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How Buhari Is Failing To Address Crisis Of Insecurity And Mismanagement — Falana SAN

Femi Falana; lawyer, activist, senior advocate ,has accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari of “failing to satisfactorily address the crisis of insecurity in the country, and doing nothing to end the mismanagement of the economy under his watch.” Falana stated this in…

03/08/2022

Buhari Has Promised to Improve Welfare of Judges — Wole Olanipekun

The Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BoB), Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has revealed how his group made President Muhammadu Buhari to commit to ensure that urgent steps were taken to improve the welfare of the nation’s judges. Olanipekun said last Thursday’s meeting…

01/08/2022

Falana: Courts are Usurping INEC’s Powers, Electorate’s Mandate

Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, says Nigerian courts have abandoned their primary responsibility of ensuring compliance with the Electoral Act and other relevant legislations pertaining to general elections. Falana said the courts were now usurping the powers of…

01/07/2022

‘It Is Time To Identify Roadblocks Against The Advancement Of Our Nation’ — J-K Gadzama SAN

On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the NBA, Eket branch held the opening ceremony of its law week with the theme, “Nigerian State and the Crisis of Governance: What Hope for 2023 and Beyond” at Royalty Hotels & Recreation, Eket, Akwa Ibom State.…

01/07/2022

Legal Profession Shares No Boundary With Darkness — J. S. Okutepa, SAN Calls For Sanitization Of The Profession

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, has said that he is a proud member of the legal profession but unfortunately the nobility of the same profession has been destroyed. In a statement made available to The Lawyer, Okutepa said no…

27/06/2022

Poor Welfare: Falana SAN Asks Judges To Form Association To Defend Judiciary

A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) yesterday challenged judges to form a national association of judicial officers to protect the interest of the judiciary in line with section 40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as…

26/06/2022

‘You Can Reject Names Of Candidates Who Did Not Emerge From Party Primaries’ — Falana SAN Tells INEC

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and renowned Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana SAN has reacted to recent comments by a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Haruna Mohammed justifying the acceptance of the purported nominations of APC candidates…

23/06/2022

J.S. Okutepa SAN Reacts To Letter By Supreme Court Justices To CJN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, J.S Okutepa has reacted to a viral letter by 14 serving Justices of the Supreme Court to the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed complaining about the condition of service at the Apex court. In the…

22/06/2022

‘NBA Needs A Courageous And Fearless Person Who Will Fight For Independence Of Bar And Judiciary’ — J-K Gadzama SAN

On Friday, June 17, 2022, the Learned Silk, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN was privileged to participate in the ELLAN (Employment and labour Lawyers Association of Nigeria) Presidential exchange. The Learned Silk passionately answered the questions thrown to him during the debate which…

20/06/2022

Falana Writes House Of Reps, Seeks Update On Electoral Offences Commission Bill

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has written to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, requesting information on the Electoral Offences Commission Bill passed by the Senate and forwarded to the House in July…

20/06/2022

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