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A human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has condemned the arrest of Sowore’s Lawyer and Surety, Abubakar Marshall This is contained in a Statement made available to The Lawyer signed by the learned silk who opines that police lacks…

A human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has described the ongoing constitutional amendment by the National Assembly as “tokenism” and scratching of the surface of the face of the issues plaguing the country. Adegboruwa, in an…

It is time to mark another Women’s History Month (March 1-31, 2022). The period is a time to reflect on the courage of women in past generations and to celebrate how their efforts and bravery afforded women the opportunities and freedoms they…

Legal luminary and the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) yesterday faulted the constitution amendment process. He said the National Assembly concentrated on irrelevant things, including local government matters. Speaking on Channels Politics Today, Sagay said…

A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) yesterday said the Electoral Act provision, which requires political appointees to resign before participating in a party primary, is unconstitutional. Section 84 of the Electoral Act, which the President advised the…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lucius Nwosu SAN has called out chief Wole Olanipekun SAN to jettison his ambition of bidding to become the Chairman of the body of benchers. In a letter sent to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association narrating…

Few days after the resignation of the Chairman of Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, Emmanuel Ukala SAN, on allegations of Interference by the Body of Benchers, another member of the Committee, Chief Ferdinand Orbih SAN has reportedly tendered his resignation from the Committee. In…

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has labelled the ninth National Assembly as a very mischievous organisation for introducing selfish clauses into the bill which delayed the assent by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in an interview…

Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on Nigerians to mount pressure on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Following the refusal of the president to sign the document…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, believes Nigerian police authorities are treating Abba Kyari’s case with levity, arguing that the suspended officer may soon be reabsorbed into the force. The handling of Kyari’s extradition request by the US, he said, points…