In this article, AKINTAYO BALOGUN reviews the prosecution of former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode on allegation of forgery of medical records and argues that the prosecutorial powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is not at large On the 17th of December, 2021, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned former Aviation Minister,...
In this opinion article which he posted today on the CITY LAWYER WhatsApp platform, fiery Bar Leader and Election Petition lawyer, MR. JIBRIN OKUTEPA SAN argues that the Federal High Court lacks the constitutional power to unseat Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi Today the a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had ordered the Governor...
Bar Leaders, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN and Mr. Jonathan Taidi have felicitated with women on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. In separate goodwill messages to mark the day, the Bar Leaders, who are believed to be eyeing the coveted seat of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, highlighted the challenges...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata has assured that the association will deploy both legislative advocacy and public interest litigation to secure the rights of women and children. In a Press Statement he personally signed to mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), Akpata said that “NBA will continue to play its...
In this article by DR. KAYODE AJULO, he x-rays Section 29(5) and Section 84(14) of the Electoral Act, 2022 and argues that limiting the persons who can challenge the submission of false information to INEC to only an Aspirant who participated in the primary election amounts to giving a carte blanche to political parties to...
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The father of fiery human rights activist and Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr. Monday Ubani will be buried on April 22, 2022 at Awomukwu in Ikwuano LGA of Abia State. Aged 101 years and popularly called “Egoro” by peers and friends, Late Pa Ubani Egbedubi...
The Legal Defence & Assistance Project (LEDAP) has condemned in strong terms the prosecution of anti-corruption crusader, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju for allegations of corruption against former Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke in the Malabu oil block allocation scam. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the Chino Obiagwu SAN-led organization noted...
The Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN-led Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) has vowed to take urgent steps to ensure release of Mr. Abubakar Marshal, a lawyer remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre for allegedly standing as surety for firebrand human rights activist, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the...
The eagerly awaited “Town Hall Meeting” of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) will hold today at the Marriot Hotel, GRA, Ikeja. The hybrid summit has the theme, “Justiciability of Chapter 2 of the 1999 Constitution: Pragmatic Measures for Government’s Accountability.” Expected at the parley are judicial officers,...