VIDEO: Lawyer insists CIA did not rescue Chibok girls, dares Nigerian government to publish expense on US girls

By Emmanuel Ogebe “Is CIA saying they asked the Chibok girls to follow them back but they refused to be rescued?” International Human rights lawyer Ogebe knocks US claim it rescued 30 Chibok girls and dares the Nigerian government to publish expenditures on Chibok girls he brought to America in this explosive 10th anniversary interview…

April 15, 20240Comments

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Touching story of how a retired soldier’s daughter sponsored dad in Law School

“I smile because you’re my father. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.” – Unknown “Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.” – Unknown By Ajibade Omape Seventy-six-year-old retired soldier and former Chairman of the Nigerian Legion in Oyo State, Alhaji Adetunji Lasisi, who was recently called to the bar,…

March 18, 20240Comments

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The judiciary in Nigeria at the moment suffers from an awful credibility and trust deficit — Odinkalu

In this interview with Vanguard’s Law & Human Rights, former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, and university don, Prof Chidi Odinkalu spoke extensively on a wide range of legal issues including increasing cases of conflicting judgments emanating from all levels of court in the country, quest for the ‘unbundling’ of the S’Court…

January 4, 20240Comments

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Law Society of Nigeria will complement NBA – Asiwaju Awomolo, SAN

The assertion that the Nigerian Law Society (NLS) is not competing with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has further been elevated with the Vice Chairman, Body of Benchers, Asiwaju Adegboyega S. Awomolo, SAN pointing out that it is being sponsored by eminent and respectable members of the legal profession. The Senior Advocate bared his mind…

October 11, 20230Comments

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Rivers widow recounts how policeman killed her husband in children’s presence

By Dennis Naku Ebitari Peterside, the widow of 42-year-old Alafuro Peterside, an engineer from Opobo, Rivers State, who was allegedly shot dead in the presence of his children in the Stadium Road area of Port Harcourt by a policeman attached to the Police Mobile Force, 43 Squadron, in Gombe State, shares her grief with DENNIS NAKU…

August 21, 20230Comments

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INTERVIEW: ‘Hungry doctors dangerous, hold FG responsible for strike’ – NARD President, Orji

By Francis Ugwu Nigerian doctors, under the umbrella of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, have been on strike following the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands. Resident doctors make up the bulk of the doctors in Nigeria’s tertiary hospitals, and when the NARD goes on strike, activities are crippled in such…

August 10, 20230Comments

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How ‘OBIdients’ are redefining politics in Nigeria — Lawyer

By Israel Arogbonlo “The OBIdients have even gone as far as detailing the day-to-day activities in court…” - Juliet Ikhayere In this interview, one of the House of Representatives candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in th, Barr. Juliet Ikhayere gave an insight into the role of the OBIdient Movement in redefining Nigeria’s political landscape, especially with the…

June 22, 20230Comments

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Law Teachers are most deserving of being SANs for their scholarship, teaching, and contributions in advancing legal education in Nigeria – Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, SAN

As the debate over whether Law teachers should be conferred with the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria continues the rage, one of the earliest dissenting voices was that of Prof. Ernest Ojukwu, SAN. The former Deputy Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, in a tweet, questioned why few SANs are angry that their teachers…

January 10, 20230Comments

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How I gave judgment against my husband’s government – Mary Peter-Odili

By Lillian Okenwa My father’s wig and gown attracted me to study law even though after secondary school I started having this idea of going to read Accountancy. A senior friend of mine was in IMT reading Accountancy, so I now wanted to read Accountancy. I went for the entrance exams at IMT and passed…

December 25, 20220Comments

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National Assembly should fast track legislations that would protect taking evidence of young persons – Mary Peter Odili

Born on 12 May 1952 at Amudi Obizi, Ezinihitte-Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Hon. Justice Mary Ukaego Peter Odili, JSC who bowed out of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday, May 12, 2022 is the third woman to ascend the Supreme Court bench in Nigeria. Her closing days at the apex Court were…

December 22, 20220Comments

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