Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has raised concerns that the Electoral Act was significantly altered from its original version. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, Kingibe explained that she was part of the Electoral Reforms Committee and insisted that many provisions in the current Act differ from what was initially agreed upon....
OKEY OHAGBA HAILS NBA BWARI ON ANNUAL LAW WEEK
I write to convey my warmest note of felicitation to the Elder E. I. Nwude led branch Executive, the Law Week Planning Committee, and the entire members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch, on this occasion of your 2026 Law Week. Your chosen theme; “The Leadership Challenge In Nigeria: The Way Forward, Beyond Rhetoric,” is timely and thought-provoking,...
NBA C’TE URGES BANKS TO COMPLY WITH REMUNERATION ORDER
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Remuneration Committee, led by Chief Emeka Obegolu, PhD., SAN, has formally notified all banks in Nigeria, to comply with the Legal Practitioners’ Remuneration Order 2023, which took effect on May 16, 2023. The Order, issued under Section 15(3) of the Legal Practitioners Act, sets a minimum fee structure for legal services, including property transactions and...
BADEJO-OKUSANYA IN ABA, OWERRI, UMUAHIA, ORLU TO CONSULT LAWYERS
A leading aspirant in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2026 Presidential Election, Mrs. Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya SAN has concluded consultations with lawyers across three jurisdictions, namely Aba, Owerri, Umuahia, and Orlu. Badejo-Okusanya ended her consultations by attending the child dedication of a Bar Leader and former Imo State Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ndukwe Nnabuchi at Saint Mark’s Church,...
BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK ENTERS COURTROOM SHOWDOWN WITH OPENAI
Jury selection is to begin in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which he accuses of betraying its non-profit mission. The clash in a courtroom across the bay from San Francisco pits the world’s richest man against a startup that Musk once backed and now competes against in the booming AI sector. OpenAI’s...
TRUMP’S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS BRINGING BACK FIRING SQUADS FOR FEDERAL EXECUTIONS
The United States Justice Department announced Friday it is continuing to clear the way for expediting federal death-penalty cases, including by expanding the manners of execution to include death by firing squad. Under President Joe Biden, the Justice Department reversed much of the work done under President Donald Trump’s first administration related to expanding the death penalty in federal cases,...
NBA PRESIDENT AFAM OSIGWE, OGBOLE, ATTAH, OTHERS SET TO STORM YOLA MAY 16 FOR GABRIEL ADIKWU ANNUAL LECTURE
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN; Chairman of the 2025 NBA Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) Annual Conference Planning Committee, Chief Paul Harris Ogbole SAN, and Mr. M. A. Attah SAN are among many jurists and Bar Leaders billed to descend on Yola, the Adamawa State capital, for this year’s Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture. Osigwe is also...
BBOLD FEVER GRIPS NBA-YLF SUMMIT IN PORT HARCOURT
A leading aspirant in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2026 Presidential Election, Mrs. Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya SAN was in Port Harcourt to participate in the just-ended NBA Young Lawyers Forum (YLF) Summit. In a video clip seen by CITY LAWYER, Badejo-Okusanya was seen being warmly welcomed by prominent Bar Leaders and young lawyers alike. Reviewing the engaging scenes, the BBOLD...
EFCC ARRESTS EX-SKYE BANK CHAIRMAN OVER ALLEGED N36.54BN, $30M FRAUD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former chairman of defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni, over alleged money laundering, misappropriation and diversion of N36,540, 058,400,00 and $30m funds. It was gathered that Ayeni was arrested in Abuja on Thursday, April 23, 2026 and was kept at the EFCC’s holding facility. According to a statement by the...