BY MONDAY UBANI The above decision of the apex Court has, no doubt, generated considerable discussion among politicians, lawyers and legal commentators. Interpretations have varied, with different opinions being expressed about the true implication of the judgment. The certified true copy of the judgment is not yet handy, for reasons that are largely administrative. What...
African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) International Inc. has announced tomorrow, Sunday, September 20, 2026, as the end of the Early Bird window for its eagerly awaited International Conference. The conference is scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana from November 18th to 22nd, 2026. The Conference is hosted by Mandy Demechi-Asagba Esq., President, AWLA International...
President Bola Tinubu has hailed an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal judgment rejecting a $680 million claim by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd. against Nigeria. The President disclosed this in a statement personally signed by him on Thursday in Abuja. Sunrise had demanded $680 million as settlement and interest in an arbitration relating...
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...
* THERE ARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: NIGERIA MUST NOT DESCEND There is something increasingly unsettling about Nigeria’s political environment as we approach the 2027 general elections. Political competition appears to be giving way, gradually but unmistakably, to political intolerance. Threats, intimidation, bullying and open hostility are becoming disturbingly familiar features of our political discourse. This should...
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NEWS RELEASE NBA CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AS LAWYERS TRAVELLING TO AGC 2026 REMAIN STRANDED ON OHARA–SAPELE ROAD The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has received reports that lawyers and other travellers proceeding to Port Harcourt for the 2026 NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) have remained stranded on the Oghara–Sapele Road following an obstruction caused by...
‘My life in captivity’ – Justice Faruk Bunza After nine days in captivity and subsequently regaining freedom, Weekend Trust tracked Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza to his residence at Unguwar Chaki quarters, Bunza, for an insight into his experience in the bush and more. Although he had to undergo medical checks after his release, the judge,...
Legal scholar, Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu SAN is dead. CITY LAWYER gathered that Kasunmu “departed peacefully” in the early hours of today. A trending post by “The Kasunmu Family” stated that “Professor Kasunmu was not only a cherished patriarch of our family but also a distinguished scholar, mentor, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria whose legacy...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has narrated how it successfully prosecuted a fake lawyer, one John Nwawuto Anoruo. In a statement following the court judgment on the matter, the anti-graft agency stated that “His case began after he submitted a petition dated September 22, 2025, to the EFCC on behalf of his clients...