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Kano Shari’ah Court Judges, Others Remanded in Prison Over N500m ‘Fraud’

A cashier with the Kano State Sharia Court Division, Hussaina Imam and 14 others, including judges and registrars have been arraigned before a magistrates’ court in the state for allegedly diverting the sum of N500 million meant for orphans. When the case came…

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NBA President Meets IGP, Seeks Partnership To Stem Harassment

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau has deplored the working conditions of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force. According to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Habeeb Lawal, Maikyau made this known when…

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Bolanle Raheem Buried in Lagos

Tears flowed on Tuesday when a Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, who was allegedly shot dead by a policeman, Drambi Vandi, last Christmas, was committed to mother earth. Dressed mostly in black attire, family, friends and colleagues of the late lawyer gathered at The…

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Cash Withdrawal Limit: Banks Suspend Transactions Via Naira Credit, Prepaid Cards

In compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) currency redesign and cash withdrawal policy that limited withdrawals across all channels to N500,000 weekly, banks have suspended further cash disbursement via customers’ Naira Credit and prepaid cards. The Lawyer learnt that as a…

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Tunde Ayeni Engulfed In Paternity Mess With Daughter’s Lawschool Classmate

Former chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, is currently enmeshed in a paternity mess. Ayeni is alleged to have fathered a child, a baby girl, with one of his mistresses, Adaobi Alagwu, a claim he has blatantly refused to accept. Adaobi is a…

17/01/2023 0Comments

How Cop Vandi Killed Raheem During Stop-and-Search – Police Witness

An Inspector of Police, Matthew Ahmen, who is a colleague of Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed female lawyer Bolanle Raheem, told a Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday that they were conducting a stop and search…

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NBA Calls For Expression Of Interest From Lawyers For Appointment To Federal High Court Bench

APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL 9 (NINE) JUDGES FOR THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENCH: CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Dear Colleagues, By a letter dated 11 January 2023, the Honourable Chief Judge of the Federal High Court has requested the President of the Nigerian Bar…

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Emefiele: Six Senior Lawyers Write AGF, Warn DSS against Disrespecting Court Orders

A former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, and five other Senior Advocates of Nigeria have warned the Department of State Services (DSS) against disrespecting court orders which prevented it from arresting the Governor of the Central Bank of…

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FG Develops Plan Against Lassa Fever

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in collaboration with partners, federal and state stakeholders of the Technical Working Group (TWG), has developed a five-year strategic plan to reduce Lassa fever fatality ratio in the country to less than 10…

15/01/2023 0Comments

Nigerian Bar Association Women’s Forum Holds Inauguration Ceremony for New ExCo

The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF) has announced the inauguration and handing over ceremony of its executive committee. The ceremony is going to hold on the 16th of January, 2023 at the Westwood Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos. The new executive committee members will be…

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