The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) is set to hold its second “ECNBA Stakeholders’ Briefing and Press Conference” tomorrow at 4 pm. A notice made available to CITY LAWYER by the committee reads: Learned Colleagues, We invite you to the ECNBA Stakeholders’ Briefing and Press Conference on Friday, 24 June 2022 by 4pm to discuss important electoral...
‘YOUR LAW WEEK WAS A GREAT SUCCESS,’ ISAAC OGBAH TELLS NBA BARNAWA
ISAAC OMUTA OGBAH CONGRATULATES NBA BARNAWA (THE MODEL BRANCH ON THE SUCCESS OF 2022 LAW WEEK Mr. Isaac Omuta Ogbah, the Editor-In-Chief of Erudite Judgments of the Supreme Court have sent congratulatory messages to the Chairman, the leadership and the entire members of the NBA Barnawa (The Model Branch) on the success of its 2022 Law Week events. Mr. Isaac...
CLEMENT CHUKWUEMEKA LAUDS EKET BAR ON LAW WEEK
FEATURED 2022 LAW WEEK: CLEMENT UGO CHUKWUEMEKA, A CLEARED CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF 2ND VICE PRESIDENT IN JULY 16, 2022 NBA NATIONAL ELECTION, FELICITATES WITH EKET BAR A frontline bar leader and cleared candidate for the position of 2nd National Vice President in the forthcoming NBA general elections, Clement Ugo Chukwuemeka, Esq has felicitated with the leadership and members...
HIJAB: ‘WHY LPDC CAN’T SANCTION OMIRHOBO,’ BY OKUTEPA
• HE DIDN’T DISRUPT PROCEEDINGS, JUSTICES DIDN’T NOTICE HIM • HE IS MERE PUBLICITY SEEKER …. One of the longest serving Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) prosecutors at the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), Mr. Jibrin Okutepa SAN has said that the committee cannot not punish activist-lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo for the manner he dressed before appearing at the Supreme Court...
ACTIVIST-LAWYER CAUSES STIR AT SUPREME COURT WITH ‘CROSS DRESSING’
Human rights activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has appeared at the Supreme Court in lawyers’ robes garnished with traditional embellishments. In trending videos sighted by CITY LAWYER, the lawyer cited a Supreme Court judgement delivered last Friday as having given him “licence” to dress in that manner, noting that he appeared without wearing shoes. This is coming against the backdrop of...
NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL QUERY TO STUDENT ON DINNER SURFACES (DOWNLOAD)
The Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School is currently investigating a student for drinking water from a bottle at a law dinner. The query, sighted by CITY LAWYER and signed by one Fagbemi Charles-Titilayo for the Director and Head of Academics, reads: “It has been reported to the director and head of academics on June 16, 2022 that while...
FUNMI ADEOGUN ON FINANCIAL INVESTMENT: THREE SERVANTS (Part 22)
ADEOGUN, FUNMILOLA OLUWATOSIN LECTURES ON FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TITLED: THREE SERVANTS ( Part 22) Remember the lesson in part 21 is THE THREE SERVANTS are only stewards of the master’s investment The THREE SERVANTS give account of their stewardship which is financial reporting. They report the financial position and result of the investment to the Master so that He can analyze...
BODY OF BENCHERS WADES INTO SUPREME COURT CRISIS
The Body of Benchers has waded into the crisis rocking the Supreme Court of Nigeria, CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report. Rising from its emergency meeting yesterday, multiple sources told CITY LAWYER that the body set up an Advisory Committee on the Judiciary towards resolving the sensational face-off between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad and about 14 justices...
NBA ELECTIONS: EBONYI LAWYERS ENDORSE GADZAMA
FEATURED GADZAMA, SAN CAMPAIGN RECEIVES A BOOST AS ASSOCIATION OF EBONYI STATE LAWYERS IN LAGOS ENDORSED HIS CANDIDACY, PROMISED TO WORK FOR HIM The campaign trail of Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN received an impetus on Saturday, June 19, 2022 when the Association of Ebonyi State Lawyers in Lagos State endorsed Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN as the best and preferred presidential...
‘ISAAC OGBAH IS BOSS LIKE NO OTHER,’ SAYS AJELE
I have known Isaac Ogbah for many years. In fact I started my legal practice at his law firm 15 years ago when I relocated back to Nigeria from the UK and I am still with him today as Head of Chambers Ogbah Isaac & Co as well as Head of publication, Legal Jurisprudence Ltd, publishers of Erudite Judgment of...