Law and Legal Updates

BY Stephen Somon ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN GUIDELINESDownload Guidelines and rules for the biennial elections of the Surulere branch of the Nigerian Bar Association have been released. Addressing members of the…

By Stephen Simon The promotion and observance of Human rights, child welfare and awareness was at the centre of discourse during a gathering of lawyers, legal aid service providers and…

By Stephen Simon For High Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru, the courtroom had become the final battleground in a political struggle he claimed cost him his place in Nigeria's history. However,…

By Stephen Simon A Lagos based Non-Governmental Organization Zarephath Aid on Thursday 7th May 2026 secured the release of an inmate of Maximum correctional centre Kirikiri Lagos. The inmate, Akponinibofa…

A Federal High Court sitting in Effurun, Delta State, has ordered Nigerian social media influencer, VeryDarkMan, to pay N30 million in damages for defaming Mrs. Esinjemiyotan Atsepoyi, the wife of…

By Stephen Simon The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appealed the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, which awarded N100 million damages in…

By Stephen Simon The Federal High Court in Lagos has awarded more than N104 million in damages against the Nigerian Navy and the Attorney General of the Federation over the…

By Stephen Simon Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Emeka Ozoani, has called for a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s legal education system and professional practice, warning that the legal profession risks losing…

By Stephen Simon The Federal High Court has unveiled a new nationwide posting schedule affecting recently appointed judges and some serving judicial officers, as part of efforts to strengthen the…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has fined a top lawyer, Norrison Quakers (SAN), N2 million for filing a case the judge called frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of the…