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Some Villa Visitors In Court For Looting, Don’t Send Wrong Signals, Falana Urges Tinubu

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has asked President Bola Tinubu to refrain from sending the wrong signal, saying there have been several high-profile politicians with looting cases in court who have been visiting the Presidential Villa. “Some of those who are going…

10/07/2023

Sitting Judges Should Not Preside Over Election Tribunals – Afe Babalola

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, on Monday, said sitting judges should not preside over election petitions tribunals. The nonagenarian Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said judges who preside over election tribunals should be separate from…

10/07/2023

Legal Icon, Afe Babalola Celebrates 60years As A Lawyer

Today, the cream of the legal profession and other important dignitaries will converge on the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), in Ado Ekiti in honor of the founder, Aare Afe Babalola, as he celebrates the 60th anniversary of his call to the Bar. Chairman…

10/07/2023

Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN Advocates For the Establishment of An African Arbitration Center

During a panel discussion at the NBA SBL Conference held in Lagos on the theme “Forging a Path to Effective Commercial Dispute Resolution in Africa: Exploring the Need for an African Arbitration Centre,” Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, strongly advocated for the establishment…

08/07/2023

Sanwo-Olu Running One-Man Show In Lagos – Adegboruwa

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has accused the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of spending public funds while the State Executive Council has not been duly constituted. Adegboruwa accused the governor of running a one-man show for over one month…

08/07/2023

‘What We Have In Nigeria Is Plutocracy, Not Democracy,’ – Falana

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has stated that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria”, the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” According to Falana, “out of the 93 million voters that were registered, only 22…

07/07/2023

Falana Asks DSS To Speed Up Investigation, Arraign Bawa, Emefiele

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to speed up the investigation into the cases involving the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa and the embattled Governor of the Central…

01/07/2023

Afe Babalola Warns Nigerians Against Migration

Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola (SAN), has cautioned Nigerians migrating to foreign countries, saying no nation has opportunity for self-development like Nigeria. The legal icon said that if he had accepted to remain in England in the 60s, he…

26/06/2023

It’s Wrong for President to Influence Election of NASS Leaders – OCJ Okocha SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Former Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief O.C.J Okocha, has justified why it is wrong for the President to influence the election of the National Assembly leaders. Okocha stated this while speaking with Saturday Vanguard in…

18/06/2023

Wahab Shittu SAN Raises ‘A Lot Of Concern’ Over Revolving Door Of EFCC Leadership

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Wahab Shittu, has expressed concern over the trend of upheavals that have plagued the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since its inception. This comes after Wednesday’s suspension of EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa by…

17/06/2023

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