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‘That Boy’ Akpata Is Not A Real Lawyer – Niyi Akintola SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a Leader of the Yoruba Lawyers Association, Egbe Amofin, Niyi Akintola has thrown a jab at the immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata. According to Akintola, all Yoruba lawyers made a pact to…

29/08/2022

Lagos Parking Levy Illegal – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has lambasted the Lagos State Government over the implementation of the setback parking levy in the state. Falana on Sunday described the policy as illegal and urged the state government to withdraw it without delay. The Lagos State…

29/08/2022

Judge has Power to Decide Contempt – Akwa Ibom AG

The Attorney-General of Akwa Ibom State, Uko Udom, SAN, on Tuesday, said that a judge had the power to decide what was contemptuous in his court. Udom stated this while answering a question on the incarcerated human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who was…

23/08/2022

Chief Bolaji Ayorinde Showers Praises On Late Olatunji Ayanlaja, SAN

A former Chairman of the Nigeria Legal Aid Council, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, has paid glowing tribute to the late legal icon, Chief Olatunji Ayanlaja, SAN, who passed on Tuesday, 26th July 2022, at the age of 77. Ayorinde in a statement described…

16/08/2022

Adegboruwa Condemns Humiliation Of Inibehe Effiong By Prison Officials

uman rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has condemned Nigerian prison officials for shaving off the beard of Inibehe Effiong in prison. The Lawyer reported on Thursday that officials of the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State assaulted and tortured Effiong, using…

13/08/2022

Public Office Holders Must End Medical Tourism – Falana

As Nigeria heads for the general election in 2023, a foremost human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that until medical tourism by public office holders is stopped, the infrastructural challenge in government health facilities will not end. Falana, who stated this…

12/08/2022

SAN Rank In Danger of Being Abolished – Falana

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and renowned Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana has lent his voice to the recent controversies which the legal profession is embroiled in. It is common knowledge that all has not been well with the legal profession in…

07/08/2022

Enforcement Of Court Judgements Should Be Privatized — Ozekhome SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome has said the privatization of the means for the enforcement of judgements in Nigerian courts should be explored as the traditional institutions for doing such has failed. He made these remarks on Friday, August 5,…

06/08/2022

“Impediments To Enforcement Of Court Judgements Self-Inflicted By Judiciary — Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN

The former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, has described the challenges faced with the enforcement of court judgements in Nigeria as self-inflicted by the judiciary. Speaking at the NBA-SPIDEL Conference with the theme: “The undermining of Judicial…

06/08/2022

NBA May Lose Its Monopoly Over The Legal Profession If… — Okutepa

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria J.S. Okutepa SAN, has strongly admonished the NBA president, Olumide Akpata to be weary of early victory celebration with regards to the process that produced him as the 30th president of the association; describing the nobility and…

04/08/2022

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