A Litigation Law firm located on Lagos Island requires the services of a Young Lawyer for immediate employment. REQUIREMENTS: * Post-qualification experience: 5 to 9 years advocacy in superior courts. * The ideal candidate must be able to work independently and with minimal supervision * Excellent drafting and advocacy skills. * For reasons of gender...
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is facing a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations that it secretly opened and operated a corporate bank account in a company’s name, channeled more than ₦5 billion through the account, and secured a ₦2 billion loan —transactions that allegedly exposed the company’s managing director...
Abia State stood still on December 27, 2025, as fiery human rights activist, Dr. Monday Ubani SAN, laid his beloved mother, Late Nsomma Gladys Ubani, to rest amid pomp and circumstance at his hometown, Awomukwu, in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. The burial ceremony literally shut down Abia State as the ancient community...
Leading human rights activist and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has vowed that contrary to trending reports, most of the 34 applicants for the post of judge of the Federal High Court did not fail any integrity test. In a post on his verified Twitter/X handle, the fiery...
The final journey of Mrs. Nsomma Gladys Ubani, Matriarch of the Ubani Dynasty and a beloved community leader, is ongoing now at Umuosoko – Awomukwu, in Ikwuano LGA of Abia State, CITY LAWYER can report. In this tribute titled ‘Life And Times Of Mrs Nsomma Gladys Ubani, [1935 – 2025],” journalist and public affairs analyst,...
Long-distance combat drones launched from a United States military facility in Ghana have neutralised a major terrorist build-up in Sokoto State following an intelligence-driven security collaboration between the Nigerian government and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Multiple security sources confirmed that the operation deployed advanced long-range unmanned aerial systems alongside naval strike capabilities from the...
The Igbo community in Sokoto State has undertaken a Christmas visit to Sokoto Prison, where the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is serving prison sentence. A statement by the leadership of the community, signed by Nze A. C. Madu and made available to journalists on Thursday, stated that “the...
On behalf of the leadership and entire membership of FIDA Nigeria – Abuja Branch, and on a personal note as Chairperson of the Branch, I joyfully and proudly celebrate one of our own, a longstanding dedicated member – Dr. Princess Franchesca Chukwuani – whose recent, well-deserved promotion to the cadre of Director in the Federal...
NIGERIAN LAW SOCIETY EXTENDS WARM CHRISTMAS GREETINGS, CALLS FOR REFLECTION, PEACE, AND RENEWED HOPE The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) extends its heartfelt greetings and felicitations to all members of the legal profession, the judiciary, the entire justice sector, and the good people of Nigeria on the joyous occasion of the 2024 Christmas celebrations. This season,...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, has called on the Nigerian Police Force to ensure the safe return of its missing member, Mr. Ugwuoke Henry Onyebuchi, a legal practitioner popularly known as “Odogwu Lawyer.” According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Onyebuchi was last seen at about 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 10...