Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Second Vice President (2018-2020), Prof. Foluke Dada-Lawanson has finally thrown her weight behind the aspiration of Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN to lead the Nigerian Bar. Dada-Lawanson also told CITY LAWYER that the trending news that she has stepped down for Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya SAN is “lies,” even as she made...
Foremost human rights activist, Professor Chidi Odinkalu has congratulated leading justice sector reform advocate, Prof. Uju Agomoh on her election as the new Chair of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). In a post on his verified Twitter/X handle, Odinkalu, who is often described by his admirers as the...
Contrary to media reports that Mr. Kunle Edun SAN resigned as Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Electoral Committee to protest meddlesomeness by the Transition Committee, CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report that nothing could be farther from the truth. Investigation by CITY LAWYER shows that the fiery...
NBA REMUNERATION COMMITTEE PROBES FIVE PETITIONS OVER ALLEGED BREACH OF 2023 REMUNERATION ORDER The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Remuneration Committee has commenced investigations into five petitions filed against legal practitioners accused of violating the provisions of the Legal Practitioners (Remuneration )Order 2023 (LPRO 2023). The Chairman of the Committee, Chief Emeka Obegolu, SAN, made this...
NNAMDI KANU’S AVOIDABLE ORDEAL: HOW AMATEUR LEGAL SHOWMEN LED A HIGH-PROFILE CASE INTO A JUDICIAL AMBUSH WHEN JUSTICE BECAME A PERFORMANCE: THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCE OF TURNING NNAMDI KANU’S TRIAL INTO CONTENT I had genuinely intended, out of sheer exhaustion and out of respect for the sensitivity of this moment, to refrain from revisiting this saga....
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), is pleased to report a favourable final arbitral award issued on 11th November 2025 by a Tribunal constituted under the auspices of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre of the Federal High Court. The Claimant (Fougerolle V Fougerolle) initiated the arbitration vide a...
Chief Wole Olanipekun, CFR, SAN, Life Bencher at 74: Celebrating a Life of Purpose, Passion and Profound Impact By Muritala O. Abdul-Rasheed and Mutalubi Ojo Adebayo There are men whose lives become footnotes in history; there are others whose names are etched in marble; and then there are a rare few whose presence becomes an...
ENOUGH OF THE CARNAGE: THE TIME TO END MASS ABDUCTIONS AND TARGETED KILLINGS IS NOW – NBA On Monday, 17 November 2025, Nigeria awoke once again to a horrific act of violence and national shame. Armed terrorists stormed the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, murdered a courageous teacher, and abducted at...
Two customers of Alpha Morgan Bank Plc-NEM Insurance Plc and Extension Publications Limited have joined the bank in suing 19 financial institutions over the alleged disappearance of N230,978,536 during what the bank described as a system glitch. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeks urgent orders to block multiple bank accounts...
INTERVIEW In this interview with CITY LAWYER, respected senior lawyer and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC), Mr. Ikeazor Akaraiwe SAN gives first-ever insights on LOC preparations for the eagerly awaited event, saying that no effort has been spared to give conferees a memorable conference...