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Buhari Signs 2023 Budget

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law. Buhari signed the 2023 transition budget Tuesday morning at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmed…

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NBA Publishes Guidelines For Payment Of 2023 Bar Practicing Fees By Members

NOTICE AND STEPS TO PAY THE 2023 BAR PRACTICING FEES (BPF) Distinguished Colleagues, Happy New Year; I congratulate you for making it into the New year. May I respectfully bring to your attention that the annual Bar Practicing Fee payable by all lawyers enrolled at…

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Obasanjo Endorses Obi for Presidency

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as his preferred candidate for the 2023 elections. In the 2023 New Year message signed by the former President and made available to newsmen by his aide, Kehinde…

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NBA Constitutes Panel to Handle Raheem, Buraimo’s Murder Cases

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has constituted a nine-member ad hoc committee to handle the cases of the slain Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem and Gafaru Buraimoh who were allegedly killed by police officers in Lagos. NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), who announced this…

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CAC Issues Further Warning To Companies On The Requirements Of Issued Share Capital

The Corporate Affairs Commission has issued a warning to companies yet to comply with the requirements of issued share capital under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 and the Companies Regulations 2021. The statement reads: Further to the notice of the Commission dated…

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5 Major Events in Nigeria’s Legal Sector in 2022

OLANIPEKUM/AJUMOGOBIA INFLUENCE PEDDLING ROW Wole Olanipekun, chairman of the Body of Benchers and a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has been under fire since June over an attempt to hijack a client of Henry Ajumogobia, a fellow SAN. Adekunbi Ogunde, a partner in Wole…

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FULL TEXT: Buhari’s Last New Year Message as President

New Year speech by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for the year 2023, which happens to be his last as President. Read full text below: My fellow countrymen and women, a very happy and prosperous New Year to you. First, I would like…

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Raheem: Court remands killer cop till January 30

As the demand for justice for the slain pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, heightens, the court has remanded the suspected killer cop, ASP Drambi Vandi, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Lagos State till January 30, 2023. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command,…

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Justice Taiwo Taiwo (Rtd) and Wife Lament Low Judicial Pay (VIDEO)

Justice Taiwo Taiwo (rtd), has called on the Federal Government to tackle the issue of poor remuneration and low level of welfare afforded judges. This is as his wife, Justice Toyin Taiwo who retired from the Lagos State High Court in September faulted…

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Bolanle Raheem: NBA Demands N5bn Compensation For Family

The NBA also revealed that it has appointed human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) to monitor the trial of the suspected killer-cop on behalf of the association. According to Adegboruwa in a press statement he issued in Lagos on Thursday, the chairman of…

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