Amnesty International has stated that it is “deeply alarmed” by “credible reports” of alleged inhuman treatment and concealment of detention conditions in Imo State, Nigeria, involving individuals detained at the Tiger Base Police Unit. In an online post seen by CITY LAWYER, the human rights group urged the Federal Government “to urgently investigate these reports,...
Tier one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to health and social welfare with the donation of food and essential items to inmates at the Enugu Maximum Security Custodial Centre. The outreach was carried out by the newly inducted Legacy Class of 2026 and executed under the bank’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility CSR,...
First part – Political Right from the time of Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), led by Senator Arthur Nzeribe and Abimbola Davis, any discerning person in 1993 knew that these were the people the Babangida junta was using to truncate the June 12 election. They used Justices Bassey Ikpeme and Dahiru Saleh. Then, there were...
NBA 1ST VICE PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE ADDRESS AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT & CLIMATE JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: LAW, REMEDIES & ACCOUNTABILITY. TODAY, THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 Protocol It is my privilege to welcome you all to this very important conference. Permit me to add that this conference is like no other,...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has dismissed an appeal brought by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on the forced retirement of several senior police officers, affirming the judgment of the National Industrial Court on the controversial retirement. Among the senior officers affected by the forced retirement were AIG Idowu Owohunwa, AIG Ben Igwe, and...
OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA ON THE URGENT NEED TO PROVIDE OFFICIAL VEHICLES FOR JUDGES, MAGISTRATES, AND CHAIRMEN OF CUSTOMARY COURTS IN IMO STATE. By Chinedu Agu Your Excellency, I write this open letter in the public interest and in defence of judicial dignity, judicial security, and the integrity of the justice...
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The Secretary of NBA Legal Entrepreneurship Committee and Administrator of the Lawyers in Business Institute (LIBI), Emeka Silas Agbara has expressed his intention to vie for the Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal Constituency in the forthcoming 2027 General |Elections. In an statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Agbara recounted his humble beginnings and vowed to uplift his people...
It has been a rain of condolence messages to senior lawyer and CITY LAWYER Publisher, Mr. Emeka Nwadioke as his departed mother, Ezinne Roseline Chinwe Nwadioke, was laid to rest last Tuesday amid eulogies. The event took place at Nise, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State with a requiem service at Saint John’s...
OKEY OHAGBA ON GOOD FRIDAY 2026: A SOBER REFLECTION ON TRUE SACRIFICE, LOVE & HOPE OF REDEMPTION Beloved Bar leaders and colleagues of the Christian Faith, Christ’s crucifixion and death on Calvary’s cross have washed away our iniquities, travails, and tribulations. May He renew our strengths and grant us the wisdom to seek justice with...