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The Convener of The Convergence Africa and legal practitioner, Patience Olusuyi, has called for the establishment of multi generational law firms to strengthen legal practice and ensure sustainability within Nigeria’s legal sector..

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has explained why it went for a closed-door meeting with the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), in Abuja, insisting that it would use all legal means to get compliance to court orders from the commission.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected what it described as the “seriously flawed judgment” of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, in the N5.5 billion defamation lawsuit filed against the organisation by two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS)

A Federal High Court in Lagos has, in a ruling, stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from using its recently issued ‘Formal Notice’ to threaten, sanction or punish broadcast stations and presenters for expressing personal opinions as facts, bullying or intimidating guests, or failing to maintain neutrality.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has never lacked the impulse for reforms. Its recent directive restricting each Point-of-Sale, PoS, operator to a single terminal is clearly born of a noble intent: to sanitise an informal sector that has occasionally become a playground for bad actors.

Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, has warned against the desperate attempts by Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) to turn the country into a one-party state, insisting that every attempt to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 elections “will not work.”

A group of concerned licensed customs agents and maritime stakeholders under the aegis of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police over alleged interference of the Marine Police in port operations.

Arsenal belief A major wobble from Arsenal allowed Manchester City back into the title race but consecutive league wins have lifted the mood at the north London club. Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at a pulsating Emirates, which secured a place in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, added to the feelgood factor.