The Rivers State Judiciary has refuted a report that one of its judges, Justice Boma Diepriye declared as “unconstitutional, null and void”, the appointment of Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas by President Bola Tinubu as Administrator of the state. CITY LAWYER recalls that the social media was awash yesterday with reports that a Federal...
COMMENTARY YOUR EXCELLENCY, SIMINALAYI FUBARA, PLEASE COME TO THE RESCUE! BY MONDAY UBANI The ongoing controversy surrounding the N300 million donation by the Rivers State Government under Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for its forthcoming Annual General Conference has become a subject of national discourse, legal curiosity, and political undertones. Originally,...
Both the Rivers State Judiciary and the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission have disowned former Chief Magistrate Ejike George who sensationally stated that he resigned from judicial functions due to imposition of state of emergency on the state. Confirming CITY LAWYER exclusive report, the two entities stated that George was compulsorily retired from service due...
The last has not been heard about the sudden resignation of a Chief Magistrate in Rivers State reportedly due to his unease over the appointment of a Sole Administrator to oversee the affairs of the state. Mr. Ejike George, a Chief Magistrate in the Rivers State Judiciary, had tendered his resignation from service, saying: “This...
The Rivers State Government has demanded a refund of N300 million from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the relocation of its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu. In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Hector Igbikiowubo, the state government criticized the NBA’s reasons for moving the event,...
A judge of the FCT High Court has held that Mr. Tobenna Erojikwe, a presidential candidate in the 2024 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, “is justifiably an interested party, having contested an election conducted by the ECNBA on behalf of the 1st Defendant.” This view is contained in the judgment of the court delivered by...
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTS OF THE RIVERS STATE SOLE ADMINISTRATOR IS A CLEAR POWER GRAB, MILITARY COUP, NOTHING TO DO WITH RESTORATION OF SECURITY. BY HON. C. I. D. MADUABUM On 18th March, President Tinubu promulgated an illegal state of emergency in Rivers State and unconstitutionally usurped the authorities of the elected structures in the state. He...
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top US law enforcement agencies to release confidential information generated on President Bola Tinubu during a “purported federal investigation in the 1990s.” The judge, Beryl Howell, made the order on Tuesday, saying that protecting the information from public disclosure is “neither logical nor...
In a development stirring strong reactions within Imo State’s legal community, two constitutional suits filed by activist and former NBA Owerri Secretary, Mr. Chinedu Agu, have been reassigned to a new judge and given the same hearing date —3 0th May, 2025. The first matter, Suit No. HIH/8M/2025, Seeks extension of time to apply for...
Barring any last-minute hitch, the Anambra State Government will today arraign three top native doctors before an Anambra State High Court sitting at Awka for alleged involvement in criminal activities. The suspects are Chidozie Nwangwu popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki”, Onyebuchi Okocha known as “Onye Eze” and Ekene Igboezekwe popularly known as “Eke...