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In the past few days, Nigeria’s political space has been intriguing with several political dynamics and interesting stunts being put up by politicians in the aftermath of the primaries of the various primaries and the rush by parties to submit their list…

Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have expressed fear that the protest by the justices of the Supreme Court over their poor working conditions could spell doom for the judiciary and effective justice delivery. Worried that their budgetary allocation has not increased for…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Funke Adekoya has raised eyebrows over the public and unhidden sale of mint currency in open spaces in Nigeria. In recent times, mint Naira notes have been seen being peddled for sale across major public spaces in Nigeria.…

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has reacted to reports of voting-buying in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. Keyamo said vote-buying is not synonymous with the All Progressives Congress, APC, alone. He lamented that the only way an…

Chairman of Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), yesterday called for a review of the composition of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC). He said: “My sincere position is that with what we have been experiencing…

On Thursday, June 16, 2022, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN who is the incumbent Chairman of NBA-Security Agency Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) and the Pioneer Chairman of NBA-Section on Public Interest & Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), penned down an appeal to the inspector General of…

A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), on Wednesday, expressed delight at the verdict of the Commercial Court of England which ruled out any fraud in the Oil Processing Licence 245 transaction between Nigeria and JP…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana has written to the British Prime Minister in protest to the plan by the country to deport asylum seekers, refugees and other illegal migrants to Rwanda. On the 14th of April…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights Activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN has condemned attempts by the All Progressives Congress to field a Muslim-Muslim candidacy for the 2023 Presidential Elections. In a statement made available to The Lawyer, the Lawyer stated that “the…

The Chairman of the NBA Welfare Committee and NBA Presidential Candidate, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau SAN has felicitated with Nigerians as the country marks Democracy Day. In a statement made available to The Lawyer, the Learned Silk briefly traced the history of the…