DSS compelled to dole out N5m to Ekiti lawmaker over ‘illegal arrest’

The Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti has ruled that the Department of State Services illegally arrested a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Afolabi Akanni and has consequently ordered the security agency to pay him N5 million as damages. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, who presided over the trial gave his judgement on Wednesday, April... Read More

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arrest, court, DSS, Judiciary, law, nigeria, police

April 20, 2016

Saraki begs court to disqualify CCT Chairman as trial judge

In a bid to stall the continuation of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Senate President Bukola Saraki has reportedly filed another application at the tribunal seeking to disqualify the Chairman, Danladi Umar. Saraki is on trial for 13 counts of false declaration of assets at the CCT. Saraki has had his many... Read More

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CCT, Justice, law, Saraki, senate, Umar Danladi

April 18, 2016

Fayose attempts to justify his letter to China (READ)

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has hit back at those who criticised him over his letter imploring the Chinese government not to grant President Muhammadu Buhari any loan deal following his recent trip to the Asian country. Speaking through his Special Assistant on public communications and new media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said “what Nigeria... Read More

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Buhari, Fayose, law, Oni, Oyegun, sagay

April 15, 2016

‘EFCC can’t be complainant, investigator and prosecutor’ | Ricky Tarfa’s lawyer tells court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, April 15 revealed to a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere that it has in possession, electronic evidence that would convict Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa on the charge of failure to declare his assets. Tarfa had been arraigned before Justice A. A.... Read More

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EFCC, Justice, lagos, law, Ricky Tarfa

April 15, 2016

Senate President, Bukola Saraki loses in court, again

Senate President Bukola Saraki has lost another bid to stop the Code of Conduct Tribunal from trying him for alleged false declaration of assets. Saraki, a member of the All Progressives Congress has been embattled by the allegations of falsity in the assets declaration form he filled while he was governor of Kwara state 13... Read More

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CCT, corruption, False asset declaration, Justice, law, Saraki, Senate President, trial

April 6, 2016

Opinion: The denial of the wailing wailers

Denial, the disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing, the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, desire or refusal of a person making it. It is also the refusal to recognize or acknowledge a disowning or disavowal. In law, it is the refusal to acknowledge the validity of a claim, suit, or the... Read More

APC, Buhari, Change, Goodluck, jonathan, law, opinion, PDP, time

March 15, 2016

EFCC reveals Ricky Tarfa influenced court judgments

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has revealed the reason behind embattled lawyer, Rickey Tarfa’s troubles. The anti-graft agency has accused the senior lawyer of attempting to pervert justice. EFCC revealed this in an affidavit sworn as a counter response to the application filed by Tarfa requesting Justice Aishat Opesanwo of the Lagos state... Read More

Bribery, EFCC, Hogh court, law, legal, Tarfa

March 2, 2016

Man mistakenly shoots himself in the head (WATCH)

A young man almost died from a bullet to his skull after he mistakenly shot himself in the head. In a video obtained from LiveLeaks, the man is seen toying with a handgun and pointing it at his own head. In a freak moment of error, he actually did pull the trigger, sending the bullet... Read More

gun, kill, law, shoot, skull, suicide

March 1, 2016

Opinion: How SANs are fighting against anti-corruption war

Thinking of the constitutional guarantee of unhindered choice of legal representation, I disagreed at first with the statements attributed to Ibrahim Magu, EFCC Chairman, which was supported by President Muhammadu Buhari, that certain members of the Nigerian elite lawyers who carry the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) were deliberately impeding the fight against... Read More

corruption, law, lawyers, legal, SAN

February 24, 2016

Falana drags CBN to court over ‘weakened naira’

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, February 24 requesting the court to stop the Central Bank of Nigeria from letting market forces control the exchange rate of the naira. In his suit, FHC/ABJ/CS/146/16, Falana also requested the court to compel the CBN... Read More

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dollar, falana, human rights, law, legal

February 24, 2016

Ricky Tarfa drops case against EFCC, MTN, others

Embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ricky Tarfa has dropped the lawsuit he filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and four others over an alleged violation of his right to privacy. Tarfa, who had filed to claim N5 billion in a fundamental rights enforcement suit in Court withdrew his suit on Wednesday, February 24.... Read More

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court, law, legal, Tarfa

February 22, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Supreme Court Justices out to destroy Buhari’s mandate

The recent ruling of seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices which upheld the election of PDP’s Udom Emmanuel as Akwa Ibom governor drew a flurry of new, and often critical, scrutiny of the nation’s highest court. Critics are more concerned about the seven justices who are appointed for life barring a moral or ethical cataclysm... Read More

Akwa Ibom, election, Judiciary, justices, law, nigeria

February 15, 2016

‘Sagay is feeding off APC’s mindless lies’ – Wike

Commissioner for Information and Communications of Rivers state, Austin Tam-George has reacted to Professor Itse Sagay’s faulting of the Supreme Court’s decision which declared Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Nyesom Wike as the winner of the state’s 2015 governorship election. The commissioner put Sagay on blast for standing behind former governor Rotimi Amaechi when he is aware... Read More

APC, law, Rivers, sagay

February 11, 2016

Police pension scam: How withdrawals were made without vouchers

The trial of the accused persons involved in the N24 billion police pension scam continued on Tuesday, Febraury 10 at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The trial was presided over by Justice Baba Yusuf with Rotimi Jacobs, the prosecution lawyer bringing in the fourth withness, Mustapha Gadanya in evidence. Gadanya, who formerly worked for... Read More

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corruption, law, Pension, police

January 31, 2016

Anti-corruption war: ‘Judiciary is my main headache… for now’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday, January 31, that in the on-going fight against corruption, the nation’s judiciary is his biggest problem. He stated that the strong support of the judiciary was needed for the war against corruption to be effective. As revealed in a statement released by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi... Read More

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APC, Buhari, diaspora, Ethiopia, Judiciary, law, legal

November 19, 2015

Neighbourhood weed seller goes to jail

Freedom is something no one wants to lose but Rasheed Lawal, a 25-year old cobbler lost his freedom on Thursday, November 19, when he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, for peddling hard drugs. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court in Lagos, sentenced Lawal after he was charged to court by the National Drug... Read More

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crimes, Justice, lagos, law, NDLEA

July 22, 2015

Osinbajo reiterates that nobody is above the law

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has maintained that nobody in Nigeria is above the law while insisting that the rule of the law is be maintained in the country. Osinbajo, who spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), who paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday said there... Read More

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economy, law, nigeria, Osinbajo

February 20, 2015

Olorisupergal presents a masterclass session, ‘The Blogger, The Law & The Brand’ at the #SMWLagos2015 [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene ‘The Blogger, The Law & The Brand’ is a masterclass panel session hosted by Olorisupergal and Foza, that is targeted at the newly founded niche in media called “Blogging”. The event is going to explore the blogger’s responsibility in the media world, the business opportunities involved and the legal operations in blogging.... Read More

#SMWLagos, akinyemi ayinoluwa, bloggers, Branding, Frank Ozekhome, law, nigeria, Olorisupergal, Osagie Alonge, Tosin Ajibade

January 21, 2015

Modupe Odele: What the law says about Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate

by Modupe Odele So honestly, I cannot (and justifiably so) understand the argument that the General is not qualified to run as a Presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections. This morning I came across a tweet by a colleague that read – “PDP has been feasting on the collective ignorance of Nigerians including the media... Read More

Abuja, certificate, Constitution, katsina, law, Military, Modupe Odele, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, Politics, WASC

December 6, 2014

Garba Shehu: Have you seen the police website lately?

by Garba Shehu The tenure of the current Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba has only just begun, but it may have already offered a glimpse of the way and manner the police force would obstruct the functioning of democracy. Has anyone ventured to the official website of the police to see how politically partisan... Read More

Aminu Tambuwal, Garba Shehu, law, Mr. Abba, Nigeria police, opinion, website, ynaija

October 21, 2014

Woman, 21, remanded in prison for drug trafficking in Lagos

by Jewel Stephen A Federal High Court in Lagos today ordered that a trader, Rashidat Shehu, be remanded in prison custody for being in possession of 800 grams of cannabis. Shehu, who resides in Abule Ira, Agbara, Ogun State, was taken before the court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She pleaded guilty... Read More

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'cannabis, Agbara, arrest, court, law, NDLEA, nigeria, Rashidat Shehu

September 17, 2014

Husband, wife rape 16-year-old housekeeper

by S’ola Filani A 42 year old man and his wife – Ezechima and Uzoima Patrick – who reside at No.14, Iyajesha St., Amikonle in Alagbado, a Lagos suburb, have been arrested for conspiring to rape their 16-year-old housekeeper. They were charged before the Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yaba today on three counts of conspiracy, child defilement... Read More

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crime, lagos, law, rape, Yaba

September 3, 2014

Steal a mobile phone, get to cool your heels for a month

by Ada Ogbulafor A Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year old driver, Thomson Chinonso, to one month in prison for stealing a cell phone valued N84,000. However, Senior Magistrate Aminu Abdullahi gave Chinonso an option to pay N10,000 fine. Chinonso, of no fixed address, was sentenced after pleading guilty... Read More

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Abuja, Aminu Abdullahi, crime, Juliet Okeke, karu, law, mobile phone, Thomson Chinonso

August 21, 2014

Ayokunle Odekunle: This is why armed robbers are killed (Y! Legal)

by Ayokunle Odekunle Are you an aspiring armed robber? Do you look up to armed robbers as role models? Well I have news for you. The offence of armed robbery carries a MANDATORY sentence of death and guess what? You do not have to kill anyone or shoot or stab anyone before you are convicted.... Read More

#y!Legal, armed robbers, Ayokunle Odekunle, Criminal Code, law, ynaija

August 20, 2014

Nana Nwachukwu: That ‘harmless’ prank may land you in jail! (Y! Legal)

by Nana Nwachukwu We have seen kids sent to jail for April fool jokes et al. You know those pranks you send out on your smartphones? Those ones that end up killing people? Yeah, you might end up in jail for recklessness for a long time. So we woke up one morning and a lot... Read More

jail, law, legal, Nana Nwachukwu, opinion, pranks, ynaija

August 6, 2014

Kelvin Erhonsele: Workplace Discrimination and the Law (Y! Legal)

by Kevin Erhonsele Discrimination often occurs when a person is treated less favourably than other people because of a protected characteristic defined by the law. Such characteristics may be disability, gender, race, religion, age or marital status. Prior to ‘Nigeria’s’ encounter with the western world, paid employment in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was virtually... Read More

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August 4, 2014

Deji Olunlade: Why only ladies can be raped and not men (Y! Legal)

by Deji Olunlade This female to male rape is otherwise called ‘made to penetrate” cases, it is, therefore, this writer’s submission that a more inclusive definition of rape be utilised, this is to include or reflect genuine concerns that a man or a boy can be victims of rape, the punishment in this respect should... Read More

deji olunlade, law, menace, nigeria, opinion, rape, y! legal, ynaija

July 25, 2014

Who said the rich and influential do not go to prison in Nigeria? See here

by Emmanuel Chidiogo “Only the less privileged go to prison in Nigeria” were the words of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in Enugu last week as he expressed dismay at the level of dilapidation of Nigerian prisons. According to Ekweremadu, only the poor and the weak mostly go to prison in Nigeria. Well, to a... Read More

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July 21, 2014

Orji Agwu Uka: It is an offence to wear military uniforms without authorisation (Y! Legal)

by Orji Agwu Uka This work submits that it is indeed an offence to wear military uniforms without authorization except under the exception provided by the law but the military cannot unilaterally constitute the Prosecutor and the Judge by charging a person of wearing army uniforms, finding such a person guilty by themselves and meting... Read More

#y!Legal, army uniform, law, Military, opinion, orji agwu uka, ynaija

July 1, 2014

No more war: Sanusi Lamido drops suit against the FG

By S’ola Filani Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has reportedly dropped the suit filed against President Goodluck Jonathan, the Inspector General of Police and all the defendants which challenged his suspension from office as CBN Governor on February 20, 2014. Sanusi, who is presently the Emir of... Read More

FG, IGP, Inspector General of Police, Lamido Sanusi Lamido, law, nigeria

DSS compelled to dole out N5m to Ekiti lawmaker over ‘illegal arrest’

Saraki begs court to disqualify CCT Chairman as trial judge

Fayose attempts to justify his letter to China (READ)

‘EFCC can’t be complainant, investigator and prosecutor’ | Ricky Tarfa’s lawyer tells court

Senate President, Bukola Saraki loses in court, again

Opinion: The denial of the wailing wailers

EFCC reveals Ricky Tarfa influenced court judgments

Man mistakenly shoots himself in the head (WATCH)

Opinion: How SANs are fighting against anti-corruption war

Falana drags CBN to court over ‘weakened naira’

Ricky Tarfa drops case against EFCC, MTN, others

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Supreme Court Justices out to destroy Buhari’s mandate

‘Sagay is feeding off APC’s mindless lies’ – Wike

Police pension scam: How withdrawals were made without vouchers

Anti-corruption war: ‘Judiciary is my main headache… for now’ – Buhari

Neighbourhood weed seller goes to jail

Osinbajo reiterates that nobody is above the law

Olorisupergal presents a masterclass session, ‘The Blogger, The Law & The Brand’ at the #SMWLagos2015 [DETAILS]

Modupe Odele: What the law says about Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate

Garba Shehu: Have you seen the police website lately?

Woman, 21, remanded in prison for drug trafficking in Lagos

Husband, wife rape 16-year-old housekeeper

Steal a mobile phone, get to cool your heels for a month

Ayokunle Odekunle: This is why armed robbers are killed (Y! Legal)

Nana Nwachukwu: That ‘harmless’ prank may land you in jail! (Y! Legal)

Kelvin Erhonsele: Workplace Discrimination and the Law (Y! Legal)

Deji Olunlade: Why only ladies can be raped and not men (Y! Legal)

Who said the rich and influential do not go to prison in Nigeria? See here

Orji Agwu Uka: It is an offence to wear military uniforms without authorisation (Y! Legal)

No more war: Sanusi Lamido drops suit against the FG

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