INNER BAR

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), on Thursday suggested that professionals should occupy 40 per cent of the seats of the National Assembly. Babalola said having such quantity of professionals at that level of…

The former Deputy Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Enugu Campus, Professor Ernest Ojukwu, SAN has reacted to the proposed creation of additional campuses of the Nigerian Law School. The Senate had on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to increase the…

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked that the suspects in the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a post-graduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), be transferred to Osun state for prosecution. Falana, in a letter addressed to Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, said…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has rejected the proposal that immunity be granted Judges currently before the National Assembly. In an interview with Sunday Punch, the Learned Silk addressed a number of contentious topics relating to Nigeria’s Judiciary. Canvassing…

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had made the claim in Abuja on Thursday. He had also said government had identified 26 bandits and seven co-conspirators linked to financing of terrorism in Nigeria, among others. According to him, the discoveries were…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola, on Thursday, educated the political parties and voters on qualities to look out for before adopting or voting anyone to become the next Nigeria’s President. Babalola, in a three-page statement he personally signed and made…

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, today, 1 February, fired a letter to the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Ghanian President, Nana Akufo-Addo to use preventive measure against coups among member…

The Abuja Law and Development Institute regrets to announce the passing unto the great beyond of Professor Ignatius Akaayar Ayua, OFR, SAN, FNIALS, a former Director of the Institute. The death notification was signed by Pastor Raphael JighJigh Ayua, the managing Director…

As custodians of justice and fairness in society, the role of the Nigerian Bar goes beyond the development of an effective and efficient justice sector, it must also be at the forefront of championing reforms and deepening discourse that will continually uphold…

A tertiary institution in the United State of America, American Heritage University School Of Law, has appointed Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as a visiting professor of constitutional law. Ozekhome’s appointment is contained in a letter sent to him by the school…