Excitement has enveloped the legal industry following the appointment of Dr. Gbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the new Director-General of the elite Nigerian Law School. A stickler for discipline and excellence, Odusote was recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the first female Director-General of the 63-year-old school. Opening the floodgate of congratulatory messages, the Governor...
A NECESSARY DISCLAIMER AND CLARIFICATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC RE: THE SPURIOUS LETTER DATED DECEMBER 30, 2025, FROM A SELF-STYLED “EXECUTIVE COUNCIL” OF THE NIGERIAN LAW SOCIETY (NLS) By Chief Joe Kyari Gadzama, SAN, OFR, MFR For ease of reference, a copy of the spurious letter dated December 30, 2025, addressed to me is attached...
A team of clergymen and senior lawyers of the Anglican Church yesterday stormed Onitsha High Court in solidarity with Rev. Tochukwu Agina, a priest of the Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru, Anambra State who was battered and dehumanized by Naval men attached to Ogbaru Naval base on November 30, 2025. Agina, a youthful priest was attacked...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) will hold its inaugural Executive Committee Strategy Workshop/Meeting from January 22 to January 25, 2026. According to a notice obtained by CITY LAWYER, “The Strategy Workshop/Meeting will also provide opportunity for the development of the NBA-SPIDEL 2026 Annual Activities Workplan.” The...
The Department of State Security (DSS) has filed a criminal charge against a 63-year old lawyer, Moses Oddiri, who accused Mr. Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of stealing N4 billion belonging to Orogun oil-bearing community. The charge against the lawyer was sequel to a petition written to the DSS...
Past NBA National Officer, Mr. Okey Ohagba is set to lay his late father to rest on February 5, 2026, a programme released by the family indicates. The full text of the funeral programme is below. FUNERAL PROGRAM: CONDOLENCE MESSAGES/TRIBUTES: Condolence messages/tributes are welcome via iduuohagbafuneral@gmail.com ON/OR BEFORE 10TH JANUARY, 2026 REST ON, PHENOMENAL IDUU,...
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is facing a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations that it secretly opened and operated a corporate bank account in a company’s name, channeled more than ₦5 billion through the account, and secured a ₦2 billion loan —transactions that allegedly exposed the company’s managing director...
Long-distance combat drones launched from a United States military facility in Ghana have neutralised a major terrorist build-up in Sokoto State following an intelligence-driven security collaboration between the Nigerian government and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Multiple security sources confirmed that the operation deployed advanced long-range unmanned aerial systems alongside naval strike capabilities from the...
The Igbo community in Sokoto State has undertaken a Christmas visit to Sokoto Prison, where the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is serving prison sentence. A statement by the leadership of the community, signed by Nze A. C. Madu and made available to journalists on Thursday, stated that “the...
* LIGHT UP CLINIC VIA SOLAR FACILITY * HAND-OVER SOLAR-POWERED BOREHOLE * GIFT XMAS COW, FOOD ITEMS TO INMATES * EXCITE INMATES WITH FOOTBALL MATCH The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has expressed its willingness to provide free legal assistance to 115 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre,...