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NBA Proposes 200% Increase In Basic Salaries Of All Judicial Officers

NBA proposes a 200% increase in the basic salaries of all judicial officers and submits a 144-page memo containing recommendations to RMFAC. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has submitted a memorandum to the Revenue Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) on the review of…

28/01/2023 0Comments

BREAKING: Tribunal Sacks Adeleke, Declares Oyetola Osun Gov

The Election Petitions Tribunal hearing the All Progressives Congress’ Adegboyega Oyetola’s petition against the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ademola Adeleke on Friday annulled the result of the July 16 Osun governorship poll. Justice Tetsea Kume, while delivering a majority decision, declared…

27/01/2023 0Comments

Bolanle Raheem’s Husband, Sister, Testify in Court

Gbenga, the husband of late Lagos lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, on Thursday, told a Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island, how his wife struggled to survive as three hospitals denied her treatment. The victim was shot to death…

27/01/2023 0Comments

CJN: Corruption Constitutes ‘Monumental Dent’ On Nation’s Int’l, Local Image

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said that corruption remains a sore point in the country’s contemporary democratic experience. Specifically, the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) noted that corruption constitutes a dent on the image of the…

27/01/2023 0Comments

Alleged Sabotage: Sagay Backs Tinubu, Says Somebody Is Playing A Game

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has thrown his weight behind the claim by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that there are attempts to sabotage his presidential bid…

26/01/2023 0Comments

NBA President Demands End to Extrajudicial Killings

The president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has called on the Federal Government and all relevant authorities to put in place practical, proactive, and pragmatic steps to stop extrajudicial killings and kidnappings of not only legal practitioners but…

26/01/2023 0Comments

Bolanle Raheem: Vehicle Occupied By Lawyer Posed No Threat, Police Witness Tells Court

The trial of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi charged with Christmas Day killing of a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Bolanle Raheem, last year continued on Wednesday. A second prosecution witness, Mr. Fiyegha Ebimine, who is a police officer, testified at the…

26/01/2023 0Comments

Naira Hoarding, Fuel Scarcity Can’t Stop My Victory – Tinubu

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has blamed the lingering fuel scarcity and hike in the fuel price in the country on the handiwork of some saboteurs. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday, during the presidential campaign held at the MKO…

26/01/2023 0Comments

Body Of Benchers Passes Vote Of Confidence On Chair, Wole Olanipekun, Set To Probe 2022 NBA Election

The Body of Benchers at its emergency meeting held earlier today, Tuesday, January 24, 2023, passed a vote of confidence on its Chairman, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN. This came on the heel of calls for his resignation by the President of the Nigerian…

25/01/2023 0Comments

LG Autonomy Absent in National Assembly Constitution Amendment Bills

The Senate has passed 35 of the 44 bills in the Constitution Amendment bills to the President for assent, indicating that they have bowed to the pressure of the state governors’ refusal to pass the local government autonomy clause. The lawmakers directed the…

24/01/2023 0Comments

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