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5 Major Events in Nigeria’s Legal Sector in 2022

OLANIPEKUM/AJUMOGOBIA INFLUENCE PEDDLING ROW Wole Olanipekun, chairman of the Body of Benchers and a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has been under fire since June over an attempt to hijack a client of Henry Ajumogobia, a fellow SAN. Adekunbi Ogunde, a partner in Wole…

31/12/2022

FULL TEXT: Buhari’s Last New Year Message as President

New Year speech by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for the year 2023, which happens to be his last as President. Read full text below: My fellow countrymen and women, a very happy and prosperous New Year to you. First, I would like…

31/12/2022

Raheem: Court remands killer cop till January 30

As the demand for justice for the slain pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, heightens, the court has remanded the suspected killer cop, ASP Drambi Vandi, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Lagos State till January 30, 2023. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command,…

30/12/2022

Justice Taiwo Taiwo (Rtd) and Wife Lament Low Judicial Pay (VIDEO)

Justice Taiwo Taiwo (rtd), has called on the Federal Government to tackle the issue of poor remuneration and low level of welfare afforded judges. This is as his wife, Justice Toyin Taiwo who retired from the Lagos State High Court in September faulted…

30/12/2022

Bolanle Raheem: NBA Demands N5bn Compensation For Family

The NBA also revealed that it has appointed human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) to monitor the trial of the suspected killer-cop on behalf of the association. According to Adegboruwa in a press statement he issued in Lagos on Thursday, the chairman of…

29/12/2022

Sanwo-Olu Meets IGP for Prosecution of Killer Cops

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, met with the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja over the recent extra-judicial killings by trigger-happy cops in the state and seeking appropriate prosecution. In a Thursday…

29/12/2022

Police Reveal Face Of Officer Who Shot Lagos Lawyer

The Lagos Police Command has revealed the name and face of the officer who shot Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer. Raheem was shot dead at Ajah on Christmas day. The lawyer was said to be pregnant with twins. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed the…

29/12/2022

Ohanaeze President General, Obiozor, Dies At 80

President General of the apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, has died. He was aged 80. Although the cause of death is yet to be officially revealed, he was said to have died of heart related illness. However, Governor of Imo State,…

29/12/2022

My Daughter Pregnant With Twins, Died with Her Glory – Bolanle Raheem’s Mum

The mother of late Omobolanle Raheem, the lawyer who was shot dead by Drambi Vandi, a policeman attached to the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State, has said the victim was pregnant with twins. The bereaved woman, according to TheCable, spoke on Tuesday during…

28/12/2022

Attorney-General to Lead Prosecution Team for Expectant Lawyer’s Killer

Lagos Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) will lead the prosecution team in the trial of the killer of Mrs Bolanle Raheem. Mrs Raheem, a lawyer and expectant mother, was killed by a policeman on Christmas Day in Lagos while…

28/12/2022

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