A former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, Mr. Martin Ogunleye has warned lawyers not to shirk their duty to courts and the cause of justice. Speaking at the recent monthly meeting of Eti-Osa Lawyers Forum (ELF), Ogunleye noted that “Though a lawyer owes a duty to client who hires him, he must always bear in mind that...

In this piece to herald the 2022/2023 Legal Year of Rivers State Judiciary, senior lawyer and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, MAZI AFAM OSIGWE SAN urges the nation’s Judiciary to reverse public perception that judges deliver judgments that do not give justice, even as he called on the Bar to be ready to defend the Judiciary when necessary...

The Nigeria Law School 1995 Call Set has commiserated with the family of their classmate, Prof. Muhammed Mustapha-Akanbi SAN on the passing of the legal scholar. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the Class President, Cordelia Uwuma Eke, described Akanbi as “one of the founding members of the Nigeria Law School 1995 Call Set. He was popularly called...

PRESS RELEASE NBA-AGF EFFORTS YIELD RESULTS: RMFAC TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT ENHANCED PAY FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS, CALLS FOR MEMORANDUM FROM THE NBA The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN yesterday, 21 November, 2022 reiterated the approval of President Muhammad Buhari for the immediate implementation of enhanced salaries and allowances for Nigerian judicial officers. The Minister...

Lawyers under the aegis of Christian Lawyers Association of Nigeria (CLASFON) have warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the 2023 General Elections are free, fair and credible. The group also called on the judiciary to ensure that it is not used to scuttle the nation’s democratic experience, urging it to shun frivolous lawsuits aimed to derail...

Former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch, Mr. Martin Ogunleye will tomorrow deliver a speech at the Monthly Meeting of Eti-Osa Lawyers Forum (ELF). Ogunleye will address the forum’s members on the seminal topic, “Conflict of interest in professional practice: Are lawyers officers of the court or defenders of their clients?” According to the Chairman of the...

The Nigerian Law School has witnessed unprecedented revamp of its decayed infrastructure under the leadership of Bar Leader and Chairman of the Council of Legal Education (CLE), Chief Emeka Ngige OFR, SAN.  The latest addition to the list is the state-of-the-art Dr. Nabo Graham-Douglas SAN Campus, Port Harcourt, built and donated to the Council by Rivers State Government under the...

PRESS RELEASE NOTICE OF DEMISE – PROF. MUHAMMED MUSTAPHA AKANBI, SAN The BOSAN Secretariat sadly announces the demise of Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, SAN, who died yesterday, Sunday, 20th November, 2022. Late Prof. Akanbi was born on the 24th of January 1971 (51 years), to the family of late Hon. Justice Muhammed Mustapha Adebayo Ajao Akanbi. He hails from the...

A Port Harcourt based lawyer, Wodo Godknows Aliegbulam has been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly impersonating a Bar aspirant during the Bar Final Resit Examinations held last May. CITY LAWYER recalls that the Council of Legal Education chaired by respected Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN) had dismissed Mrs. Precious Chika Nwachukwu and Mr. Gibson Uzodinma for allegedly...

Fiery human rights activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has described as “frivolous and vexatious” the petition brought against him by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC). MURIC had written a complaint to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) against Omirhobo “for conducting himself in a manner which is unbecoming for a legal practitioner which has caused a serious disrepute and mockery to...