Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has submitted an affidavit to the Senate Ethics Committee as supporting evidence in her petition against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. She had accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, abuse of office, and obstruction of legislative duties. In the affidavit, the suspended senator quoted Akpabio to have said, “Natasha, I am the Chief Presiding...
AMINU ADO BAYERO, EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, NYESOM WIKE, AND THAT CONVOCATION EVENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR: A RESPONSE TO FESTUS AKANDE, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AT THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu As part of its golden jubilee, the University of Calabar is said to have held a special...
Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to investigate her colleague, Edo South Senator Neda Imasuen, over his alleged disbarment from practising law in the United States. Mrs. Akpoti-Uduaghan also accused Mr. Imasuen of disobeying a court order restraining the Senate Ethics Privileges and Public Petitions Committee which he...
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has recused himself from a lawsuit initiated by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and others. The case sought to prevent the Senate from investigating her over alleged misconduct. During Tuesday’s proceedings, Justice Egwuatu cited allegations of bias raised by one of...
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The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN has stated that the fate of Port Harcourt as the host of this year’s Annual General Conference (AGC) will be decided on Thursday. Osigwe told CITY LAWYER that an Emergency NBA National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting has been scheduled to hold that day...
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 64-year-old lawyer, Donald Mbamah, in connection with the fatal shooting of one Paul Victor, a 16-year-old student of Urban Development Secondary School. The tragic incident occurred on March 17, 2025, at about 12:34 p.m. at Mbamah’s residence in Area N, World Bank, New Owerri. According to police...
The President of the National Industrial Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip has been named as the Keynote Speaker for the forthcoming 2025 Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture. The Annual Lecture will hold on 17th May, 2025 at the Government House Banquet Hall, Dougirei, Yola, Adamawa State. The Annual Lecture, accredited by the Nigerian Bar Association Institute of...
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