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Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Bar leader, J.S. Okutepa, has reacted to criticisms on his position that Chief Wole Olanikepun, SAN, is and remains a senior ranking member of the profession despite any allegation against him and as such should be accorded…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Benbella Anachebe has faulted the rationale behind the recusal letter written and signed by the NBA President, Olumide Akpata against the chairman of the Body of Benchers. Anachebe who noted, during an interview with vanguard, that the…

The Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BOB) Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has urged lawyers not to see the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) as a forum for settling scores with perceived enemies. Olanipekun said the LPDC, as an independent agency of the…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has accused the ruling class of striving to drive a wedge between the Bench and Bar in Nigeria’s judiciary and urged for caution amongst stakeholders to preserve the existing cordiality. Adegboruwa said this while reacting…

A Lagos based human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has briefed a foremost human rights advocate in the land to give him legal representation over the allege contempt. The learned silk this morning shared with The Lawyer, the information Inibehe sent to him…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has brought unprecedented hardship to the country. Falana said this on Tuesday during the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) solidarity protest for the ongoing ASUU strike, which was held in…

Renowned Lawyer, Academic and Principal Founder, Ayalanja, Adesanya and Co., Olatunji Ayalanja SAN is dead. Ayanlaja who hails from Ijebu Ode in Ogun State is said to have died today, 26th of July, 2022 at the age of 77. The notice of his death…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and legal luminary, Femi Falana has contended that under the newly amended Electoral Act, 2022, Senate President, Ahmed Lawsan, and former Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio risk two years imprisonment for double nomination in the recently…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Sunday said the planned strike by labour leaders is not illegal as the freedom of expression is backed by the Constitution. The Nigerian Labour Congress had announced that it would embark on a nationwide protest on July…