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Lagos State Judiciary has no doubt played a pace-setter role in the development of the legal profession in the country. This was stated by the  Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the just concluded Bold Transitions Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) in Lagos. Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogbe addressing lawyers at the conference The state judiciary has been instrumental in the advancement of the legal profession in Nigeria and uncommon transformation  in judiciary and other sectors of the economy. From…

Elder Ezekiel Abioye Odumakin, father of the late Afenifere Spokesman, Comrade Yinka Odumakin is dead. He died on Monday evening at 5.30pm. He was 116 years old. Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin who broke the news said she spoke with the old man earlier today and they had a brief prayer session along other family discussions. Pa Odumakin as one who stood firmly in faith as the pain the huge loss of his son, Yinka ravaged him. Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin said papa would be sorely missed as he was not only the patriarch but the rallying point for the entire…

Under the British colonial regime, trade unions were prohibited while strikes were criminalised. But Nigerian workers defied the ban and formed trade unions to challenge the crude exploration of the nation’s resources by the foreign colonisers. When the British saw the futility of the proscription the Trade Union Ordinance of 1939 was promulgated. The law allowed the formation of trade unions but outlawed strikes. Notwithstanding the anti strike provision of the law the general strike of 1945 led by the Nigerian Railway Union under the leadership of Comrade Michael Imoudu paralysed the colonial economy for days. From that moment, workers…

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The top executives of a United States-based fintech company, Ping Express have been sentenced to 27 months imprisonment for breaching money laundering rules. The fintech executives who are Nigerians with the names Anslem Oshionebo and Opeyemi Odeyale pleaded guilty to contravening money laundering rules after sending $167 million to Africa unchecked in less than three years. While Oshionebo is the chief executive officer, oyedale is chief operating officer and both are suspected to have laundered $160 million out the to Nigeria. This was recently revealed by the US Department of Justice as it added that the Ping Express failed to seek sufficient…

If you’ve ever watched Monday Night Football, you have probably heard former Ohio State football players proudly announce their school as “The Ohio State University,” with an emphasis on the word “the,” pronounced with the long “e” like “thee.” That simple article has become part of Ohio State’s culture, and the university has successfully registered a trademark for “THE.” The trademark, which was initially applied for in August, 2019, took three years to get approved and will apply to any application on clothing and apparel. So, while the Buckeyes don’t own the word “the,” it is one of the more…

The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, in a landmark judgement on Friday, reviewed and increased salaries of judicial officers in the country. The court, in the judgement that was delivered by Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osagie, noted that salaries of judges and justices have been stagnated for over 14 years. It held that despite the increased workload on judicial officers, they have continued to suffer in penury owing to their “extremely low salaries and allowances”, which the court described as “very embarrassing”. “There is no doubt that from evidence adduced before this court that salaries payable to judges as well…

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, to 16 years imprisonment. Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration. The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, which proffered the charges against the actor, argued that the offences contravene Section 135, 137, 261, 202, 262 and 263 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015, which stipulates life imprisonment for offenders. Baba Ijesha pleaded not guilty…