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No fewer than 17 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) from Kogi State have called for the suspension of appointment of new Judges into the state judiciary until certain criteria are met, SaharaReporters reported. This was contained in a letter to the Chief Judge…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says that Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court in the presidential election case has all but ended any contest, but maintained that it is not ideal for the judiciary to decide winners of elections. Falana, who was…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, has blamed the 1999 Constitution for the incessant electoral litigations over the years and said there will be no end to electoral issues until the law is amended. Clarke, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has called for the amendment of the Electoral Act. He said this while reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment on Thursday, October 26, which upheld the Presidential Election victory of President Bola Tinubu of the…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has written to the Minister of Finance, Olawale Edun, urging him to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to remit the sum of $34.2bn to the Federation account. By a letter dated October 24, and…

Kanu Agabi, a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has declared that there is nothing wrong with Nigeria’s Constitution. Agabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, made the declaration on Monday at the National Conference 2023 of the Forum of Former Deputy…

Justice Knowles absolved a former Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Olasupo Shasore, of corruption allegations in the case. The Federal Government of Nigeria had accused Shasore, who was one of the country’s lawyers in the case, of corruption allegations. However, in his…

Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to review the plan of paying the court fines for 4,000 convicts with N500 million. Falana advised Tunji-Ojo to rather use the fund earmarked for that purpose in seeking…

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola,  believes politics has become the only lucrative business in Nigeria. The legal icon spoke during the 11th convocation ceremony of Afe Babalola University on Saturday, lamenting that education is gradually being relegated to…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Wale Babalakin took a critical look at the nation’s economy and said Nigeria does not have the required manpower to develop her economy because of the poor quality of her graduates. Babalakin expressed sadness that…