PRESS RELEASE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL OF THE FCT: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS Distinguished Colleagues, Kindly find attached the statement of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN requesting for comments of members on the suitability for appointment as President, Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja...
VACANCY: LITIGATION LAWYER NEEDED IN IKOYI LAW OFFICE
THE FIRM The Law Office is a full-service law firm situated at Ikoyi, Lagos. THE CANDIDATE • 5-10 years post call • Litigation practice skill • Self-driven QUALIFICATION Admitted to the Nigerian Bar. SALARY The salary is competitive and in accordance with industry standards. HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates should email legaljobs77@gmail.com. SPECIAL NOTE: The SUBJECT of the email should...
OGUNWUMIJU, IBIDAPO-OBE, OTHERS FOR NBA LAW AND RELIGION CONFAB OCT. 31
Supreme Court jurist, Justice Helen Ogunwumiju and former Dean of Law, University of Lagos, Prof. Ibidapo-Obe are among the top jurists billed to speak at the 2022 ACLARS/WARCLARS CLE conference on Law and Religion. The conference is organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos and Ikeja Branches in collaboration with the West African Regional Centre for Law and Religion...
AGOMOH, TOP RIGHTS ADVOCATE, BAGS UN C’TE MEMBERSHIP
Foremost human rights advocate and Executive Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr. Uju Agomoh has been elected as a member of the United Nations Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture (UN SPT). The election was held at Geneva, Switzerland on 20th October, 2022. The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is the international body established by the...
LEKKI LAW FIRM HIRING: COUNSEL
THE FIRM The Law Office is a full-service law firm situated at Lekki, Lagos. THE POSITION Counsel THE CANDIDATE • 3-5 years post call • Corporate practice skills • Computer literate • Must have research skills • Must be resident along the Lekki axis QUALIFICATIONS Admitted to the Nigerian Bar. SALARY The salary is competitive and in accordance with industry...
FLOODS: NBA TO OFFER PALLIATIVES TO AFFECETD LAWYERS
PRESS RELEASE NBA TO INTERVENE IN FLOOD DISASTER The President of...
LGA AUTONOMY: ‘WHERE ANANABA GOT IT WRONG,’ BY ADEBAYO
BY MUTALUBI OJO ADEBAYO I just watched and listened to Professor (Paul) Ananaba, SAN on CHANNELS TV (a repeat broadcast of Sunrise Daily). All that he said were just not a gross misconception of the law but he indeed turned the law on its head with respect to the subject of the discourse. We are talking of the local government...
FOI COUNSEL HAILS NEW ZAMBIA DPP
FEATURE FOI COUNSEL FELICITATES WITH NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION OF ZAMBIA 18th October 2022 GILBERT ANDFORD PHIRI, ESQ Director of Public Prosecution Federal Ministry of Justice, Fairley Road, Lusaka, Republic of Zambia My dear friend, LETTER OF FELICITATION The above subject matter refers. I am delighted to hear of your appointment as the Director of Public Prosecution of...
SENIOR ADVOCATE AT ETI OSA LAWYERS’ FORUM, CITES RISING MISCONDUCT CASES AT LPDC
The Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law, Mr. Lotanna Okoli SAN has decried rising cases of professional misconduct among lawyers. In a paper titled “LEGAL PRACTICE IN AN AILING ECONOMY: BETWEEN PERSONAL SURVIVAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY, DO WE HAVE A CHOICE?” Okoli noted that many lawyers have hinged these malpractices on the...
LAWYER CRIES OUT, WADES THROUGH FLOOD IN ROBES, SHORTS (VIDEO)
A Bayelsa State based lawyer has cried out for an amendment of the dress code for lawyers to include the wearing of shorts and sandals to court in view of the ravaging floods across the country. Wading through the flood in his lawyer’s robes but while wearing shorts and sandals, the lawyer urged that the rules should be amended to...