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The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released an updated list of universities approved to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in Nigeria, warning prospective students and parents against enrolling in institutions that lack its accreditation. The Council stated that only universities duly approved by the regulatory body are authorized to offer law pro...

In recent times, we have observed with growing concern a disturbing trend in the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria, where courts and law enforcement agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force, EFCC, ICPC, and other security agencies, increasingly impose bail conditions that are excessive, impractical, and difficult to satisfy. The frequent insistence on sureties...

Are you a law undergraduate from Cross River State ready to test your advocacy skills?

Registration for the 1st Edition of Ayi-Ekpenyong Imah Moot Court Competition, 2026 is now officially open. Registration is free and open to all law undergraduates from Cross River State.

The competition is being organized by Cross River State Law Students’ Association, ...

Olumide Babalola, PhD

Penning this article has given me a strong feeling of déjà vu. I have written on this subject matter twice before, first in February 2024 and again in December 2024. Yet here I am, compelled to return to it once more. Some of the very issues I raised two years ago remain unresolved, and new contradictions have since em...

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has withdrawn from further proceedings in the criminal case involving a Briton, Marcus Wade, and two Indian nationals, Prem Garg and Devashish Garg, who are facing allegations of defrauding Ecobank Plc of $42.48m.

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation had filed charges against the three foreign...