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Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has received a major global honour nearly three decades after his death. The BBC reported on Friday that the Recording Academy will posthumously confer a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Nigerian music icon at the Grammy Awards, making him the first African to receive the honour. The award recognises Fela’s lasting impact on global music and culture, according to the BBC Reacting to the recognition, his son and Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, said, “Fela has been in the hearts of the people for such a long time. Now the Grammys have acknowledged it, and it’s…

President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and his family business sued the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department over alleged leaks of their confidential tax information, court records showed Thursday. The plaintiffs seek at least $10 billion in damages, according to the lawsuit in Miami federal court. The civil complaint alleges that the IRS and Treasury failed in their obligation to prevent the leak of those tax records by former IRS employee Charles “Chaz” Littlejohn in 2019 and 2020. In addition to Trump, the plaintiffs are his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump…

Rwanda has announced that it has filed a legal complaint at The Hague against the United Kingdom over unmet payments from a cancelled migration treaty. The Rwandan government filed a Notice of Arbitration in November 2025 to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, under Article 22 of the Treaty between the United Kingdom and Rwanda concerning the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP). In a statement, Rwanda’s government said it had decided to pursue claims in arbitration after facing the UK’s “intransigence on these issues.” The Rwandan government is making three claims in relation to the Migration and Economic Development Partnership,…

Covert meetings between separatist activists in the Canadian province of Alberta and members of Donald Trump’s administration amount to “treason”, the premier of British Columbia said on Thursday. “To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there’s an old-fashioned word for that – and that word is treason,” David Eby told reporters. “It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance, to break up this country from a foreign power and – with respect – a president who has not been particularly respectful of Canada’s sovereignty.” The…

Legal practitioners numbering over 500, acting on the platform of Concerned Lawyers for Probity and Justice, stormed the Federal Ministry of Finance to join the protest by indigenous contractors demanding the payment of an estimated ₦4 trillion for completed capital projects. The legal practitioners, who were also joined by other civil society groups such as the Enough is Enough Movement and the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN), accused the ministry of favoritism in its dealings with contractors. The protesters equally demanded the resignation of Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, over her alleged mismanagement of the…

The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Niger State liaison office in Abuja, was presided over by the governor. According to him, “I took advantage of the presence of the Niger State Chief Judge, Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik, and other judiciary officials of the state in Abuja for the ongoing Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee meeting to conduct the swearing-in ceremony.” While congratulating the newly sworn-in High Court judges and Khadis on their elevation, he noted that the promotion is proof of their commitment and hard work in the state. Bago also reminded the judiciary officials of the seriousness of the task…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N210m in damages against Airtel Networks Limited for the unlawful use of a musical work titled “Nigeria Go Survive.” Justice Ibrahim Kala, while delivering judgment on Monday in suit no. FHC/L/CS/1822/2022, filed by the producer of the song, Veno Marioghae Mbanefo, held that Airtel’s use of the work without licence or authorisation amounted to copyright infringement. Justice Kala said, “It is hereby declared that the defendant’s engaging in the restricted acts in the use of the plaintiff’s musical work titled ‘Nigeria Go Survive’ or any substantial part of it for advertisement,…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), 2023, and the NBA Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) Rules, 2025, to the extent that they impose additional conditions on a legal practitioner’s right of audience in court. Delivering judgment in Suit No. FHC/CS/1238/2025: Victor Ozioma Nwadike v. Nigerian Bar Association & Ors, Justice Mohammed Umar held that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) lacks the power to add to, vary, or alter statutory requirements governing a lawyer’s right to practise law in Nigeria. The court ruled that while professional regulation and continuing legal…

Retired Hon. Justice Hadiza Ali-Jos of the Borno State High Court has been honoured with the maiden Gani Fawehinmi Integrity Award at the Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) Ikeja Branch,in recognition of her exceptional integrity, courage, and commitment to justice. Themed “Integrity Deficiency in the Justice Sector: Whither the Legal Profession?,” the flagship intellectual and professional gathering is dedicated to honouring the legacy of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi and promoting discourse on justice, accountability, and the rule of law. The lecture was held on Thursday, 15 January 2026, at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja,Lagos. This…

The Law Society has said it is ‘extremely disappointed’ that not a single solicitor has been appointed King’s Counsel in this year’s silk round. The King has approved the appointment of 96 new silks, the Ministry of Justice announced today – all barristers despite nine solicitors applying. KC status is awarded to legal professionals who have demonstrated a particular skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy, and solicitors with higher rights of audience have been eligible to apply for KC status since 1995. To date, only 66 solicitors have been appointed out of 231 applicants. Society president Mark Evans…