The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the reliefs sought by Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN, against the three-year suspension imposed on him by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). The court, while delivering a landmark judgment in the matter that has dominated legal discourse recently, held that the enforcement of the disciplinary direction...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has approached the High Court of Imo State seeking to halt the September 26, 2026 local government elections, alleging that the process initiated by the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) contains statutory defects relating to the Notice of Election, electoral timetable and Register of Voters. The suit, filed...
By Raphael Christopher The Supreme Court’s decision in Ben Mene-Ejegi v Nigerian Bar Association & Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, SC/481/2018, delivered on 26 June 2026, has fundamentally altered the architecture of appeals arising from disciplinary proceedings against Nigerian legal practitioners. By a 5–2 majority, the Court held that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain a direct...
Retired Lagos Magistrates Struggle With N23,000 Monthly Pension After Decades Of Service, Lawyer Says A lawyer and National Convener of Citizens Support for Lower Courts, Bayo Akinlade, has raised concerns over the welfare of retired magistrates in Lagos State, saying some receive as little as N23,000 monthly pension after decades of service. Akinlade, in a...
Attorneys in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ $100M defamation lawsuit seek to withdraw over months of unpaid fees. The attorneys said in the filing that Combs is more than six months behind on fees and that there has been “a total breakdown in cooperation and communication between Mr. Combs and the Firm.” Sean “Diddy” Combs has “declined...
Civil society organisations have said that the June 2026 acquittal of former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke by a jury at Southwark Crown Court does not automatically determine or terminate separate asset-recovery litigation pending before Nigerian courts. The organisations include the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ; Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre,...
The prosecution of former NBA Shendam Branch Chairman Gabriel Tsenyen has become more than a dispute over an online post. It is emerging as an important test of how Nigeria’s criminal justice system will draw the line between criminal conduct and expression in the country’s increasingly influential digital community spaces. What began as an exchange...
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) has raised concerns over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, urging authorities to resolve outstanding issues surrounding his bail and ensure that his constitutional rights are protected. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the council said the credibility of Nigeria’s justice system depended...
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Judicial Division, sitting in Maitama, has issued an order directing all parties to maintain status quo in respect of a disputed land belonging to the University of Abuja, also known as Yakubu Gowon University. Ruling on a Motion on Notice dated and filed on July 30,...
Contrary to widespread media reports that he was remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), embattled former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Shendam Branch, Mr. Gabriel Nkup Tsenyen has told CITY LAWYER that he was granted bail by the Federal High Court. Making reference to the reports, the Bar...