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Whatever the precise circumstances that led to this unfortunate situation, it raises a fundamental question: How could an event of such national and professional significance be organised in a manner that left some of its principal stakeholders unable to gain entry? To be candid, a ceremony designed to celebrate the dignity of the legal profession must never become a source of embarrassment to its members.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has defended the exclusion of some governorship candidates from the final list for the 2027 elections, declaring that political parties which failed to comply with the membership-register provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 cannot sponsor candidates.

Nigerians on social media have mocked some Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) who were reportedly shut out of the Supreme Court during Monday's opening of the 2026/2027 Legal Year, after a protesting lawyer alleged that they were being kept outside while officials awaited a politician.

US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to revive his dismissed lawsuit accusing former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, former FBI Director, James Comey, and other political opponents of conspiring to undermine his 2016 presidential campaign by linking it to Russia.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enforce the Supreme Court judgment on political parties’ membership registers, warning that parties that fail to comply with the statutory requirements could be barred from fielding candidates in the 2027 general elections.

Following the Supreme Court's September 28 ruling reaffirming Independent National Electoral Commission's authority over political parties, INEC has scheduled a national stakeholders' meeting for Tuesday in Abuja.

Political Parties, members and many candidates have become jittery following the September 28 Supreme Court ruling that nullified an Appeal Court judgment on the validity of political party membership.

The judgement effectively affirmed Prof. Abubakar Sadiq Gombe as the National Chairman of the SDP and represents another major development in the legal battle over the control of the opposition party.

August 09, (THEWILL) — Two years after the Supreme Court ordered that Federation Account allocations due to Nigeria’s 774 local government councils be paid directly to them, the financial autonomy granted by the judgment has yet to be fully...

Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee suspends Senior Advocate of Nigeria Joe-Kyari Gadzama for three years over professional misconduct linked to the controversial Zaki Biam compensation case. Gadzama rejects the verdict, announces immediate appeal to the Supreme Court and insists...