The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has dismissed an appeal brought by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on the forced retirement of several senior police officers, affirming the judgment of the National Industrial Court on the controversial retirement. Among the senior officers affected by the forced retirement were AIG Idowu Owohunwa, AIG Ben Igwe, and...
OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA ON THE URGENT NEED TO PROVIDE OFFICIAL VEHICLES FOR JUDGES, MAGISTRATES, AND CHAIRMEN OF CUSTOMARY COURTS IN IMO STATE. By Chinedu Agu Your Excellency, I write this open letter in the public interest and in defence of judicial dignity, judicial security, and the integrity of the justice...
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The Secretary of NBA Legal Entrepreneurship Committee and Administrator of the Lawyers in Business Institute (LIBI), Emeka Silas Agbara has expressed his intention to vie for the Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal Constituency in the forthcoming 2027 General |Elections. In an statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Agbara recounted his humble beginnings and vowed to uplift his people...
The Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture 2026, reputed to be the largest single gathering of Lawyers in North East Nigeria, will this year honour a retired Justice of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Justice Ali Andeyangtso. Meanwhile, Chief Godwin Odumu Obla SAN has been designated to deliver the Keynote Address at the eagerly awaited event. Another Keynote...
A case has been filed by human rights lawyer, Mr. Babatunde Jinadu on alleged unlawful extortion of Nigerians by Ikeja Electric PLC. The case at the Federal High Court (FHC/L/CS/476/26) presided over by Honorable Justice C. J. Aneke. It was brought pursuant to Order 3 Rule 6 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules...
NEWS RELEASE On 25th March 2026, the Ministry of Justice, Abia State, received a delegation from the Male Feminists Network (MFN), led by the Executive Director, Dr. Kelechukwu Okezie. The team paid an advocacy visit to formally introduce the Male Feminists Project in Abia State, seek strategic partnership, and request institutional endorsement from the Ministry....
An online poll posted on the X account of Amnesty International Nigeria shows that 96.5% of respondents believe Nigerian judges are not independent and free. The poll, which had garnered more than 1,800 votes at the time of writing, recorded only 3.5% saying the country’s judges are independent and free. The poll was launched a...
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Human rights activist, Mr. Joe Nwokedi will on March 21, 2026, be inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Administrators and Researchers of Nigeria (ICARN ). According to a notice seen by CITY LAWYER, the induction ceremony will take place at Nigerian Educational Research & Development Council (NERDC)NERDC Road, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. A...