Court says it’s not illegal for a husband to force wife to engage in sexual acts

An Indian judge has dismissed a woman’s complaint that her husband committed “unnatural sex,” because under Indian law it’s not illegal for a husband to force his wife to engage in sexual acts. The ruling, made in the Madhya Pradesh High Court last week, shines a light on a legal loophole in India that doesn’t criminalize marital rape by…

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NBA-ICLE kickstarts fully funded partnership with Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board (NCMBD)

The Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE) led by Tobenna Erojikwe in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCMBD) has concluded arrangements for the commencement of an all-expense-paid in-person energy sector training for shortlisted Nigerian lawyers. Applications for the training open today, 7th May 2024, and close on 27th…

To ensure national stability, development deployment of Law is paramount —NBA Abuja Chair

View photos of the thanksgiving service Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Branch (Unity Bar) Afam Okeke Esq. has restated how the deployment of law will ensure total national stability and development. Mr. Okeke while addressing a press conference to announce the commencement of the Unity Bar's 2024 Law Week with…

Reverse CBN’s 0.5% cybersecurity levy in 48-hrs or we meet in court —SERAP to FG

As Nigerians wonder at the rational behind the Federal Government's new levy on citizens already overburdened with numerous taxes and charges, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has issued a warning urging the President Bola Tinubu Administration to reverse the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy imposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. SERAP also threatened…

Minister says FG working towards zero-malaria target

Unilorin don invents mosquito repellent cream from neem plant In order to achieve the zero-malaria target in Nigeria, the federal government has emphasised the need to move from idealism to pragmatism. The coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof Mohammed Ali Pate, stated this at the ministerial roundtable meeting on “Rethinking Malaria Elimination in…

46-Year-Old Nigerian Law Professor murdered by bandits in Benue State

Grief has engulfed the Prince Audu Abubakar University community in Kogi State following the death of Dr Sarinu Ettor Kabo, an esteemed associate professor from the Faculty of Law. The 46-year-old Law Sarinu Ettor Kabo was reportedly killed by bandits about a week ago. According to a statement issued by Prof. Marietu Ohunene Tenuche,…

Will SLTv be that affordable alternative to DSTV’s stranglehold?

As a sequel to the decision of the broadcasting company, Multichoice to increase the prices of its offerings in Nigeria four months after its last increment many people have been on the search for a better alternative. When Multichoice revealed its new offering, there was outrage from the public online with many arguing that the increment was…

Man recounts how he exhumes bodies from cemeteries, kill for money ritual

33-year-old Ademola Akinlosotu has told the sordid tales of how he exhumed corpses from cemeteries and sold the parts to money ritualists in Lagos State. Akinlosotu disclosed this during a parade by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday, May 3, 2024. The suspect, who was paraded alongside nine other suspected ritualists, said he got…

15-year-old Kwara public school student nets 362 in UTME

16-year-old with 354 UTME score tells how he was groomed by parents Olukayode Victor Olusola, a 15-year-old student of a public secondary school, Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara State scored 362 in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Olusola is now among the contenders for the highest scorers in the…

Miracles Still Happen: Kidnappers doze off after abducting pastor’s wife and others in Ondo

"Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle." Elizabeth David Five suspected kidnappers that abducted a pastor’s wife and two other persons have been arrested after their victims identified one of them. The victims had escaped when the kidnappers slept off while taking them to their den. It was gathered that the effect of hard drugs…

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