•Protesting lawyers The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) today, disclaimed a protest by lawyers over what they called the illegal approach of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in handling its allegations against former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello. The no fewer than 500 legal practitioners from across the country yesterday, s...
•Justice Olukayode Ariwoola Barely four months to his retirement, the Civil Society Consortium on Judicial Accountability (CSCJA), has called for the immediate resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, over alleged abuse of office and favouritism in the discharge of his duties. At a peaceful protest in Abuj...
•Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers Members of the legal team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, have warned that they may boycott court proceedings due to perceived injustice against their client. They stated that they would not participate in the proceedings if the IPOB leader’s right to a fair trial […]
•Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers The Court of Appeal Abuja has dismissed the appeal brought before it by Felix Okonkwo, one of the lawyers to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over his unlawful arrest and detention by the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS). Delivering […]
Lawyers, including two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), have called for the reduction of the powers of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to accountability and public confidence in the nation’s judicial process. They expressed concern that the increasing challenge of accountability, lack of transparency, and corruption among others, contribu...
•Governor Alia A pro-democracy, anti-corrupÂtion and justice sector civil sociÂety organisation, Global IntegÂrity Crusade Network (GICN), has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)/to arrest, interrogate and prosecute the Special AdÂviser to Benue governor, HyaÂcinth Alia on Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy ...
•The United Kingdom Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch and Nigerian Trade Minister Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, at the signing yesterday in Abuja. The federal government has retracted its earlier statement on the legal aspect of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership signed with the United Kingdom yesterday. This came f...
•Kemi Badenoch The United Kingdom and Nigeria are set to sign a partnership agreement that will permit British legal practitioners to operate businesses and render services in Nigeria. In a press release on its website today, the partnership deal between the UK and Nigeria is to promote trade and investment and open new prospects for […...
•Prof Ndifon and protesting Law students Some female members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) turned up in large number at the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday to witness the ongoing trial of Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNI...
•Tinubu A coalition of human rights activists and lawyers has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to conduct a comprehensive investigation into allegations of corruption, crude oil theft, and procurement fraud estimated at N8 billion against Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of the Naval Staff. The coalition, which includes prominent figures s...
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