A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Terkaa Aondo, has faulted the Nasarawa State government over what he described as its silence following the killing of Tiv indigenes in the state, warning that continued inaction could further inflame insecurity and embolden attackers across affected communities. Aondo spoke in reaction to the killing of four Tiv ...
•Yusuf Olaolu Ali, SAN Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yusuf Olaolu Ali, has called on the National Assembly to remove the powers of courts to declare winners in election petitions. He said such powers erode the essence of democracy and undermine the sovereignty of the electorate, reports Daily Trust. The senior lawyer disclosed this in Ilorin [&h...
•River Park Estate, Abuja A firm involved in the River Park Estate crisis, Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited, has written to senior lawyer Anthony Aikhunegbe Malik, SAN, accusing him of filing a suit on its behalf without authorisation. The firm threatened to lodge a complaint with the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association and...
•Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, has blamed the difficult legal procedures involved in extradition for the inability of the Nigerian government to properly prosecute former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, for over 8 years. Alison-Madueke is alleged to hav...
•Joseph Otteh Esq A senior lawyer, Mr Joseph Otteh, in this interview with The PUNCH, discusses how judges dependence on governors and other executive arms of government for houses, vehicles, and welfare benefits compromises judicial independence and other related concerns How does reliance on governors or the executive for housing and vehicle...

