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THE LAUNCH OF THE PRACTICAL TRAINING ACADEMY AS A PLATFORM FOR FREE AND HIGH-QUALITY CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR NIGERIAN LAWYERS Over the course of my two decades of legal practice across various jurisdictions, I have had the privilege of coordinating and leading continuing professional development initiatives for my colleagues. My journey began as a Learning and Development Lead early in my career, and I have since had the honour of serving as a Law Society of England and Wales accredited facilitator. My commitment to professional development continued as I became the Chairman of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee…

The Upper Customary Court sitting in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has dissolved the marriage between Mr. Danladi Sule and Mrs. Philomena Yakubu, ruling on a contentious petition that involved questions of marriage validity, child custody, and multiple claims for damages. Delivering judgment on Thursday, His Worship Emmanuel J. Samaila (Esq.), held that a valid marriage existed between the parties under Atyap custom despite the non-payment of deferred bride price. The court consequently pronounced the marriage dissolved with effect from September 11, 2025. On the issue of custody, the court ruled in favor of the petitioner, Mr. Sule, granting him custody of…

In a bold stride toward digitizing Nigeria’s tax administration, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has officially launched the National E-Invoicing Solution – a move set to revolutionize how large businesses document and report their transactions. Starting 1st August 2025, all Large taxpayers—defined as businesses with an annual turnover of ₦5 billion and above — are now required to adopt the FIRS Merchant-Buyer model of electronic invoicing. This marks the end of the voluntary pilot phase, which began in November 2024, and the commencement of full-scale implementation across relevant sectors. Key Highlights of the Mandatory E-Invoicing Rollout: Real-Time Transaction Reporting:…

No fewer than 37 condemned prisoners are awaiting execution after being sentenced for capital crimes in Bauchi State. The Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Correctional Service, Bauchi State Command, Mr Ahmed Tata, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Reacting to a NAN survey on why the state governors are reluctant to sign death warrants, Tata said the condemned prisoners comprised 36 males and one female. He recalled that none of the democratically elected governors in the state had signed death warrants since 1999 The spokesman, however, said that governors during the military…

No fewer than 72 students of the elite Nigerian Law School have carted home the much-coveted First Class grade in the Bar Finals Examination held last February. According to information obtained by CITY LAWYER, the outstanding students constitute only 1.3 per cent of the 5,674 aspirants to the Nigerian Bar who sat for the examination for the Backlog Set. Meanwhile, a whopping 994 or 17.5 per cent of the students posted the much-dreaded “Fail” grade and would repeat the entire courses while 229 or 4.0 per cent of the Bar aspirants received Conditional Pass. On the other hand, 608 (10.7…

The Federal Government has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the July 24 judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which freed a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Olufemi Thomas, on allegations of money laundering. It listed 11 grounds of appeal against the decision of Justice Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court. In his judgment, Justice Faji discharged and acquitted Thomas on five out of six counts filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ruling that the agency failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Justice Faji held that…

The Bayelsa State Police Command has dismissed a serving officer, Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede, over his alleged involvement in the recent abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the Bayelsa State High Court. Ebiarede, who hails from the same Foutorugbene community in Ekeremor Local Government Area as the abducted judge, was also declared a deserter by the Command. According to the police, under the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu, the sergeant was dismissed for absconding from duty for over 30 days in violation of Section 398(1) of the Police Act and Regulations, 2020. While a joint team comprising…

A United States Appeals Court has upheld an order blocking immigration agents from carrying out patrols in California that led to indiscriminate detentions without reasonable grounds to suspect people of being undocumented. The ruling delivered late Friday by a three-judge panel, denied the federal government’s appeal to overturn a temporary July order to halt the “roving patrols” in Los Angeles that immigration rights groups have described as illegally using racial profiling. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong had ordered an end to the arrests, arguing such actions by agents violate a person’s constitutional rights that safeguard against unreasonable seizures by the…

A coalition of legal practitioners under the aegis of the Centre for Reform & Public Advocacy has raised alarm over what it termed the unlawful use of the judiciary to suppress dissent in Kebbi State. Addressing journalists on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the group condemned the alleged misuse of Magistrate and Area Courts to detain citizens critical of the state government. It described the development as a systematic violation of constitutional and international human rights standards. “This pattern of targeted repression constitutes a clear and systematic violation of fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution of…

An Ilorin High Court has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, to death by hanging for the brutal murder of Hafsat Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, whose body was found dismembered in a suspected ritual killing. Justice Hannah Ajayi, who presided over the case, handed down the judgment on Thursday, condemning the act as one of “the highest degrees of human wickedness” and rejecting Bello’s claims that he had no intent to kill the victim. In addition to the death sentence, Bello was given 10 years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of human parts and…