Barely a few days after some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), including Mr. Peter Obi, came under attack in Edo State, former Nigerian Bar Association president and Labour Party (LP) stalwart, Olumide Akpata, has recounted how he and Obi narrowly escaped harm. Speaking on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” on Wednesday, Akpata said he...
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The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW) has told the Federal High Court in Lagos that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is authorised by law to enforce the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET bottles, and glass bottles below 200ml. According...
Presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, has been attacked in Benin, Edo State capital. Obi confirmed the attack in a video now trending on social media. National coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, told journalists that Obi and John Odigie-Oyegun, among other ADC leaders, were in Edo State to witness...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from office at the instruction of President Bola Tinubu. Vanguard gathered from a source in the Presidency on Tuesday that Egbetokun is to be replaced by AIG Tunji Disu, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Force CID Annex, Lagos. Egbetokun was asked...
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation has withdrawn the criminal charge filed against senior advocate, Mike Ozekhome, over alleged forgery. The withdrawal was announced on Tuesday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama. The Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), informed Justice Peter...
NEWS RELEASE CELEBRATING A QUINTESSENTIAL SILK, SULE USMAN, SAN Today, I join family, colleagues, friends and well-wishers world over to celebrate and honour a distinguished advocate and quintessential Silk, a past National Officer of NBA, Sule Ogwu Usman, SAN Your leadership, mentorship, and ceaseless commitment to professional standards continue to inspire many lawyers across the...
Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof, Chidi Odinkalu, has said that Nigerians cannot trust the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan SAN, to conduct a credible election in 2027. Speaking on Channels Television’s programme “Politics Today,” Odinkalu described INEC’s handling of the recent Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA–SPIDEL) has set up a Media Network to drive its engagement with media practitioners. A notice seen by CITY LAWYER indicates that the section is inviting media practitioners to join the NBA–SPIDEL Media Network. According to the online notice, “The Network aims to...
COALITION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND BAD GOVERNANCE CACOBAG PRESS RELEASE WE STAND WITH EJIME OKOLIE: POLITICAL PARTIES MUST ERADICATE NOMINATION FEES FOR ELECTIONS Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance CACOBAG is to join Ejime Okolie’s suit FHC/ABJ/CS/04/2026 before Justice Binta Nyako, Federal High Court Abuja, against Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and nineteen political parties, demanding...