Adekunbi Ogunde, a Partner at the law firm of Wole Olanipekun & Co., who has been at the centre of controversies arising from a letter of solicitation written by her to one Saipem Ltd on 20th June in her statement lamented that…
Femi Falana; lawyer, activist, senior advocate ,has accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari of “failing to satisfactorily address the crisis of insecurity in the country, and doing nothing to end the mismanagement of the economy under his watch.”
Falana stated this in…
The Nigerian Bar Association on Wednesday noted that it had been unable to secure the release of human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, due to “the Chief Judge indicating that she was unwilling or unable to further entertain the matter.”
The national president of…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services due to fear of terrorist attacks.
Multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation and the NRC confided in one of our correspondents that the train services would not resume until the…
Abuja based Legal Practitioner and Activist, Lady (Barr) Chidinma Udebuani, a.k.a, Lady Agams, has dragged the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, to court over his refusal to honour the request of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to…
The Chairman of the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr. Monday Ubani, has urged fast-rising human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, to remain strong and determined as he journeys in life, noting that a fair dose of strength and…
In a letter to the NBA President, the Chairman of the Sokoto branch, Muhammad Nuhu restated their disappointment at the postponement and eventual cancellation of the Conference earlier scheduled to hold in the State.
According to the letter, in view of various security…
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has received the report of an investigative committee set up by the state government to investigate the May 12, 2022 students unrest at the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) in Sokoto.
Recall that, a student…
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CHIEF WOLE OLANIPEKUN, OFR, SAN, CHAIRMAN BODY OF BENCHERS AT THE EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE BODY OF BENCHERS HELD ON TUESDAY, 21ST JUNE, 2022.
1.0 PROTOCOLS:
2.0 INTRODUCTION:
2.1 May I welcome all distinguished and honourable members of the Body of Benchers (Body) to…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been dragged before a Delta State High Court sitting at Effurun, Delta State, by one Emmanuel Moses Sanwo-Olu claiming to be his biological son.
In the SUIT NO.: EHC/148/2022 BETWEEN Emmanuel Moses Sanwo-Olu and Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
