The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has struck out the name of Adekunbi Ogunde from the roll of Legal Practitioners in Nigeria. The LPDC gave its decision after a thorough investigation into the allegations against Missus Ogunde, who was a partner at the law firm of Wole Olanipekun & Co, reports Channels TV. The controver...
•Okuama residents living in the forest Before the March 14, 2024 killing of 17 soldiers and an unspecified number of villagers at Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, residents lived under the bondage of a militant gang that stalked, terrorized and put their victims six feet under without trial. Interconnected with [&h...
•APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje A Kano-based legal practitioner, Wangida Isa, says ex-kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, should honourably resign as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) till he clears the corruption allegations against him by the state government. The lawyer, who was a guest on Channels Televis...
•Tinubu and Ezeobika A former National Legal Adviser of Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC), Barrister Chukwudi Ezeobika, has criticised the All Progressives Congress ( APC) administration led by President Bola Tinubu for continually deceiving “Nigerians amidst the glaring economic recession and crisis.” Barr. Ezeobika said that rep...
A constitutional lawyer and human rights crusader, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, has asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to dismiss an appeal filed by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to challenge a lower court’s judgement that nullified some sections of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020. It would be recalled that Justice James Omoto...
•Adachukwu Okafor paraded by police in Abuja yesterday The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure diligent prosecution of the case of alleged domestic violence involving an Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor. The IGP represented by the Head of Police Campaign again...
•Gunmen Gunmen have reportedly murdered Victor Onwubiko, a legal practitioner based in Imo State and resident of Uturu in Abia State. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday night while the lawyer was returning to Abia State University, Uturu, where he resides, reports The Nation. According to a source, the tragic event occurred along the...
•Tinubu A legal practitioner and tax expert, Gbenga Adeoye, has called on the Tinubu-led federal government to listen to the yearnings of Nigerians and become flexible with the policies by adjusting or eliminating any ones that are counterproductive and breeding poverty and hunger or risk national anger. Adeoye, who made this call in a stateme...
•Inibehe Effiong A legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong has urged the federal government to scrap the N-Power and other social intervention programmes under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Effiong made this call in a television interview today. Recall that there has been controversy surrounding embattled minister B...
•Late Ayokunle Odekunle Users of the social media app, X, poured in condolence messages and heartfelt emotions early Saturday, following the demise of a popular Canada-based Nigerian lawyer, Ayokunle Odekunle. Odekunle, until his death, lost his life to stage 4 cancer, reports Saturday PUNCH. Announcing his death today, one X user, @KayceeMadu...