By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu 1993 was the year that changed Nigeria’s judiciary. Over a period of a mere five months, the military in that year contrived to overthrow government twice. First, in June, Ibrahim Babangida, the army General who was Nigeria’s military ruler at the time, nullified an election organized to determine who would succeed...
Building Cross-Border Legal Opportunities: Why Law Firms Should Join the BNLF 25th Anniversary Summit & Gala As the legal community anticipates the upcoming British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF) 25th Anniversary Summit & Gala, it’s worth reflecting on the remarkable success of last year’s BNLF Nigeria Summit 2025—a timely reminder of the power of cross-border collaboration....
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja has delivered a unanimous 5-member panel judgement that contained some of the strongest rebukes against the weaponisation of judicial processes in recent history. The Apex Court strongly criticised the Court of Appeal’s grant of a restorative ex parte order, describing the situation as a “judicial tragedy”. It emphasised that...
Ondo State Urban Renewal: Clearing the Mischaracterisation of a Policy Proposition By Abayomi Adebayo When responding to a highly critical issue, one must diligently examine the subject in its entirety, understand the concept, and avoid presenting self-serving interpretations or, at best, a position detached from reality. Therefore, I will not dwell excessively on Mr. Ajisafe’s...
ONE GOOD TERM DESERVES ANOTHER, BY MONDAY UBANI God bears me witness that I know good governance when I see it. Despite my national engagements and presence, I have always kept a close eye on Abia State, my place of origin, because charity begins at home. From 1999 until the moment righteous indignation stirred me...
Contrary to popular opinion, being human (in a tech-centric world) is actually the future of legal service delivery, writes Rachael Karlyl We are constantly hearing right now that the future of life, law, and the world is in artificial intelligence. The dusty books are being replaced with computer-generated summaries that offer a condensed version of...
Titilola Akinlawon (SAN), a litigator and Founding Partner of Lagos-based law firm, Akinlawon & Ajomo, speaks to FAITH AJAYI about her journey in the legal profession You’ve spent decades in the legal profession and attained the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. When you look back at the young girl from Yaba with big...
• CEO TELLS CITY LAWYER: ‘I DON’T UNDERSTAND’ Mikrodigital Connect, the ICT entity hired to provide the electronic voting platform for the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, has remedied its non-payment of six-year arrears of Annual Returns to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). CITY LAWYER investigation shows that the entity commenced payment of the...
For a growing number of law firms, AI-enabled legal research tools have moved beyond the experimental stage In legal practice, speed matters but certainty is critical. This tension sits at the heart of how many law firms are approaching generative AI. Attention is turning to how it can be used to speed up legal research...
When Jeremy Thring started his training to be a solicitor in 1957, Harold Macmillan was entering Downing Street and Sputnik 1 kick-started the space race. Having recently turned 90, Jeremy continues to work as a consultant and regularly meets with clients and colleagues in the office. After spending his entire legal career with south west...