Tag: Lawyer
U.S. White House Lawyer Emmet Flood quits
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced the departure of top White House attorney Emmet Flood, who represented the administration during…
Okorocha’s suit: Court orders lawyer to produce certificate of mental fitness
A Federal High Court Abuja on Friday ordered a lawyer, Mr Orji Nwafor-Orizu, to produce a certificate of mental fitness…
Lawyer drags SEC, NSE to court over MTN listing
A legal practitioner based in Lagos, Dr. Charles Mekwunye has dragged the Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, before a Federal…
Trump will never surrender tax returns, vow aides, lawyer
President Donald Trump’s tax returns will never be handed over to Democratic lawmakers, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney…
Onnoghen’s lawyer confirms resignation of suspended CJN
The lawyer to the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) on Friday confirmed the…
Ex-convict arrested for impersonating lawyer
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 47-year old man, Balogun Ayodele for pretending to be a lawyer and…
Police arrest man who killed female lawyer at a Lagos hotel
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly killed a lady, Feyitayo Obot, in…
Onnoghen: Lawyer urges NBA to seek legal interpretation
A constitutional lawyer, Mr Paul Eshiamomoh, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to approach the court and seek…
Guards, who attacked, robbed Innoson Motor’s lawyer, arrested, stolen items recovered
The Lagos State Police Command is investigating two security guards, Kingsley Okon Asuquo, 19 and Isaac Edet, 18, assigned to…
Alleged contempt: Lawyer drags Imo Govt. to court
An Owerri-based human rights lawyer, Mr Frank Ugboma and others have dragged the Imo Government, State Attorney-General and the Ministry…
Premium Times Reporter: Police statement misleading, prejudicial – Lawyer
Premium Times Services Ltd , owners and publishers of Premium Times online publication, said that statements by the Nigeria Police…
Civil servant sentenced to death for killing lawyer
A Sokoto State High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 37-year-old civil servant, Atiku Galadima to death by hanging for killing…
Lagos police boss arrests policemen assaulting lawyer
The police officers seen in a video assaulting a young lawyer said to be demanding for his salary and posted…
This is Nigeria: Lawyer reacts to MURIC’s 7-day ultimatum
Entertainment lawyer Akinyemi Ayinoluwa on Friday condemned the seven-day ultimatum given to rapper Folarin Falana, popularly called `Falz’ by Muslims…
Killing of Lagos lawyer is premeditated murder — Police
The police have established a case of premeditated murder against the 47-year-old lawyer, Mrs Udeme Odibi, who allegedly stabbed her…
Kenyan lawyer arrested for attending Odinga’s ‘swearing in’
A Kenyan lawyer present at the symbolic “swearing in” of opposition leader Raila Odinga was arrested on Friday, the opposition…
Lawyer refuses to testify in former Governor’s trial
A legal practitioner, Kingsley Ekwem on Tuesday declined to testify as a prosecution witness in the on-going trial of the…
Lawyer drags National Theatre, Director to court over unpaid fees
A Lagos lawyer, Mohammed Adamu has dragged the National Theatre and the National Troupe of Nigerian board and its Artistic…
Lagos CP arrests lawyer over abuse of 15-year Old Girl
Lagos Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi , has arrested a lawyer, Tolu Olaoye over alleged incessant abuse of her house…
Lawyer Faults FG’s Plan To Build Courtrooms inside Prisons
Former Solicitor-General of Lagos State, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN has faulted plans by Federal Government to establish courtrooms within prison…
Lawyer, 2 others arraigned over attempt to take over dead man’s property
Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit,PSFU at Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arraigned a legal practitioner, Wilson…
Absence of lawyer stalls Evans arraignment
Absence of Olukoya Ogungbeje, lawyer to the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans standing trial before Justice Akintoye of…
Policemen Frustrating Execution of Court Order, Lawyer Tells IG
A Lagos lawyer, Mr. Kayode Fasetire has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to call to order, some…
Stop Inciting Public against my client, lawyer warns Lagos Police Commissioner
A legal practitioner, Tunde Ojehomon has warned the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgar Imohimi to stop inciting members of…
DSS ordered to grant ex-director access to doctors, lawyer
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Department of State Service (DSS) to allow its former director, Mr…
Judge warns lawyer over unnecessary request for adjournment
Justice Edith Agbakoba of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, has frowned at the actions of a lawyer, Ms Chipiefe Oduran,…
Prioritise Teachers’ Welfare To Ensure Quality Education – Lawyer
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Funsho Kayode, on Monday said consistency in the payment of teachers’ salary would boost their…
Lawyer advocates homegrown solution to Africa’s energy problems
The legal adviser to the Federal Government’s Advisory Power Team (APT), Mr Dapo Akinosun has called for a homegrown solution…
Meet the lawyer who brokered the release of 82 Chibok schoolgirls
The story of the release of 82 Chibok schoolgirls will not be complete without mentioning the lawyer who negotiated the…
Divorce Is Detrimental To Children’s Future – Lawyer
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Ahmed, says the high rate of divorce in the country is detrimental to the…