The Nigeria’s Inland Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a six-count criminal charge against oil and gas services giant, Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited and two of its senior directors, Michele Poggi and Giani Di Petro, over alleged failure to remit and accurately declare taxes amounting to N66.408 billion and $938,080 USD, between 2014 and 2019. The...
BY MONDAY UBANI The First Major Casualty of Section 83 of the Electoral Act 2026 May Have Emerged The recent decision of the Federal High Court in Fubara Dagogo v. All Progressives Congress (APC) & 3 Ors., Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/591/2026 delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, represents a significant development in Nigeria’s pre-election jurisprudence. In that...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch, is set to host a high-level Anti-Corruption Seminar themed “Strengthening Integrity in the Legal Profession: The Role of Lawyers in Combating Corruption in Nigeria.” The seminar is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Tuesday, 19th May, 2026, by 12 noon at the NBA House, No. 1 Bank Road, Port...
Bar Leader and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, joined hundreds of tax professionals and policy experts today for the 28th Annual Tax Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). Participating virtually from Florida, United States, the senior lawyer expressed his commitment...
The Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch has thrown its weight behind the Branch Chairman Cordelia Eke over the controversy surrounding the clearance of a candidate to run for the post of Secretary. CITY LAWYER recalls that though one Gilbert Ohaka was disqualified by the Branch Electoral Committee, the candidate’s...
Controversy is trailing the reversal of disqualification of a candidate for the position Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch by the NBA Branch Elections Appeal Committee (East). CITY LAWYER investigation shows that Mr. Ohaka Egburuwhuo was disqualified by the branch Electoral Committee (ELECO) on the basis that his nominator did not...
Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN, FCIArb) has reiterated the importance of mentorship, continuous learning, mutual respect, and collective growth for young lawyers. Speaking recently at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Barnawa Branch Law Week, Mrs. B, as she is fondly called, also noted that “A united Bar is better positioned to defend the rule of law,...
Human rights activist Frank Tietie has lampooned a judge of the Federal High Court for allegedly allowing squabbles over representation to abort hearing of bail application for detained activist and popular blogger, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as “Justice Crack.” CITY LAWYER recalls that Justice Joyce Abdulmalik had, on May 4, fixed hearing of the blogger’s...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has vowed that it would cancel any election by its Northern branches which does not comply with mandatory attendance of branch meetings set out in the NBA Constitution. Describing the issue as “an important compliance requirement regarding branch meeting attendance records,” the notice seen by CITY LAWYER directed all Northern...
The International Federation of Women Lawyers has launched preparations for its 35th anniversary, unveiling a high-level Planning Committee tasked with delivering a high-impact event to celebrate women’s rights advocacy. The event will hold in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The committee was formally inaugurated on April 27 by the branch chairperson, Chioma Onyenucheya Oko, who framed the...