Dr. Henry Omorogieva Akpata, father of popular former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata, will be buried in his home town in Benin on May 16, 2025. According to burial details made available to CITY LAWYER, Service of Songs will be held for the departed elder statesman on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 4 pm, at Uyi Grand...
BREAKING NEWS: PRICE INCREMENT EXTENDED TILL MAY 31ST, 2025, IN HONOUR OF ADMIN’S LATE SISTER IN THE LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME
30% Deposit to secures plot for the 1st Ten Subscribers in May; Balance can be spread into two years. Earn 5% Facilitator’s Fee when you refer someone Certificate of Occupancy to Mass-Housing Allottees in Abuja by the FCT Minister Commences Call/Chat: 08060266163,08067456723 Join us for inspection/more Allocations this Saturday, 3rd May 2025, from 4: pm to 7 pm and on...
COURT ORDERS EFCC TO RELEASE AISHA ACHIMUGU WITHIN 24 HOURS
The Federal High Court in Abuja today ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to within 24 hours release socialite and business woman, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Inyang Ekwo in a short ruling also added that parties in the suit, especially the EFCC, are to appear in court to give report on compliance to the court order on Friday, May...
LAST DAY TO PRICE INCREMENT: SIR. CHUKS ADIUKWU SAN AMONG LATEST ALLOTTEES IN THE LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME
Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy to Mass-Housing Allottees in Abuja by the FCT Minister soon. For inspection/Allocation, we are on site daily any time of your convenience, from 10 am to 7 pm till April 30, 2025. Call/Chat: 08060266163, 08067456723 Meeting Point/Temporary entrance is through VON/Trademore Estate Junction, Airport Road, Abuja. Our Estate, Located beneath Galadimawa Hills Abuja, is livable;...
COURT ORDERS 54 BANKS TO RETURN N9.3BN STOLEN BY HACKERS
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 54 banks to immediately return a total of N9,329,322,870 fraudulently transferred by hackers from an unnamed old generation bank. The judgment, delivered on April 15, 2025, follows an exparte motion filed in suit number FHC/L/CS/629/2025. The court directed the financial institutions to place a Post No Debit restriction...
SENIOR LAWYER, DORN CKLAIMZ ENAMHE HONOURED WITH OBANLIKU CHIEFTAINCY TITLE
In a colorful and historic ceremony held in the heart of Basang, Obanliku Local Government Area, Cross River State, rights activist and senior lawyer, Dr. Dorn cklaimz Enamhe was conferred with the revered chieftaincy title of “Papa Wey U Keh Balare Ukpere 1 of Basang Obanliku.” The award celebrates Enamhe’s outstanding contributions to community development, peacebuilding, youth mentorship, and grassroots...
JUDGE REJECTS APPLICATION SEEKING TO BAR JOURNALISTS FROM COVERING LAND TUSSLE
Justice Akinkunmi Idowu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has refused an application seeking to prevent journalists from covering and reporting an ongoing case involving an alleged attempt to forcefully take over a parcel of land belonging to a renowned medical doctor and international consultant, Dr. Ojo Ademola Oluwatosin, in Lagos. The judge dismissed the application filed by...
2 DAYS TO PRICE INCREMENT: SIR. MARK OKORIE OGBONNA [NLS CLASS ’89] AMONG LATEST ALLOTTEES IN THE LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME
Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy to Mass-Housing Allottees in Abuja by the FCT Minister soon. For inspection/Allocation, we are on site daily any time of your convenience, from 10 am to 7 pm till April 30, 2025. Call Mr. Ken for Direction. 08165557744, 08060266163 Meeting Point/Temporary entrance is through VON/Trademore Estate Junction, Airport Road, Abuja. Our Estate, Located beneath Galadimawa...
EXCLUSIVE: RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR QUERIES NBA CHIEFTAIN, VOWS DISMISSAL IF …..
The Rivers State Government has queried the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch, Mrs. Cordelia Eke over her role in the joint statement by NBA Rivers Chairmen which indicted the controversial Rivers State Sole Administrator, retired Vice-Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas. CITY LAWYER recalls that the eight chairmen of NBA branches in Rivers State had in a unanimous...
‘ARREST OF JUDGE BY FBI AIMED TO INTIMIDATE JUDICIARY,’ SAYS JURIST
A peer of the Wisconsin judge who the FBI arrested for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid federal immigration enforcement said her arrest is a design by the Trump administration to intimidate the judiciary. “I think they’re trying to send a message to chill the judiciary,” Wisconsin Appellate Judge Pedro Colón said in a Saturday interview with CNN’s Kyung Lah,...