LAWYERS & LAW FIRMS

The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch has announced the passing away of Life Bencher and Former Chairman Body of Benchers, Chief George Uwechue SAN, Fnials (Owelle of Ogwashi Uku) today. This was contained in a statement signed by the branch’s welfare secretary, Olaide…

Lawyers in Nigeria have been cautioned by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State, Lawal Pedro, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to refrain from assisting clients in punishing landlords. This warning was given during the advocacy program titled “Building…

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…