Two suspects are now being investigated in connection with the death of Ifeanyi, the son of music star, David Adeleke (aka Davido) and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said: “Eight people were brought in for questioning, six people were allowed to go, the remaining two were the ones that have been placed...

A prominent Bar Leader, Mr. Jibrin Okutepa SAN has disowned a “Quit Notice” allegedly written by his former employee and bearing his office address. Noting that “the said quit notice did not emanate from my office and could not have emanated from my office,” Okutepa added that “I am surprised to see this carrying my office name of J. S....

BAR LEADERS BEHIND NEW BODY REVEALED More facts have emerged on how the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) rejected registration of the new lawyers’ union, citing conflict with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a document obtained by CITY LAWYER, the CAC had refused to approve the name “Law Society of Nigeria” among two others, stating that the “name is closely...

Some Bar Leaders seem to have made good their threat to form a parallel lawyers’ association to assuage perceived wrongs within the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). This comes against the backdrop of the re-emergence of erstwhile Lawyers Society of Nigeria (LSN), originally registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on 28th December, 1994. With leading insolvency practitioner, Mr. Kunle Ogunba...

There are concerns in legal circles that a convicted fake lawyer, one David Adesanya may have gone back to carrying on the illegal practice of law. In a “Notice to Divorce” sighted by CITY LAWYER and dated 11th October, 2022 Adesanya had given one Mr. Seun Ayantunde, husband to Mrs. Omobake Ayantunde, “another 7 days to comply or apologise to...

FEATURED SOLAR FOR ALL: Stella Ofokansi Esq joins elite list of beneficiaries (in partnership with NBA Abuja, NBA Lagos, BOSAN Abuja, Otu Oka-Iwu Abuja, NBA Kano, NBA Gwagwalada, Medical Doctors at FMC Cooperative, FCT Pharmacies, and UNILAG College of Medicine Alumni among others). To get an efficient Solar/Inverter system for 24 hours electricity supply and save at least half of...

The Leader of the Nigerian Law School Class of 1985, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN has lost his mother. The deceased is scheduled to be buried tomorrow in accordance with Islamic rites. Former Oyo State Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Mutalubi Ojo Adebayo told CITY LAWYER that the foremost senior lawyer informed him about the sad incident today. CITY LAWYER...

It was a bitter-sweet experience for a Nigerian athlete, Mr. Clement Krobakpo as The Court of Arbitration for Sport sitting in Lausanne, Switzerland upheld his four-year ban for doping, even as it backdated the commencement of the sanction. In an award sighted by CITY LAWYER, the arbitral panel refused to disturb the finding of guilt by the sole arbitrator in...

• FAR-REACHING REFORMS, TOUGH SANCTIONS IMMINENT * BOSAN, NALT MAY GET SCREENING ROLES * N1 MILLION APPLICATION FEE Only the best applicant in the Academic Category will be conferred with the coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in the 2023 preferment exercise, CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report. CITY LAWYER gathered that the decision is in line with the...

PRESS RELEASE NBA President commissions NBA Ikeja Branch’s ‘KP Lawyers’ Lounge’ in honour of Dr. Kemi Pinheiro, SAN The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, OON yesterday commissioned the NBA Ikeja Branch’s ‘KP Lawyers’ Lounge’ in honour of Dr. Kemi Pinheiro,SAN. A magnificent building had been erected by the Bartholomew Aguegbodo led Executives beside the Bar...