PRESS RELEASE LEDAP & HURILAWS URGE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY, AND REPLACE WITH LIFE IMPRISONMENT As the world marks the 20th World Day against the Use of the Death Penalty with the theme “Death Penalty: A road paved with Torture”, two human rights NGOs, the Legal Defence & Assistance Project (LEDAP) and...
The Lead Counsel to detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has written to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) seeking the “immediate and unconditional release” of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a letter obtained by CITY LAWYER and dated October 17, 2022, Ozekhome said the...
A Federal High Court sitting in Yola recently nullified the Adamawa governorship primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) which produced Sen. Aishatu Binani, as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 election. Ruling on the case filed by Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the court declared Binani’s candidature null and void. In his ruling, Justice Abdulaaziz...
BY AMINA AGBAJE Women’s Rights Movement in Nigeria – A Step Closer to Gender Parity and Abolition of Gender Discrimination! FIDA Nigeria, a vanguard in the quest for gender parity, joins millions of others to celebrate the commendable bold move of the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who ended...
BY AKINTAYO BALOGUN Tax Exemptions, Duty Waivers and Zero Awareness on Taxation; A Great Disservice/Fraud to the Nigerian Economy It was reported on several news media on and around the 19th of September 2022 that the Federal Government of Nigeria had foregone a mind-boggling sum totaling N16.76tn in revenue to tax reliefs and concessions to...
BY MUTALUBI OJO ADEBAYO 2022/2023 LEGAL YEAR SERVICE IN OYO STATE – MATTERS ARISING The celebration of the new legal year in Oyo State calls for a sober reflection in respect of some areas which require immediate and urgent attention. A special court session is usually held after the mosque and the church services in...
BY JIBRIN OKUTEPA MUST GOVERNORS, DEPUTY GOVERNORS, PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ENJOY IMMUNITY IF THEY BREACH NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION? It is not in dispute that section 308 of the Nigerian constitution 1999 as amended granted immunity to those named therein. The section provides that: “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Constitution, but subject to subsection...
Dr. Muiz Banire SAN has joined the elite list of beneficiaries of the “Solar For All” project, a partnership with NBA Abuja, NBA Lagos, BOSAN Abuja, Otu Oka-Iwu Abuja, NBA Kano, NBA Gwagwalada, Medical Doctors at FMC Cooperative, FCT Pharmacies, and UNILAG College of Medicine Alumni among others. To get an efficient Solar/Inverter system for...
President Muhammadu Buhari has given reasons why he conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) on respected Bar Leader and Chairman of the Council of Legal Education, Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN, OFR). In an “Instrument of Conferment of National Honour” sighted by CITY LAWYER, Buhari stated that the...
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