Lagos lawyers Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:34:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.6 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png Lagos lawyers Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 FG’s Plan to Remove Fines for Drug Convicts Must Follow Due Process, Lawyers Say https://freedomonline.com.ng/fgs-plan-to-remove-fines-for-drug-convicts-must-follow-due-process-lawyers-say/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fgs-plan-to-remove-fines-for-drug-convicts-must-follow-due-process-lawyers-say https://freedomonline.com.ng/fgs-plan-to-remove-fines-for-drug-convicts-must-follow-due-process-lawyers-say/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:34:01 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=280410 Some Lagos-based lawyers have raised legal and policy concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to remove the option of fines for people convicted of drug-related offences. The lawyers said the proposal must follow proper legislative procedure and should not be implemented through administrative action alone. Their reactions followed reports that the Federal Government is considering […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/fgs-plan-to-remove-fines-for-drug-convicts-must-follow-due-process-lawyers-say/feed/ 0 Lawyers Urge Strict Adherence to Statutory Sentences for Rape in Nigeria https://freedomonline.com.ng/lawyers-urge-strict-adherence-to-statutory-sentences-for-rape-in-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lawyers-urge-strict-adherence-to-statutory-sentences-for-rape-in-nigeria https://freedomonline.com.ng/lawyers-urge-strict-adherence-to-statutory-sentences-for-rape-in-nigeria/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 16:03:32 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278028  Legal practitioners in Lagos have emphasized that punishments for rape and other capital offences are prescribed by statute and must generally be adhered to by courts, reinforcing the principle of statutory sentencing. Some experts reacted to recent debates on whether courts could reduce penalties for serious offences under certain circumstances. Mr. Spurgeon Ataene, a lawyer […]

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