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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has asked President Bola Tinubu to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu. The senior lawyer, in a statement on Thursday, said the…

Foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Sunday, declared that the Department of State Services (DSS) lacked power to investigate and prosecute the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, for alleged money laundering. Falana said such prosecutorial…

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, has described confirmation by the Department of State Services, DSS, that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele is in its custody as a ‘shock.’ Agbakoba questioned…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has said while President Bola Tinubu has the constitutional powers to suspend the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, his arrest by any of the security agencies requires leave of court to be…

Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, SAN has berated the outrageous severance packages for politicians in the country. The renowned legal luminary, who equally proposed that the National Assembly lawmakers should not receive salaries but sitting allowances says it…

The Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, has denied allegations that he deposed Ibadan-based barrister Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN) of the chieftaincy title of Jagunmolu of Ede, claiming that the allegation was made to incite resentment. In a chat with press on Friday…

Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana has described the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to increase pump price of PMS as illegal. He was speaking on the sideline of an emergency meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Executive…

Mr Paul Usoro, SAN has been appointed as the new Chairman of Access Bank Plc. Prior to his appointment in May, 2023, Mr. Usoro had been a Non-Executive Director of the bank since January 2014. Mr. Usoro is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,…