Rule of law
2bn Crude-for-Loan Deal: AGF Vows to Investigate Mele Kyari
Amid intensifying public outrage and mounting legal pressure, Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has pledged a full-scale investigation into the $2 billion crude-for-loan deal involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) under the leadership of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari. The assurance came […]
Court Slams N220m Contempt Charge Against CBN Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and the apex bank’s Director of Legal Services, Salam-Alada Kofo, are currently facing a contempt of court suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit, filed by Melrose General Services Limited, accuses the CBN and its top officials of failing to fully […]
NBA Shifts Annual Conference from Rivers Amid Emergency Rule Tension
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has officially announced the relocation of its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Enugu, citing the imposition of emergency rule in the state and what it describes as unconstitutional governance under a sole administrator. The NBA, in a statement released late Thursday night, expressed grave […]
Wike Hails Supreme Court Judgment, Declares “No More Lawlessness”
Nyesom Wike, the former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has commended the Supreme Court for its judgment barring the release of funds to the Rivers State Government until the State House of Assembly is properly constituted. The judgment reaffirmed the supremacy of the law and marked an end […]