LEGAL NEWS

CAC Rejects Law Society of Nigeria

More facts have emerged on how the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) rejected registration of the new lawyers’ union, citing conflict with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a document obtained by press, the CAC had refused to approve the name “Law Society of Nigeria”…

01/11/2022

2023: Publish Sources of Your Campaign Funding – SERAP tells Tinubu, Atiku, Obi

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on all presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 presidential election to demonstrate leadership by instructing their “campaign councils and political parties to regularly and widely publish the sources of their campaign funding.” In an…

30/10/2022

Another Association of Lawyers, Law Society of Nigeria, Emerges

Another professional association of lawyers called to the Nigeria Bar has been established. The association known as the Law Society of Nigeria (LSN) is led by Mr Kunle Ogunba (SAN). This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of…

30/10/2022

Lawyer Writes Buhari, Malami, Demands N18bn for Copyright Infringement

A law firm of Rotimi Akomolafe & Co has accused the federal government of copyright infringements of the health care premium generating strategy, developed by a Nigerian youth, Rotimi Olayiwola Inyang. In a letter dated June 27, 2022, written to President Muhammed Buhari,…

24/10/2022

ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards Releases Nominees for 2022 Award

he organisers of the Nigerian Legal Awards have announced the shortlists for the 12th edition of the Nigerian Legal Awards. The award is scheduled for Sunday, 6th November, 2022 at the Landmark Event Centre, Oniru, Lagos. Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Lere Fashola, Organiser of…

23/10/2022

Kanu, A Flight Risk, FG Tells Supreme Court

The Federal Government has filed seven grounds of appeal against the October 13 Court of Appeal judgment which discharged the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. It asked the Supreme Court to set aside the judgment and restore the charge…

21/10/2022

Kanu’s Lawyers Serve DSS, Malami Appeal Court Judgment

The legal team representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, served copies of the judgment of the Court of Appeal which freed him on the Department of State Services and the Attorney-General of the Federation…

19/10/2022

EU, ASF Train Lawyers On Legal Aid For Death Row Inmates

The European Union (EU) and the Avocats Sans Frontiers (ASF) France, have commenced training for criminal defence lawyers on increasing legal aid for inmates on death row. Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the Country Director of ASF France, also known as Lawyers Without Borders, said the…

17/10/2022

Publish Names Of Perpetrators Of Oil Theft Or Face Legal Action, Serap Tells Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “promptly set up a presidential panel of enquiry to thoroughly, impartially, and transparently investigate the operations of illegal oil pipelines from 2001 to date, and to widely publish the names…

16/10/2022

Obajana: Kogi Drags Dangote to Court

The Kogi State Government is resorting to litigation over its dispute with Dangote Cement Plc over the ownership of the Obajana Cement Plant in the state. The state’s position followed on the heels of the peace talks brokered between Kogi State Governor Yahaya…

15/10/2022