Human rights lawyer and political activist, Dele Farotimi, has announced his formal departure from Afenifere, ending an association with the Yoruba socio-political organisation that dates back to 1998. Farotimi announced his decision in a statement titled “My Exit from Afenifere,” in which he declared that he had formally severed all ties with the organisation and its leadership. In the statement...
‘ANTHONY KILA: BETWEEN ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPASSION,’ BY SOLOMON DALUNG
ANTHONY KILA: LET THE TRUTH COME OUT, BUT PLEASE, LET US NOT LOSE A HUMAN LIFE There is something about the Anthony Kila controversy that has begun to worry me beyond the allegations themselves. I have followed the unfolding events with concern, but what worries me most is the possibility of what this public humiliation might mean for the man...
HURRY! AWLA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ACCRA 2026 EARLY BIRD CLOSES SATURDAY
LAW DIARY Distinguished Awlans and Learned Colleagues, This is a gentle reminder that Early Bird Registration for the AWLA International Conference ’26 closes on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Theme: Better Together – AWLA Beaming Her Light On: Create, Empower, Prosper, Together in Africa. Date: 18th – 22nd November, 2026Venue: Palms by Eagle, Airport, Accra, Ghana. Take advantage of the Early...
CIARB NIGERIA CORPORATE COUNSEL TEAM TO HOST ‘ABUJA ARBITRATION BREAKFAST DIALOGUE’ OCT. 13
LAW DIARY Dear Colleague, As we look forward to the CICC Abuja Arbitration Breakfast Dialogue on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, we are pleased to unveil our Special Guest for the opening conversation. We are honoured to welcome Mrs. Adesua Dozie, General Counsel & Company Secretary, NNPC Limited, who will lead an engaging fireside conversation on: “The User’s Perspective – Is...
JOIN NEXT LAWYERS-IN-BUSINESS TREASURY BILLS PRIMARY BIDDING FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
It is the most secure investment in Nigeria, guaranteed by the Federal Government through the CBN and paying 16 to 17% per annum. Next Treasury Bills Primary Market Bidding is Wednesday, 21st October, 2026. Because it is not all of that has Fifty Million Naira, Lawyers In Business Cooperatives has a group of Twenty of us contributing 2.5 million naira...
LEGAL REGULATORS MUST HOLD LAW FIRMS ACCOUNTABLE FOR HARASSMENT
BY JASON WARD For an associate bullied by the lawyer who controls her work and references, reporting is not a neutral act. In a Law Society of British Columbia survey of 787 respondents, 78.7 percent had experienced discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, or bullying. Among those who reported an incident, 9.1 percent reported it to the LSBC. Ontario’s Discrimination and Harassment...
AMICUS CURIAE: PROMISING YOUNG LAWYERS ASSIST COURTS IN NOVEL CASES WITH INDEPENDENT VIEWPOINTS
Lawyer Iris Ng usually represents clients in shipping, commodities and commercial disputes, and was part of the team handling claims for a major oil spill at Pasir Panjang Terminal in 2024. In December 2025, a different kind of brief landed in her e-mail inbox. The 30-year-old counsel at law firm Helmsman was assigned by the court as young independent counsel...
COURT SETS NOV. 9 DATE FOR ABACHA PROPERTY TUSSLE
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos has appointed a receiver/manager to take possession and control of a disputed property at No. 68 Molade Okoya Thomas Street, off Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. In an interim order issued on September 29, 2026, the judge restrained Levitikal Realties, its directors, agents, representatives, servants and persons acting through it...
DEATHS IN CUSTODY, DEMOCRACY, CORRUPTION, ACCESS TO JUSTICE TO HEADLINE NBA-SPIDEL CONFERENCE
* AS NBA-SPIDEL HOLDS PRESS BRIEFING ON ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, is preparing to bring lawyers, judges, policymakers, civil society actors, academics and other stakeholders together in Umuahia next month for a conference designed to confront some of the country’s most persistent justice and governance failures. Announcing the 2026 Annual...
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TREASURY BILLS PRIMARY BIDDING OPENS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, 7TH OCTOBER, 2026, WITH FIFTY MILLION NAIRA [N50,000,000] AS MINIMUM AMOUNT NEEDED
It is the most secure investment in Nigeria, guaranteed by the Federal Government through the CBN and paying 16 to 17% per annum. Because it is not all of that has Fifty Million Naira, Lawyers In Business Cooperatives has a group of Twenty of us contributing 2.5 million naira each to bid. Kindly call/Chat 08060266163, 08050489622 to join. Meanwhile, Dr....