BY MONDAY UBANI The above decision of the apex Court has, no doubt, generated considerable discussion among politicians, lawyers and legal commentators. Interpretations have varied, with different opinions being expressed about the true implication of the judgment. The certified true copy of the judgment is not yet handy, for reasons that are largely administrative. What has prompted this intervention, however,...
‘WHY JUSTICE ORIJI MUST QUIT JORDAN WIKE’S CASE,’ BY ODINKALU
Justice Sylvanus Oriji Should Do the Right Thing & Recuse Himself from CV/008/2026, Safwan Garba & Anor v. Jordan Wike When the Chief Justice Sodeinde Sowemimo constituted panel of @SupremeCourtNg to hear the appeal in the governorship case of Jim Nwobodo v. Christian Onoh in the Anambra State election petition following the Anambra State governorship election in #NigeriaDecides1983, he had...
NIGERIA @66: WOMEN LAWYERS DEMAND INDEPENDENCE FOR INEC
As Nigeria marks 66 years of Independence, the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) International has reflected on the meaning of our nationhood “and, more importantly, on the Nigeria we must build for present and future generations.” In a press statement made available to CITY LAWYER and signed by its President, Amanda Demechi-Asagba, the association warned that the 2027 Elections “must...
BREAKING: NBA SPIDEL BOWS TO PRESSURE, EXTENDS ANNUAL CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD TO OCT. 14
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has extended the Early Bird registration window for its eagerly awaited 2026 Annual Conference to October 14, 2026. A statement by the Chairman of the NBA-SPIDEL 2026 Annual Conference Planning Committee (CPC), Sir Ejike Ezenwa (SAN), noted that the extension was “in response to the high interest shown...
BOLDER BAR: NBA PRESIDENT BADEJO-OKUSANYA UNVEILS ONE MONTH SCORE CARD
Nigerian Bar Association President, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya SAN has issued her first comprehensive report till date on her stewardship, saying that “It has been a month of listening, learning, engaging and laying the foundations for the administration we have committed to building together. According to the NBA President, “This is the first edition of From Promises to Practice, our monthly...
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GADZAMA VS LPDC: ‘ALL LAWYERS SUSPENDED, STRUCK OFF ROLL OUGHT BE REINSTATED,’ SAYS SENIOR LAWYER
By Steve Sun RENEWED HOPE FOR NNAMDI OSUJI & MR. BEN MENE-EJEGI, VIS-À-VIS THE RECENT FHC JUDGMENT IN CHIEF JK GADZAMA’S SUIT. INTRODUCTIONThis brief advances the proposition that the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) Directions in Nnamdi Osuji v. LPDC (SC/CV/278/2021; (2025) 17 NWLR (Pt. 2014) 317), Ben Mene-Ejegi v. NBA & LPDC (SC/481/2018, delivered 26 June 2026), and all...
iADRNigeria HOSTS WEBINAR ON ARBITRATION RULES
Institute Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Development And Conflict Management Of Nigeria LTD/GTE (i-ADRNigeria) is set to host a webinar on the Rules relating to the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023. This comes on the heels of an earlier webinar by the Institute which x-rayed Sections 1 to 91 of the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023. CITY LAWYER recalls that iADRNigeria...
CIARB NIGERIA UNVEILS ANNUAL CONFERENCE PANEL ON INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Nigeria Branch, has unveiled another panel session for its 2026 Annual Conference and Gala Night. According to the organisers, the conference is themed “Beyond Dialogue: Delivering Excellence in Arbitration and ADR” and is scheduled to hold from 4th to 6th November, 2026 at the EUI Centre, Port Harcourt. Below is the full texxt of...
COURT DECLARES GADZAMA’S SUSPENSION BY LPDC UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the reliefs sought by Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN, against the three-year suspension imposed on him by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). The court, while delivering a landmark judgment in the matter that has dominated legal discourse recently, held that the enforcement of the disciplinary direction against Gadzama was unconstitutional and...