BY COMFORT OBI I “kind of” like Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and his lovely wife, Unoma. She is Igbo, married to Akwa Ibom, so she also bears the name Ekaette.
NATASHA VS AKPABIO: NBA WARNS AGAINST THREAT TO FREE SPEECH
SENATE SUMMONING BREKETE FAMILY RADIO HOST IS A DISPOSITION TOWARDS DICTATORSHIP CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE AND INTERROGATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS It was reported that the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has summoned the host of the popular BREKETE FAMILY RADIO, Ahmed Isah regarding its interview of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan who recently had a shouting bout with the...
FG Rejigs Tax Appeal Tribunals
The Federal Government has reconstituted the Tax Appeal Tribunals in the six geo-political zones as well as Lagos and Federal Capital Territory. A statement by Oluyinka Akintunde, Special Adviser to the Finance Minister on Media & Communications said that the move is in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Fifth Schedule of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Establishment Act.
LAW SCHOOL 1995 CALL SET HAILS MALGWI, OKORO ON SAN RANK
The Nigerian Law School Call Set of 1995 (NLS1995) felicitates with and celebrates its esteemed members, Andrew Mwajim Malgwi SAN, Deputy Head of Chambers in the renowned Law Firm of Rickey Tarfa & Co. and Damian Ohakwe Okoro SAN, Managing Solicitor of the acclaimed law firm of D. O. Okoro & Associates, on their well deserved conferment with the rank...
CJN ON G5 GOVS: CONFUSION, AS VIDEO SURFACES (VIDEO)
A video now trending online has thrown spanner in the works of the statement by the Supreme Court that Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola (GCON) did not express happiness over membership of the “Integrity Group” by his Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde. CITY LAWYER recalls that controversy has trailed the alleged comment by Justice Ariwoola that he...
EFCC SHUNS COURT ORDER, WITHHOLDS SHASORE’S PASSPORT
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defied an order of the Federal High Court to transmit the international passport of embattled former Lagos State Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olasupo Shasore SAN to the court’s registry. Meanwhile, the absence of EFCC Prosecutor, Mr. Bala Sanga yesterday scuttled the trial of Shasore for alleged money laundering. When the...
NAIRA REDESIGN, ARABIC INSCRIPTION AND 1999 CONSTITUTION
BY CHIEF MALCOLM OMIRHOBO The Arabic inscription on the redesigned 200, 500- and 1000-Naira notes is not only a clear violation of the provisions of sections 10, 42(1)(2) and 55 of the Nigerian 1999 constitution but inimical to the unity of Nigeria. Arabic is not one of the four official languages of Nigeria namely English, Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo. It...
LAWYERS OWE HIGHER DUTY TO COURT THAN CLIENTS, SAYS OGUNLEYE
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...
ESCHEW JUDGMENT WITHOUT JUSTICE, AFAM OSIGWE URGES JUDGES
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...
LAW SCHOOL 1995 SET MOURNS PROF. AKANBI
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...