Former Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olasupo Shasore SAN has hired four leading senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) to lead his defence as he is set to be arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos today. Leading the team is respected law reform advocate, Mr. Charles Candide-Johnson SAN. Others in the crack defence...
YOUNG LAWYER NEEDED IN LEKKI, LAGOS LAW FIRM
THE FIRM The Law Office is a full-service law firm that is based in the Lekki area of Lagos. The law firm is undergoing transformation to provide cutting-edge clientele services while deepening its commitment to public interest law, pro bono criminal litigation, and ICLE training. THE POSITION Associate Counsel SELECTION CRITERIA Ability to provide quality, skillful services to clients in...
LEDAP, HURILAWS TASK FG ON USE OF DEATH PENALTY
PRESS RELEASE LEDAP & HURILAWS URGE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY, AND REPLACE WITH LIFE IMPRISONMENT As the world marks the 20th World Day against the Use of the Death Penalty with the theme “Death Penalty: A road paved with Torture”, two human rights NGOs, the Legal Defence & Assistance Project (LEDAP) and Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS)...
OZEKHOME WRITES MALAMI, SEEKS NNAMDI KANU’S IMMEDIATE RELEASE (LETTER)
The Lead Counsel to detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has written to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) seeking the “immediate and unconditional release” of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a letter obtained by CITY LAWYER and dated October 17, 2022, Ozekhome said the application for Kanu’s release was...
WHY COURT ANNULLED ADAMAWA APC GUBER PRIMARY (JUDGMENT)
A Federal High Court sitting in Yola recently nullified the Adamawa governorship primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) which produced Sen. Aishatu Binani, as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 election. Ruling on the case filed by Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the court declared Binani’s candidature null and void. In his ruling, Justice Abdulaaziz Anka said the APC had...
WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND PUSH TOWARDS GENDER PARITY IN NIGERIA
BY AMINA AGBAJE Women’s Rights Movement in Nigeria – A Step Closer to Gender Parity and Abolition of Gender Discrimination! FIDA Nigeria, a vanguard in the quest for gender parity, joins millions of others to celebrate the commendable bold move of the Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who ended the denial of women inheritance...
CHALLENGES OF TAX EXEMPTIONS AND DUTY WAIVERS
BY AKINTAYO BALOGUN Tax Exemptions, Duty Waivers and Zero Awareness on Taxation; A Great Disservice/Fraud to the Nigerian Economy It was reported on several news media on and around the 19th of September 2022 that the Federal Government of Nigeria had foregone a mind-boggling sum totaling N16.76tn in revenue to tax reliefs and concessions to large companies doing business in...
NEW LEGAL YEAR AND URGENT REFORMS FOR OYO STATE JUDICIARY
BY MUTALUBI OJO ADEBAYO 2022/2023 LEGAL YEAR SERVICE IN OYO STATE – MATTERS ARISING The celebration of the new legal year in Oyo State calls for a sober reflection in respect of some areas which require immediate and urgent attention. A special court session is usually held after the mosque and the church services in some jurisdictions to mark the...
IS A PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR PROTECTED IF HE BREACHES CONSTITUTION?
BY JIBRIN OKUTEPA MUST GOVERNORS, DEPUTY GOVERNORS, PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ENJOY IMMUNITY IF THEY BREACH NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION? It is not in dispute that section 308 of the Nigerian constitution 1999 as amended granted immunity to those named therein. The section provides that: “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Constitution, but subject to subsection (2) of this section –...
BANIRE JOINS ‘SOLAR FOR ALL’ LEAGUE
Dr. Muiz Banire SAN has joined the elite list of beneficiaries of the “Solar For All” project, a 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...