One of Nigeria’s oldest lawyers, Mr. Mikhail Adisa Bashua (SAN, CON) is dead. He was aged 92 years. CITY LAWYER gathered that the senior lawyer has been sick lately and passed on today. He is the father of Justice A. J. Bashua of the Lagos State Judiciary among others. Mr. Imran Agunbiade who worked with...
The claim that a judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice Obiora Egwuatu had “gone missing” to evade signing the bail papers for release of 12 aides of Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) has been debunked by the Federal High Court and the defence lawyer, Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi. According to the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked an allegation by the embattled Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Makurdi Branch, Mr. Justin Gbagir that EFCC Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa boasted that he would use his purported leverage with the judiciary to torpedo any lawsuit by the NBA chieftain. According to a statement...
Pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has paid a courtesy visit to foremost lawyer and first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Olufolake Solanke (CON) at her residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. Gadzama stated that it was “a rare privilege to have visited the matriarch...
• DEFLECTS DEMAND TO SACK CULPRITS • AKPATA TO STORM MAKURDI TO PLOT NEXT STEPS • GBAGIR SET FOR SURGERY TO SAVE SIGHT The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has finally met with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Makurdi Branch Chairman, Mr. Justin Gbagir who was allegedly assaulted by...
The Nigeria Police Force yesterday arraigned a 22-year-old Joshua Adeyinka Kayode before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for allegedly defrauding over 170 investors of N10.7 billion through a fake investment scheme. Kayode was arraigned alongside his company, Quintessential Investment Company Limited before Justice Tijjani Ringim on a 170-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining...
Petro Union Oil and Gas Company Ltd (Petro Union) has debunked an allegation that the Barclays Bank cheque in favour of the oil company is “attempted bank heist,” saying the allegation is “myopic and uninformed.” In a rejoinder made available to CITY LAWYER titled “REJOINDER: THE LARGEST BANK ROBBERY IN HISTORY – ABOUT TO HAPPEN...
Bar Leaders and young lawyers of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt and Maiduguri branches regaled Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN during his visit to the branches. The visit t to Port Harcourt held at Bougainville Hotel, Abacha Road, Port Harcourt. In attendance were the Head of Civil Service in Rivers State, Mr. R. N....