The former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, has described the challenges faced with the enforcement of court judgements in Nigeria as self-inflicted by the judiciary.
Speaking at the NBA-SPIDEL Conference with the theme: “The undermining of Judicial…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria J.S. Okutepa SAN, has strongly admonished the NBA president, Olumide Akpata to be weary of early victory celebration with regards to the process that produced him as the 30th president of the association; describing the nobility and…
Femi Falana; lawyer, activist, senior advocate ,has accused the government of President Muhammadu Buhari of “failing to satisfactorily address the crisis of insecurity in the country, and doing nothing to end the mismanagement of the economy under his watch.”
Falana stated this in…
The Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BoB), Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has revealed how his group made President Muhammadu Buhari to commit to ensure that urgent steps were taken to improve the welfare of the nation’s judges.
Olanipekun said last Thursday’s meeting…
Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, says Nigerian courts have abandoned their primary responsibility of ensuring compliance with the Electoral Act and other relevant legislations pertaining to general elections. Falana said the courts were now usurping the powers of…
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the NBA, Eket branch held the opening ceremony of its law week with the theme, “Nigerian State and the Crisis of Governance: What Hope for 2023 and Beyond” at Royalty Hotels & Recreation, Eket, Akwa Ibom State.…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, has said that he is a proud member of the legal profession but unfortunately the nobility of the same profession has been destroyed.
In a statement made available to The Lawyer, Okutepa said no…
A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) yesterday challenged judges to form a national association of judicial officers to protect the interest of the judiciary in line with section 40 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as…
‘You Can Reject Names Of Candidates Who Did Not Emerge From Party Primaries’ — Falana SAN Tells INEC
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and renowned Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana SAN has reacted to recent comments by a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Haruna Mohammed justifying the acceptance of the purported nominations of APC candidates…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, J.S Okutepa has reacted to a viral letter by 14 serving Justices of the Supreme Court to the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed complaining about the condition of service at the Apex court.
In the…