BY ABDULLAHI GHALI IDIRU The growth of digital commerce has changed how agreements are made, moving from handwritten documents to electronic communications and digital verification methods. Earlier, the mode that contractual parties preferred in entering into contracts was the face-to-face contract. Parties can now form binding contracts electronically using tools like emails, website clicks, or even WhatsApp messages, depending on...
ICIArb TO HOLD INVESTITURE, INDUCTION, SEMINAR ON CONSTRUCTION DISPUTE ARBITRATION JUNE 6
The Institute of Construction Industry Arbitrators (ICIArb) is pleased to invite you to the Seminar & 34th Annual Investiture/Induction Ceremony & Dinner of the Institute, scheduled to hold as follows: Date: Saturday, 6th June, 2026Time: 10:00 AMVenue: Lagos Continental Hotel This year’s seminar will focus on the theme: “Dispute Management: Managing Disputes Arising from Construction Projects in Africa” The event...
NDLEA SUE 2 WOMEN FOR ALLEGED POSSESSION OF COCAINE, HEROIN
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed the trial of two Nigerian women, Ijeoma Chinwe Agbakoba and Ifeoma Maryjane Okoye, for June 10, 2026, over alleged unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, namely cocaine and heroin. Justice Osiagor fixed the trial date after the defendants were arraigned last Friday on a four count-charge of alleged conspiracy and...
FG SUE SAIPEM, 2 DIRECTORS FOR N66 BILLION, $938K ALLEGED TAX FRAUD
The Nigeria’s Inland Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a six-count criminal charge against oil and gas services giant, Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited and two of its senior directors, Michele Poggi and Giani Di Petro, over alleged failure to remit and accurately declare taxes amounting to N66.408 billion and $938,080 USD, between 2014 and 2019. The company and its two directors...
COURTS, INTERNAL PARTY AFFAIRS AND FIRST CASUALTIES OF SECTION 83 OF ELECTORAL ACT 2026
BY MONDAY UBANI The First Major Casualty of Section 83 of the Electoral Act 2026 May Have Emerged The recent decision of the Federal High Court in Fubara Dagogo v. All Progressives Congress (APC) & 3 Ors., Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/591/2026 delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, represents a significant development in Nigeria’s pre-election jurisprudence. In that case, the court struck out...
EX APPEAL COURT JURIST DANIEL KALIO TO CHAIR NBA PH ANTI-GRAFT CONFERENCE TOMORROW
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch, is set to host a high-level Anti-Corruption Seminar themed “Strengthening Integrity in the Legal Profession: The Role of Lawyers in Combating Corruption in Nigeria.” The seminar is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Tuesday, 19th May, 2026, by 12 noon at the NBA House, No. 1 Bank Road, Port Harcourt. A statement made available...
GADZAMA HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL IMPACT OF TAX REFORMS AT CITN ANNUAL CONFAB
Bar Leader and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, joined hundreds of tax professionals and policy experts today for the 28th Annual Tax Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). Participating virtually from Florida, United States, the senior lawyer expressed his commitment to the advancement of Nigeria’s...
OHAKA SAGA: NBA PH EXCO BACKS CHAIR, SAYS NBA PRESIDENT DECRIED APPEAL C’TE DECISION
The Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch has thrown its weight behind the Branch Chairman Cordelia Eke over the controversy surrounding the clearance of a candidate to run for the post of Secretary. CITY LAWYER recalls that though one Gilbert Ohaka was disqualified by the Branch Electoral Committee, the candidate’s name was reinstated on the...
ANXIETY, AS NBA APPEAL C’TE REVERSES DISQUALIFICATION OF PH ASPIRANT
Controversy is trailing the reversal of disqualification of a candidate for the position Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch by the NBA Branch Elections Appeal Committee (East). CITY LAWYER investigation shows that Mr. Ohaka Egburuwhuo was disqualified by the branch Electoral Committee (ELECO) on the basis that his nominator did not meet the attendance requirement set...
BADEJO-OKUSANYA STORMS NBA ANAOCHA, BARNAWA, URGES DIGITAL CASE HANDLING TO TACKLE CONFLICITNG JUDGMENTS
Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN, FCIArb) has reiterated the importance of mentorship, continuous learning, mutual respect, and collective growth for young lawyers. Speaking recently at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Barnawa Branch Law Week, Mrs. B, as she is fondly called, also noted that “A united Bar is better positioned to defend the rule of law, safeguard democratic values, and advance...