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November 5, 2012

You’ve been served – Ex-corps member takes NYSC, INEC to court for negligence

by Rachel Ogbu Catherine Nzegwu, an ex-member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has sued the NYSC and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for allegedly abandoning her following an…

November 5, 2012

Opinion: Who are we? We are no longer normal

by Dolapo Aina Justice most of the time is sold to the highest bidder and the law is simply a mirage. “Who are we? We are no longer normal.... Nigeria…

September 7, 2012

Know The Law: When a female is assaulted

by Adedunmade Onibokun Chapter 30 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004 provides for the offence and punishment of assault on females,…

September 2, 2012

Give me my wife: Husband drags mother-in-law to court for “withholding” his wife

by Isi Esene There was drama in a Kaduna Sharia Court yesterday when Malam Mohammed Abdullahi dragged his mother-in-law, Habiba Mohammed, to court for not allowing his wife return to him…

August 13, 2012

Freedom: Saudi women get their own city away from men

by Isi Esene Saudi women may soon get an exclusively female city with no form of male interference. This is the crux of a new initiative introduced by the government…

August 3, 2012

“The people of the area have been crying” – Lagos State arrests 52 prostitutes organising ‘Ladies Night’

by Adeniyi Abdul Lagos State isn't playing; not if you're a prostitute, that is. The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit on Wednesday night rounded…

July 19, 2012

“Aggravated embarassment”: Court awards N60 million against NBC for selling contaminated drinks

by Adeniyi Abdul A High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) to pay N60 million as special and general damages to two individuals, Keregbe…

July 17, 2012

Get to work, woman: President Jonathan wants new Chief Justice to set up terrorism court

by Lekan Olanrewaju President Jonathan has asked the newly sworn in Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Aloma Mukhtar, to create special courts for terrorism and corruption related cases. The President…

July 17, 2012

“3 year jail term after psychiatric examination” – See the list of new penalties for traffic offenders in Lagos

by Adeniyi Abdul Motorists in Lagos State might be in for quite a tough time when the new bill to regulate traffic offences and road usage is signed into law…

Oluwapelumi July 10, 2012

Opinion: Birth control undermines Nigeria’s selling point

by Thompson Ayodele and Olusegun Sotola THE administration of President Goodluck Jonathan wants to make laws that will control population growth in Nigeria. The President said this during the inauguration…

June 12, 2012

#DanaCrash: Lagos State offers free legal services to victims’ families

by Adeniyi Abdul As family members of those lost in the Dana Air crash and citizens of the country in general mourn the tragedy which claimed over 153 lives, different parties…

Oluwapelumi May 8, 2012

Justice is served: Court orders police, FG to pay N152 million to man over shooting of wife

by Lekan Olanrewaju In what may come as a surprise to many, the Nigerian Police Force has been ordered to pay damages to a man for the shooting of his…

April 21, 2012

Girl Power? Nigeria’s first female Chief Justice may be appointed soon

by Lekan Olanrewaju Score one for the girls! Well, almost. Nigeria may be on the verge of getting it's first female chief justice, come July this year. Current Chief Justice Dahiru Musdapher is…

January 24, 2012

Seriously, isn’t it time to enforce the Child Rights Act?

By Adebola Rayo The Child Rights Act is only just one more law that is not properly enforced in Nigeria. Perhaps because of the harsh economic realities in the country,…

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