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NBA Crisis: General Secretary Suspended As Allegations of Assault on Staff Emerge

The crisis engulfing the Nigerian Bar Association seems to have come to a head this morning as the General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Joyce Oduah has been suspended from office. The Lawyer has been informed that the suspension took place after…

15/08/2022

NBA Crisis: NBA General Secretary Makes Startling Revelations

The General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Joyce Oduah FICMC Esq, has made some startling revelations about recent happenings in the NBA and amongst the top leadership. Reacting to the disclaimer of Notice of Withdrawal of the proposed constitutional amendment by the…

14/08/2022

Professional Misconduct: Adekunbi Ogunde to Respond to Allegations – LPDC

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC has written to Adekunbi Ogunde, the Partner in the Chambers of the Body of Benchers Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN to respond to Allegation of Professional Misconduct levelled against her by the Nigerian Bar Association. This is…

13/08/2022

Public Office Holders Must End Medical Tourism – Falana

As Nigeria heads for the general election in 2023, a foremost human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that until medical tourism by public office holders is stopped, the infrastructural challenge in government health facilities will not end. Falana, who stated this…

12/08/2022

Wike Distances Self From Lawsuit Against Atiku’s Candidacy

Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike few moments ago (Friday) distanced himself from a purported suit said to have been filed by him seeking the removal of Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s general…

12/08/2022

Wike Sues Atiku, Tambuwal, Demands Recognition as Presidential Candidate

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was held was in…

12/08/2022

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

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