suspension BarandbenchMarch 30, 2024March 30, 20240 The Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that the Nigerian Senate is set to recall Senator Abdul Ningi from his… Read More
CrimeFeatured Okuama Killings: Army whisks away Delta monarch to Abuja BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 The Nigerian Army has reportedly flown to Abuja the Ovie of Ewu kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Tinubu appoints new CCB chair, seeks senate approval BarandbenchMarch 29, 2024March 29, 20240 President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello as chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). But the… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured State of Legal Profession: Nigerians no longer trust the bench, the bar – Awomolo, SAN BarandbenchMarch 28, 2024March 28, 20240 The Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BoB), Chief Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo, SAN has raised the alarm over the dwindling… Read More
FeaturedPolitics ‘Why Tinubu’s posthumous national honour award on slain soldiers ignites fresh controversy’ BarandbenchMarch 28, 2024March 28, 20240 President Bola Tinubu has conferred posthumous national honours on the 17 soldiers who were killed in the Okuama community of… Read More
FeaturedPolitics Abure re-elected LP national chair after court refuses to stop party’s convention BarandbenchMarch 27, 2024March 27, 20240 The Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, has been re-elected for another term in office on a day an Abuja… Read More