LOCUS STANDI AND THE RIVERS STATE EMERGENCY RULE CASE: A REVIEW OF JUSTICE OMOTOSHO’S DECISION IN BRIGGS & ORS v. PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA & ORS – DR. UBANI

The principle of locus standi, or the right of a person to bring an action before…

VOICES OF WISDOM AS SUPREME COURT OPENS NEW LEGAL YEAR WITH 57 NEW SILKS – DR. UBANI

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on 29 September 2025 opened the 2025/26 Legal Year with a…

JUSTICE KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN’S ASCENSION TELLS GIRLS, WOMEN THAT ‘THEY CAN LEAD, DECIDE, REDEFINE WHAT’S POSSIBLE’ – GOV. SANWO-OLU

Justice Kekere-Ekun's ascension to the highest judicial office in the land tells every young girl, every…

JUSTICE KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN: SOME PRECEDENT JUDGMENTS AS A FORETASTE OF WHAT IS TO COME

She has delivered and participated in several landmark judgments and rulings during her tenure as a…

JUSTICE KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN: FAST FACTS ABOUT ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA

Here are fast facts about the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun

PRES. TINUBU SWEARS-IN JUSTICE KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN AS ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA

Justice Kekere-Ekun is a brilliant lawyer who was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1981. She’s…

JUSTICE ARIWOOLA BOWS OUT WITH PLEA THAT ‘TOO MANY CASES AT SUPREME COURT’ OUGHT TO TERMINATE IN APPEAL COURT

The outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, today Thursday 22nd August 2024 advocated…

CENTRE BOLSTERS LOCAL GOVT. AUTONOMY WITH LEGAL, MEDIA NETWORK

In order to bolster the implementation of the recent Supreme Court's judgment which gave autonomy to…

SUPREME COURT ON LOCAL GOVT.: ‘IT RELIEVES THE BURDEN ON GOVERNORS’ – NGF CHAIR, ABDULRAZAQ

We welcome the ruling of the Supreme Court, compliance is given and our Attorney Generals have…

SUPREME COURT ON LOCAL GOVT.: ‘SERVICES MUST NOW BE PROVIDED WITHOUT EXCUSES’ – PRES. TINUBU

By virtue of this judgement, our people – especially the poor – will be able to…