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2023: Attempts To Stop BVAS’ Use’ll Spell Doom For Nigeria – Sagay

Two elder statesmen, Professor Itse Sagay and Engineer Buba Galadima, have carpeted moves by some persons to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prevent the commission from utilising Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) for the conduct of the forthcoming General…

17/09/2022

Discard Appointment Policy on S’Court Justices Now, BoSAN Tells NJC

The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BoSAN) has told the National Judicial Council (NJC), the body responsible for the appointment of judicial officers, that it is high time the NJC stopped the current replacement policy for the appointment of Justices of…

15/09/2022

Falana Asks EFCC to Investigate NNPC’s Fuel Importation Figures

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Nigeria’s fuel importation as well as mismanagement of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Falana said…

15/09/2022

Go Beyond Visiting Nigeria’s Destroyers – Falana to Labour Party

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Labour Party to massively mobilize the Nigerian workers and youth groups to stand a chance of wrestling power from the more established workers. He told the party that the people they are competing with…

14/09/2022

AELEX Elevates Two Senior Associates To Partners

ǼLEX, a leading Commercial & Dispute Resolution law firm has elevated two associates of the law firm, Tiwalola Osazuwa and Ugonna Ogbuagu, to partners. The firm, with offices in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Accra, Ghana; admitted the new partners into the practice…

13/09/2022

List of REC Nominees Constitutionally Defective – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the controversial nomination of four Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from the Senate and ensure that the nominees were investigated by relevant security agencies. According to Falana the nomination of…

12/09/2022

Prof. Egbewole SAN Emerges 12th Vice Chancellor of Unilorin

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN) Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole has been appointed the 12th vice chancellor of University of Ilorin. Egbewole who has been in the institution for the past 25 years emerged vice chancellor of the institution after a vigorous selection process. The…

09/09/2022

Charles Ihua-Maduenyi SAN Is Dead

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Charles Ihua-Maduenyi is dead. The Coordinator of the 2021 Class of Senior Advocates, Mr. Ade Agbola SAN told press that Ihua-Maduenyi died this afternoon in Abuja. The Port Harcourt based senior lawyer was a Commissioner under Peter Odili…

06/09/2022

Emeka Obegolu, SAN Appointed Patron of National ADR Society

The National ADR Society has appointed Emeka Obegolu, SAN as its Patron. In a letter, dated 2nd September, 2022, conveyed to the Learned Silk, the society state; “We write to you with extreme gratitude for your show of support in such short…

05/09/2022

Falana Writes Lagos AG, Insists Agency Lacks Legal Power to Collect Levy

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has cautioned the Lagos State government not to usurp the powers conferred on local governments to fix and collect parking fees in the state, stressing that it remains the constitutional responsibility of the local governments to…

05/09/2022

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