*My experiences, insights, opportunities must be used for Nigeria and Nigerians, VP adds In the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the nation in war and peace, and a man of integrity, President Muhammadu Buhari. We have, together, worked through some of the most…
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal by one Isyaku Muazu of Rijiyar Lemo in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State who was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl by a high court in Jigawa State. The accused, through his lawyer, Garba Abubakar, appealed against the decision of the high…
A Former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Ishaq Bello, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee by the Body of Benchers His appointment comes on heels of a series of resignations which bedevilled the Committee in the last few months based on a subtle disagreement between the Former…
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has finally laid to rest the controversy on the zoning of offices for the July 16, 2022 NBA National Elections. In a document obtained by Lawyard and signed by Mr. Ayodele Akintunde SAN and Ms. Mabel Ekeke, ECNBA Chairman and Secretary respectively, the committee stated that…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out eight of the 15 counts against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The 15 charges which bordered on terrorism were filed against Kanu by the Federal Government. When the case resumed on Friday at the court in the Federal Capital Territory…
President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking an increase in the provision for petrol subsidy for 2022 from N442 billion to N4 trillion. The Nigerian leader has therefore written to the House of Representatives for a review of the 2022 fiscal framework. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajamila, read the letter, titled “Submission of…
The United States Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the US Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman in the nation’s history to serve on its highest court. The Senate confirmed Jackson’s historic nomination in a 53-47 vote on Thursday afternoon. Beyond breaking barriers as the first Black woman on the bench,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking to declare vacant the seat of Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade. Justice Taiwo Taiwo cited the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Enugu that defection is not a ground for removal from office. The Justice noted that the removal of a…
The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council after high-profile allegations of atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war in Ukraine. The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions, in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favor, 24 voting against and…
The White House announced sanctions Wednesday targeting Russia’s top public and private banks and two daughters of Vladimir Putin, adding pressure on the country’s economy and its elite over the invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions targeted Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, two adult daughters of Putin’s with his former wife Lyudmila Shkrebneva. Also, hit…