NBA LAGOS BRANCH ELECTIONS – JUNE 30, 2025 Dear Esteemed Learned Silks, Seniors, and Colleagues, The Electoral Committee of the NBA Lagos Branch has published the Manifestos and Profiles of candidates for the 2025 Branch Elections, scheduled for June 30, 2025. My name is Abiye Tobiah Tam-George, a candidate for Chairman of the NBA Lagos...
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RECEIVERSHIP: ACCESS BANK DRAGS MTN TO COURT OVER N180 BILLION DEBT
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to appear before it and show cause why the reliefs sought by Access Bank Plc and three other firms over an alleged N180.95 billion debt should not be granted. Justice Akintayo Aluko issued the directive while ruling on an ex parte application in Suit...
SENIOR LAWYER OKUTEPA PENS EMOTIONAL ‘THANK YOU’ OVER DAUGHTER’S DEATH
APPRECIATION TO ALL FOR STANDING BY ME AND MY FAMILY On behalf of myself and my family, I want to thank you and every one of you for your prayers, condolence messages and visits to me and my family when I lost my daughter, Ojochide Charity Okutepa, BSc Nursing, to the cold hands of death...
NATASHA AKPOTI: ‘APPEAL COURT CASE WAS WITHDRAWN BY AKPABIO,’ SAYS UBANI
NEWS RELEASE APPEAL WITHDRAWN, NOT DISMISSED: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON SENATOR NATASHA’S MEDIA MANIPULATION. When I saw the recycled news from some bloggers and news outlets, I felt I need to offer a succinct and accurate clarification on the status of the pending legal matter between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and key officers of the...
‘UWAIS: SALUTE TO A MONOLITH OF GREATNESS,’ BY AIK MALIK
TRIBUTE SALUTE TO A MONOLITH OF GREATNESS – Tribute to Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, GCON (1936–2025). On Friday, 6th June 2025, as the country woke up to the celebration of the Eid el Adha, the sad news of the eclipse of an era in our legal history, the loss of a collosus in our...
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENT: WHEN PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES WON’T BE MANDATORY
CITY LAWYER LAW REPORT In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 19th day of July, 2024 Before Their Lordships Adamu Jauro Jummai Hannatu Sankey Obande Festus Ogbuinya Habeeb Adewale Olumuyiwa Abiru Mohammed Baba Idris Justices, Supreme Court SC.853/2018 Between MOHAMMED DOGONYARO AUDU APPELLANT ...
‘NONSO AZIH’S PROFILE AND MANIFESTO PUBLISHED BY NBA
Dear Learned Seniors and Colleagues, As you may be aware, the Electoral Committee of NBA Lagos has cleared me to contest for the office of the Chairman of NBA Lagos in the elections scheduled to hold later this month (Monday 30 June 2025). The Electoral Committee also recently published my manifesto and profile on its...
DR. JOSHUA MUSA SAN VISITS OUR FCDA ALLOCATED ESTATE, PICKS PLOTS AND URGES US TO PUSH ON IN OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ABUJA AND A CREDIBLE PLATFORM FOR WEALTH CREATION THROUGH THE LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME
Submission of names of Allottees for the issuance of C. of O. by the FCT Minister commences, as the Road linking our Estate to the Abuja City Center already under construction [See Page 23 to 29 of The Nation newspaper, Tuesday, 3rd June, 2025]. 15% Discount ends 30th June, 2025 Call/Chat: 08060266163, 08067456723. Join our...
‘SUPREME FAILURE: WHY NO CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA HAS MADE INDELIBLE POSITIVE MARKS ON JUSTIC SECTOR’
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗡𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 By Sylvester Udemezue Reacting to a breaking news-headline about the recent passing of a very respected Chief Justice of Nigeria, Emeritus, Hon Justice Mohammed Uwais, learned senior colleague and notable human rights advocate who is an...
NHRC SAYS 3,012 KIDNAPPED, 3,584 KILLED IN 15 MONTHS
The National Human Rights Commission has documented no fewer than 3,012 incidents of kidnapping and 3,584 killings in Nigeria between January 2024 and April 2025. According to the NHRC dashboard, Kaduna, Benue, Katsina, Plateau, and Borno states were the top five states with the highest number of killings between January and June 2024. In June...