Law and Legal Updates

By Stephen Simon A 38-year-old man, Samaila Salisu, has denied responsibility for the three-month pregnancy of his estranged wife, Maryam Ibrahim, during proceedings before a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin…

By Stephen Simon A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted 11 Indian sailors and a merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, over the importation of 31.5 kilograms of cocaine into…

By Stephen Simon A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a Nigerian, Akputa Dickson Ejike, to five years imprisonment for trafficking 5.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in…

By Stephen Simon A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail in the sum of N10 million to a 38-year-old man, Mobayonle Olaoluwa Akinboyowa, who was arraigned by the…

By Stephen Simon The 20th Annual International Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) commenced in Abuja on Monday with a strong call for…

By Stephen Simon A recent Supreme Court judgment involving oil and gas firms Neconde Energy Limited and Nestoil Plc has triggered a fresh round of legal hostilities, with international lenders…

By Stephen Simon The NBA Committee charged with the 2026 NBA Surulere Executive Committee elections are set for the screening of candidates for various posts in the elections. Announcing the…

By Stephen Simon Nigeria’s Supreme Court has brought a definitive end to all legal challenges against the merger of Providus Bank Limited and Unity Bank Plc, dismissing a shareholder appeal,…

By Stephen Simon The legal dispute between the Wireless Application Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) took a significant turn on…

BY Stephen Simon 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…