A high-stakes lawsuit seeking to mandate Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma to appoint the most senior judge of the High Court of Imo State as the Acting Chief Judge took a dramatic turn yesterday following the sudden transfer of the presiding judge to another division. The lawsuit was brought by human rights lawyer, Mr. Chinedu...
Former Vice-Chair of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, Mrs. Abiye Tam-George has formally expressed interest in becoming the next Chairman of the highly influential branch. A statement made available to CITY LAWYER reads: “The ever amiable and soft-spoken Abiye who has previously distinguished herself in diligent service to the Branch as a former...
TRIBUTE Admitted to the largest Bar in Africa in 1991, Okey I. Anichebe was the first lawyer to come from Umulokpa Town, just as Christopher Alexander Sapara Williams was the first lawyer in Nigeria. Accordingly, Okey Anichebe was a pioneer of the legal profession in Umulokpa He had opened the door and led the way...
‘WE’VE CONTACTED INIBEHE EFFIONG TO FREE HIM’ HE IS APPARENTLY INNOCENT – SOWORE A young boy who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the convoy of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is reportedly languishing in the Kirikiri Prison, Lagos State. According to reports, the boy was...
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The 2025 Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture is billed to honour Honourable Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, a retired Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court. The Annual Lecture will hold on 17th May, 2025 at the Government House Banquet Hall, Dougirei, Yola, Adamawa State. The theme for this year’s Annual Lecture is “THE LAW, THE COURT AND THE...
As he settled in to deliver the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on 2 April 2025, presiding judge, Wilfred Kpochi, felt obliged to get one ritual out of the way. Glancing left and right, he asked each of his two colleagues on the three-person tribunal to confirm that the judgment he was...
Fresh controversy has trailed the recent incarceration of popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, as a traditional ruler in Lagos has accused officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service of aiding the socialite’s alleged bribery scheme to secure VIP treatment during his stay in prison. The Baale of Kirikiri Town, Chief Babalola Shabi, popularly...
HUSBAND DIVORCES DETAINEE The Nigerian Bar Association has waded into the lingering case involving 15 former domestic workers of ex-first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who have remained in detention for six years over alleged theft of jewellery and other valuables. A top official of the association, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, said the...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Money Laundering Committee (NBAAMLC) on March 4, 2025 marked a significant milestone with the official handover and presentation of ICT equipment and the launch of a new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) web portal. The handover ceremony which took place at the NBA National Secretariat in Abuja was organized by the...