Law

By abiodun KOMOLAFE “The legal practitioner lives for the direction of his people and the advancement of the cause of his country.” - Christopher Sapara Williams (November 1888) Decades ahead, a fastidious,…

The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has signed the state Hisbah Board Bill into law, establishing the Hisbah Board as a statutory body to bring greater social order and moral discipline in the state. ....stay tuned for…

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled, Thursday 26th June, 2025 to sign into law four tax reform bills that will transform Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. A statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President,…

By Festus Adedayo "Everything is my business. Everything. Anything I say is law...literally law." Barbara Geddes, et al in their How dictatorship works (2018) quoted Malawian dictator, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, as having once said…

....“Local government chairmen do not have immunity, and we are not going to wait until you finish your tenure to come after you.” - EFCC Chairman warns Local Government chairmen. Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the…

By Ngwuta Chinedu, Abakaliki Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law, to repeal the State Roads Maintenance Agency and related matters law 2010, and re-enact Ebonyi State Maintenance Agency and related…

Rivers state has rejected the spirit of distraction or stagnation. This prompt the recent progressive step of the executive Governor of Rivers state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSR to take a bold step ahead to ensure the signing…

No, human rights Activists in Delta State have the legal authority to arrest or detain individuals, let alone use handcuffs. Arresting someone and using restraints are powers generally reserved for law enforcement agencies operating under…

The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has signed into law disability protection bill and appointed an Executive Secretary to head the state’s disability commission. ...read more @punchng.com/gombe-gov-sign… …

...urges INEC To Conduct Bye-Election To Fill Vacant Seats  Rivers State House of Assembly has resolved to invoke the provision of the 1999 Constitution against the 25 former members of the River State House of Assembly.…