Activist-lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has chided fiery senior lawyer, Mr. Jibrin Okutepa SAN for upbraiding him over his sensational appearance at the Supreme Court in religious attire laced with lawyers’ paraphernalia. Reacting to a CITY LAWYER interview where Okutepa lampooned the human rights activist as a mere attention seeker, Omirhobo berated the former Nigerian Bar...
By Ibrahim Lawal My life as a student activist in University of Ibadan exposed me to all kinds of experience particularly brushes with authorities about objectionable policies aimed at stiffening Independent Unionism. I joined Democratic Student Movement (DSM) with the likes of Babatunde Oluajo a.k.a Sankara and other left wing students movements to champion the...
FEATURED AS THE NATIONAL TREASURER FUNMI ADEOGUN PLEDGES TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE TO N3 BILLION THE N1.5 BILLION CASH COLLATERAL TO ENABLE LAWYERS ACCESS N4M CREDIT FACILITY INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT N2M CREDIT FACILITY VOTE ! VOTE!! VOTE!!! ADEOGUN FUNMILOLA OLUWATOSIN AS YOUR TREASURER JULY 16, 2022 # Financial Prudence of the Bar To...
Adekunbi Ogunde, the senior lawyer in the centre of an allegation of influence peddling and professional misconduct levied by former Minister for Energy and Petroleum ministries, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia SAN, has expressed “great perplexity and utter bewilderment” at the “grossly inaccurate headlines and comments” that have trailed the controversy. In a response to the CITY...
SUPREME COURT AND THE HIJAB JUDGMENT By Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, Notary Public At last the Supreme Court of Nigeria has laid to rest the controversy over whether a female Muslim Student in public primary or secondary school has the right to adorn her hijab over her school uniform. The Apex Court on 17th June 2022 affirmed...
FEATURED Past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN drums support for the man of the people, J-K Gadzama SAN to become the next NBA President. #JKNOW #ANALLINCLUSIVEBAR gadzama.com To join our Telegram platform, please click here COPYRIGHT 2022 CITY LAWYER. Please send emails to...
GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM ASENOGUAN ISOBOMUWA OSAMUEDE, CANDIDATE FOR NBA GENERAL SECRETARY TO THE NBA, OTUKPO BRANCH AS THEY CONDUCT MONTHLY MEETING. Mr. Asenoguan’s message to the NBA, Otukpo branch as they conduct their monthly meeting today, 26th June, 2022 reads: “It is with great regards that I convey my thoughts to the distinguished leadership and...
SAFIYA BALARABE CELEBRATES HER CHAIRPERSON ON THE OCCASION OF HER BIRTHDAY Today, 26th June, marks the birthday of a notable personality in the person of the Chairperson, NBA Women Forum, Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgboye, SAN, consequent upon which Safiya Balarabe, the current Treasurer of the Forum and a candidate for the position of the NBA Treasurer,...
Former Minister for Energy and Petroleum ministries, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia has accused the law firm of Wole Olanipekun & Co of professional misconduct in the $130 Million Rivers State Government vs Saipem SPA, Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited and Ors case. In an email dated June 23, 2022 and obtained by CITY LAWYER, the senior lawyer...
THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE, J-K GADZAMA SAN HOSTS THE NEWLY ELECTED EXCOS OF THE NBA-ABUJA BRANCH On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the amiable J-K Gadzama SAN hosted the members of the newly elected executive committee of the NBA-Abuja branch. The Excos were led by the indefatigable Afam Okeke Esq who previously worked and cut...