Nigeria Bar Association
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RELATIONSHIPS
ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria to End Prolonged Detention of Awaiting-Trial Inmates
ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to reform its prison system after ruling that prolonged detention and overcrowded correctional facilities violate the…
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RELATIONSHIPS
Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Ex-Army GOC Otiki Over Missing N100m
The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Major General Hakeem Otiki, affirming…
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CRIME
EFCC Opposes Bail for Ex-NRC Finance Director in ₦2.04bn Fraud Trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday opposed the bail application of a former Director of Finance of…
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CRIME
Court Rejects Bail, Orders Accelerated Trial in Alleged $1.5m Fraud Case
Judge Labels Defendant Flight Risk, Refuses Bail in $1.5m Fraud Trial
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EDITORIAL
Ten Years Forgotten: How a Lagos Man Was Lost in Nigeria’s Criminal Justice System
For nearly a decade, Ibrahim Usman existed in a legal limbo few citizens imagine possible in a constitutional democracy. He…
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FEATURED
Defence Deploys Late Medical Excuse to Stall Actress Ogala’s Arraignment
Proceedings for the arraignment of Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala, were stalled at the Federal High Court, Lagos, after her legal…
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EDITORIAL
EFCC Plea Bargains Under Scrutiny Over Sentencing Disparities
Broken Bargains: How the EFCC Turned a Legal Tool Into an Instrument of Extortion
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BUSINESS
Forex Deal Gone Wrong: Police Arraign Lagos Businessman Over Alleged N16.5m Scam
A suspected failed foreign exchange transaction has landed a Lagos-based businessman, Fowowe Olanrewaju Akinola, before a Federal High Court in…
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CRIME
Oshodi Fake Passenger Robbery: Court Jails Four Men 14 Years in Lagos
What began as a routine late-night ride for a Lagos driver, Sadiq Abiodun Ezekiel, turned into a terrifying ordeal that…
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FEATURED
From Pulpit to Prison: Court Jails Lagos Pastor for Life Over Abuse of Trusted Church Member’s Daughter
The quiet expectation of guidance and protection turned into years of trauma for a young woman whose trust in a…
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