Barely 24 hours after CITY LAWYER reported the exclusion of Midwest presidential aspirants in the high-profile debate slated for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference, the leadership of the NBA has rectified the situation. CITY LAWYER had yesterday reported the exclusion of former NBA First Vice President, John Aikpokpo-Martins and former NBA Third...
There are strong indications that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) may have micro-zoned the presidency of the association in the forthcoming elections to the South West bloc. This indication emerged at the weekend as the association shut out at least two aspirants from the MidWest bloc from the high-profile Annual General Conference (AGC) ‘debate’ slated...
Former Nigerian Bar Association 2nd Vice President (2018-2020), Prof. Foluke Dada-Lawson has vowed to contest next year’s NBA presidential election notwithstanding reported endorsement of senior lawyer, Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN by Egbe Amofin O’odua as its sole aspirant for the coveted seat. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the influential regional association of lawyers of Yoruba extraction...
No fewer than 72 students of the elite Nigerian Law School have carted home the much-coveted First Class grade in the Bar Finals Examination held last February. According to information obtained by CITY LAWYER, the outstanding students constitute only 1.3 per cent of the 5,674 aspirants to the Nigerian Bar who sat for the examination...
The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), has urged greater reliance on arbitration for resolving commercial disputes. Pedro made the call while receiving in audience a high-powered delegation of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Nigeria Branch, led by its chair and chartered arbitrator, Mrs. Sola Adegbonmire. The Attorney General...
CASE LAW REPORT Court Of Appeal Affirms Banks’ Right To Restrict Accounts Without Court Order Can a bank restrict a customer’s account without a court order? According to the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, the answer is yes. If there’s a report of fraud or suspicious activity, a bank may act immediately. In a landmark...
New wig Oluwabusayo Olawale Ifonlaja was the cynosure of all eyes at the recent Call to Bar ceremonies hosted by the Body of Benchers as he not only emerged as the Best Graduating Student but carted home 17 prizes. Ifonlaja had shown great promise when he emerged with a perfect 5.0 cumulative grade point average...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hailed a new wig who was admitted to the Nigerian Bar this week. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Atiku noted that the new wig is a daughter of his deceased media aide who was assisted with a scholarship to enable her complete her studies. He wrote:...
It was a fitting birthday gift for Council of Legal Education Chairman, Chief Emeka Ngige SAN, OFR as he witnessed the Call to Bar of a new wig whose family has produced three generations of lawyers. The Nigerian family is basking in joy after welcoming a third-generation lawyer into their fold, as captured in a...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has mobilized 97 volunteer lawyers to defend its interim leaders against what it calls a fake lawsuit allegedly backed by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party made this known in a statement last Tuesday, calling the legal challenge “fabricated, fraudulent, and politically motivated.” Mr. Mohammed Sheriff, who leads the...