By Levi Shaapera โIn Nigeria, wrongdoers get away with impunity because the system offers no immediate remedy.โ โ J.S. Okutepa, SAN
SUPREME COURT AND RIVERS ASSEMBLY LOGJAM: PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS AND WAY OUT,’ BY UDEMEZUE
๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ท๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐๐. By Sylvester Udemezue MEMORY VERSE:
TOP LAWYER, RICKEY TARFA TURNS 63 YEARS TODAY
Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN), Principal Counsel and Head of Practice, Rickey Tarfa & Co., turns 63 years today.
Nigeria’s senate president denies sexually harassing colleague
One of Nigeria’s top politicians, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has denied allegations of sexual harassment made against him by fellow senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. During Wednesday’s senate session, Akpabio stated that he was raised with strong values by his late mother and has never harassed any woman.
SENATOR AKPABIO: I CAN NO LONGER HOLD IT
BY COMFORT OBI I โkind ofโ 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,ย Special Adviser to the Finance Minister on Media & Communications said that the moveย 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 โIntegrity Groupโ 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 SHASOREโS 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 courtโs registry. Meanwhile, the absence of EFCC Prosecutor, Mr. Bala Sanga yesterday scuttled the trial of Shasore for alleged money laundering. When the...