Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN and other dignitaries have been slated to speak on “Stare Decisis and the Future of Legal Practice” in Nigeria at the maiden Alumni Reunion of the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos. Also expected at the ceremony is Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives, among others. The Chairman of the Faculty of...
TOBENNA EROJIKWE AND QUEST FOR ‘WORLD-CLASS’ AGC 2022
The appointment of Mr. Tobenna Erojikwe as Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) for the 2022 Annual General Conference may have come to many NBA watchers as a surprise. Announcing the establishment of the TCCP, Akpata had said: “As we approach the twilight of the current administration of the NBA, it is important...
EX SUPREME COURT CHIEF REGISTRAR HONOURED BY ZULUM, GADZAMA, OTHERS
Dignitaries from all walks of life gathered at the International Conference Center, Abuja to celebrate the immediate past Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajiya Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha, during the unveiling of her biography titled “Hajiya Hadizatu U. Mustapha: From Headgirl to Supreme Court”. Among those who attended the event were the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum...
OYO STATE COURTS: THE TASK BEFORE MAKINDE
In this article, MR. IBRAHIM LAWAL, Head of Chamber, Olujinmi & Akeredolu, decries the squalid state of infrastructure at the Oyo State High Court of Justice, Ring Road, Ibadan and urges Governor Seyi Makinde to replicate the revamp of his private residence around Kolapo Isola Estate with the court premises The Oyo State High Court of Justice, Ring Road, Ibadan,...
NBA ELECTION: MAIKYAU, TAIDI’S FATE HANGS IN BALANCE AS LAWYER ‘PETITIONS’ ECNBA
The reported ambition of two leading contenders for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidency may be in jeopardy as a senior lawyer has demanded interpretation of the NBA Constitution from the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA). According to a letter obtained by CITY LAWYER and dated January 25, 2022, former Secretary of the NBA Constitution Review Committee, Mr. Olasupo...
‘WE’RE READY TO HOST NBA-SPIDEL ANNUAL CONFAB,’ SAYS TAMBUWAL
Sokoto State Governor, Mr. Waziri Tambuwal has assured the Nigerian Bar Association of his readiness to host this year’s NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference scheduled to hold in May in Sokoto. Receiving a delegation led by NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata, Tambuwal thanked the association for choosing Sokoto State as the venue for this...
BOSAN HOLDS DINNER, TO REVIEW SAN RANK, LPA BILL REPORTS TOMORROW
The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) will tomorrow hold its 2021 Annual Dinner and meeting to review the report of its committee on award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Among the reports also scheduled to be presented to the influential body are the report on review of the harmonized Legal Practitioners Bill and Legal...
OYO STATE AND DELAY IN APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
The appointment of judges has been a thorny issue in recent times. In this article by MR. IBRAHIM LAWAL, he asserts that the Oyo State Judicial Service Commission has shown tardiness in the appointment of judges, arguing that this has occasioned hardship for lawyers and justice delivery in the state APPOINTMENT OF NEW JUDGES IN OYO STATE: NEED TO BE...
STEVE ABAR NOW VOX POPULI SCRIBE
The Vox Populi Foundation for Leadership, a non-governmental organization, has appointed senior lawyer, Mr. Stephen T. Abar as its Secretary General. According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, “Steve Abar, as fondly called by his peers, is an astute legal practitioner and ebullient administrator. He is the Principal Partner of Stephen Abat & Co. “The Foundation is poised...
GADZAMA LLP RELEASES Q1 2022 NEWSLETTER
The law firm of J-K Gadzama LLP has released Volume 34 of its popular quarterly newsletter for 2022. This latest edition includes the Keynote Address by Most Rev. Dr. Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, on the theme: Labour of Our Heroes Past: Thoughts on National Unity, delivered at the J-K Gadzama LLP 14th Annual...