Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has announced a major digital transformation plan for the country’s judiciary, declaring that although artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the legal profession worldwide, no technology can replace the human reasoning, constitutional duty and moral responsibility required of judges. Justice Kekere-Ekun made the declaration on Monday while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar...
COURT OKAYS TRIAL OF 2 LAWYERS, UPHOLDS LAGOS AG’S PROSECUTORIAL POWERS
A Lagos State High Court has dismissed a suit filed by senior lawyer, Mr. Ademola Owolabi, seeking to set aside legal advice issued by the Lagos State Attorney General recommending his prosecution over a disputed land transaction. Justice Olalekan Oresanya held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to review the correctness of the Attorney General’s decision to prosecute, stressing that...
NBA LAGOS LAW WEEK TO X-RAY FAIR REMUNERATION, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR YOUNG LAWYERS TODAY
NEWS RELEASE NBA LAGOS LAW WEEK 2026 | DAY 3 | TUESDAY, 30TH JUNE 2026 7TH PLENARY SESSION BEYOND PAYING DUES: FAIR REMUNERATION AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR YOUNG LAWYERS The future of the legal profession depends on creating an environment where young lawyers are not only admitted into the Bar but are fairly compensated, professionally mentored, and equipped for long-term...
WHY THE LOKOJA COURT MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG TO SET ASIDE THE NDC JUDGMENT OF 2025
BY MONDAY UBANI A recent opinion published in The Whistler by my learned friend, Charles Udeh, Esq., applauded the decision of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja to set aside its earlier judgment directing the registration of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) as a political party. The author argued that the earlier judgment was liable to be nullified because...
CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT NBA LAGOS LAW WEEK OPENING CEREMONY TODAY
NEWS RELEASE NBA LAGOS LAW WEEK 2026 OPENING CEREMONY & PLENARY SESSIONS The NBA Lagos Branch 2026 Law Week continues with the Opening Ceremony and Plenary Sessions today, Monday, 29th June 2026, at The Jewel Aeida, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. The Keynote Address will be delivered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON. Kindly...
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NBA 2026 ELECTIONS: THE STUBBORN QUESTION AROUND MIKRODIGITAL CONNECT
EDITORIAL Nigerian lawyers are nearly unanimous in asserting that one of the best policies concerning Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections is the introduction of universal suffrage. The credit belongs squarely to the Augustine Alegeh Administration (2014-2016). It is perhaps fortuitous that Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN was the General Secretary during that administration. Accordingly, he is also entitled to take full...
LIFUSPRUDENCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO A JUDICIAL HITMAN – BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
Nigeria has been blessed over the years with a rich supply of towering judicial intellect. The second Chief Justice of post-colonial Nigeria, Taslim Olawale Elias, for instance, was the country’s first law professor. In 1949, he became the first African to take a Ph.D. in law from the University of London. That was five years after his contemporary at the...
STATE POLICE IN NIGERIA: ‘NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS,’ SAYS UBANI
BY MONDAY UBANI Today’s passage of the historic State Police Bill marks a significant turning point in Nigeria’s constitutional and security history. With the passage of the Bill by the Senate, following its earlier passage by the House of Representatives, Nigeria has taken a bold and historic step toward restructuring its internal security architecture in a manner more consistent with...
GADZAMA HAILS LASSA BOOK AS ‘AN ACT OF JUSTICE’
In a significant milestone for cultural preservation in Nigeria, the historic town of Lassa has finally reclaimed its story. This is coming on the heels of the official launch of the book, “A History of Lassa”, authored by Mr. Abdulkadir Gambo Gadzama, which took place in Abuja yesterday. The event was attended by dignitaries, scholars, and traditional rulers. It was...