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Falana to Sue Prison Officials for Torturing Inibehe Effiong

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has vowed to sue prison officials for allegedly torturing lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. Effiong, an activist and lawyer, is serving a one-month prison sentence for contempt of court after asking the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette…

12/08/2022

$418m Paris Club Refund Deductions: Governors Have No Basis To Complain ― AGF

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday, declared that state governors have no basis to complain about deductions from the Paris Club refund paid to consultants they hired. Appearing at the Ministerial Media Briefing organised by…

11/08/2022

FG Borrows N2.45tn From CBN Despite Warnings and Fiscal Risks

The Federal Government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances rose from N17.46tn in December 2021 to N19.91tn in June 2022. According to data from the CBN, this shows that the Federal Government borrowed N2.45tn from the…

11/08/2022

RPC 2020 : Court Declares AGF’s Unilateral Amendment Illegal

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared as illegal and invalid the unilateral amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) for Legal Practitioners in Nigeria by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami. Justice Donatus Okorowo first dismissed…

10/08/2022

Coroner Indicts Regulatory Bodies over Ikoyi Building Collapse

The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, on Tuesday attributed the November 1, 2021 Ikoyi 21-storey building collapse to negligence in adhering to the best practices by the relevant agencies responsible for approval and supervision of the project. Komolafe disclosed this while delivering judgment…

10/08/2022

Protect NBA’s Integrity, Akpata Tells Lawyers

The outgoing President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, has called on lawyers in the country to be vigilant of all moves by some persons to bend the rule of law in the nation for selfish interests. He made the…

09/08/2022

TCCP Releases Schedule of Events for NBA-AGC 2022

Ahead of the 62nd yearly general conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) scheduled to hold from August 19 to 26, 2022 in Lagos, the NBA Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) 2022 has released the schedule of programmes for the…

09/08/2022

Panel Recommends Whistleblower’s Sacking for Exposing Fake Employment Scam

A civil servant, Richard Oghenerhoro, is set to face disciplinary action for uncovering fake employment in the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Abuja and making his finding public. The whistleblower was found guilty of misconduct, breach of oath of secrecy, unauthorised…

09/08/2022

Dariye, Nyame Rleased from Prison Four Months After Presidential Pardon

Former Governors of Plateau and Taraba states, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, who were granted pardon by President Muhammadu Buhari in April have been released from Kuje Custodial Centre. Their release is sequel to the receipt of the letter of clemency from the…

08/08/2022

BBNaija’s Beauty Not our Member – NBA VP

The first Vice President of the Nigeria Bar Association, John Aikpokpo-Martins, has denounced former housemate of Big Brother Naija season 7, Beauty Tukura, as a member of the association. Beauty was on Sunday disqualified from the show after receiving three strikes due to…

08/08/2022

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