The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Thursday failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts probing alleged financial discrepancies amounting to over N210tn in its audited reports from 2017 to 2023. Despite being summoned, no officials or external auditors from NNPCL showed up. However, representatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
![OTU OKA-IWU [ASSOCIATION OF IGBO LAWYERS] ABUJA PRESIDENT, SIR. CHIDI UDEKWE, VISITS OUR ESTATE, COMMENDS OUR SUCCESSFUL EFFORT AT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A CREDIBLE INVESTMENT PLATFORM AT THE LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME](https://citylawyermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LIBI-OTU-360x360.jpg "LIBI-OTU")
Our Estate is with FCDA ALLOCATION & FCDA APPROVED BUILDING PLAN. One of the Roads Linking our Estate to the Abuja City Center was Commissioned by the FCT Minister a few days ago [Ketti-Kabusa Expressway]. Issuance of C. of O. to Allottees has also commenced. Estate is built-up, with a standard Police Post and about...
Together, We Lead with Integrity Dear colleagues, I know that what we need now is not promises but proof of purpose. My record speaks to consultative leadership, practical results, and Principal advocacy. This campaign is not about me. It is about us. It is about what we can achieve together when we place our shared...
NEWS RELEASE “Nigerian Law Society (NLS) Set to Launch its Stamp and Seal for its own Lawyers, Committee Chaired by Prof. Peter Akper, SAN” By Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja Barring any unforeseen last minute hiccups, the Nigerian Law Society (NLS) is set to launch its stamp and seal in July 2025. Towards this Prof. Peter...
A High Court of Kenya sitting in Nairobi, the East African country, has declared the detention and transfer of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 as unlawful and illegal. The court also awarded compensatory damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings against the Kenyan...
NEWS RELEASE “NBA President Charges Lawyers to Embrace Future-Ready Mindset at Nnewi Law Week” Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has urged legal practitioners nationwide to cultivate boldness, preparation, and continuous professional development to thrive in the evolving legal landscape. He made this call at the 2025 Law Week of...
JUDICIAL FRAUD AND LAND GRABBING: A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM By Monday Ubani About six years ago, my client, a UK-based Nigerian widow became the target of an audacious scheme orchestrated by a notorious syndicate of land grabbers operating under the guise of a land owning family in Lagos. Their objective was clear:...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), under the leadership of its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has issued a formal clarification in response to a widely circulated voice message misrepresenting the provisions and implementation of the Legal Practitioners’ Remuneration Order 2023. The misleading message, attributed to one Frank Aboua, has been described by the...
Dear FIDA NEC Members and distinguished guests, I write to extend my warmest felicitation to the FIDA Nigeria National Executive Council led by the CVP/National President MRS. ELIANA MARTINS, the EXCO and members of FIDA Nigeria, Rivers State branch ably led by Chairperson MRS. TAMUNOIBUEMI LIFE-GEORGE, all FIDAns Nationwide, as you convene in Port Harcourt,...
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