Tag: lawyers
President Tinubu told to declare state of emergency in Zamfara
Among the constitutional questions raised in the suit is whether the circumstances in Zamfara are sufficient to warrant a presidential…
Lawyers, developer face trial over alleged land fraud in Lagos
Two lawyers, Ademola Owolabi and Adebayo Akeju, along with a property developer, Alex Ochonogor, have been taken to court over…
Kogi Lawmakers under fire: Accusations against EFCC boss frivolous – Lawyers, activists
Social critic Chief Gani Kayode Balogun, popularly known as GKB, lamented the development, criticizing the legislators for calling for the…
Emirship Tussle: Bayero’s counsel withdraw legal services
The applicants are seeking the court to restrain Aminu Ado-Bayero, and Four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and…
Kano Emirship tussle: Judge bars lawyers from granting press interviews
Our Correspondent reports that Kano state Attorney General, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly…
60 lawyers drag DSS to court over refusal to release Emefiele
The lawyers said that by the judgments and orders of Justice M. A. Hassan, Justice Hamza Muazu and Justice Bello…
Speakership: Go to court, coalition of lawyers tells Gbajabiamila
A group of lawyers has challenged Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, immediate past Majority Leader, House of Representatives, to go to court…
Lawyers remanded in prison over alleged N192m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arraigned two legal practitioners, Tom Awhana and Paul Okoro,…
Hajj Commission hires lawyers to defend Nigerian student in Saudi Arabia
Lanre Babalola The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commenced hiring of lawyers in Saudi Arabia to defend the…
Lawyers demand Ubani’s release from EFCC custody
A group of concerned lawyers, under the aegis of Concern Friends and Associates of Monday Ubani, has called on the…
Lawyer says ballot box snatching directive dangerous
Mr Daniel Agada, a constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst, says ballot box snatching is an offence under the country’s…
Election postponement: Lawyers express mixed reactions
Some lawyers in Lagos have expressed mixed reactions to Saturday’s postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. In separate…
Onnoghen: Lawyers shun NBA’s boycott directive
Lawyers on Tuesday shunned a directive of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) calling on its members to boycott courts nationwide…
Nigerian Legal awards recognises 40 lawyers in Nigeria
The second edition of the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards held at the Landmark Event Center, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday.…
Osinbanjo laments dearth of advocacy Lawyers in Nigeria
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said that the Nigeria legal profession was falling behind on advocacy.
Katsina-Alu: Lawyers describe death as irreparable loss
Some Abuja-based lawyers on Wednesday described the death of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu as…
Lawyers advised to desist from corrupt attitude to clients
Mr Adewusi Isaac, a human rights activist, has advised legal practitioners to help re-invent the country by desisting from corrupt…
Photo News: Lawyers protest new Lagos Land Use Charge
Some lawyers at the Ikeja High Court Lagos this morning protested the arbitrary increase of the Land Use Charge by…
Lawyers call for swift dispensation of justice, vigorous legislation
Some lawyers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have stressed the need for swift dispensation of justice and vigorous legislation…
Decongestion: Prisons boss visits NAN, solicits lawyers cooperation
Mr Emma Nwakeze, Controller of Prisons in Anambra, on Monday in Awka called on lawyers to help in prison decongestion…
Solanke tells lawyers to uphold ethical standards
Worried by unethical practices in the bar particularly among young lawyers, the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mrs…
NBA conference: Clerics charge lawyers not to sacrifice morality for money
As the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA 2017 conference kick-off Monday, Christian and Muslim clerics have charged lawyers in the country…
Chief justice demands reduction of over-crowding of courts with lawyers
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday, called on principal lawyers to limit the number of…
Body Of Benches Admits 1,468 Lawyers
The Body of Benchers on Thursday in Abuja, admitted 1,468 candidates to the Nigerian Bar as barristers and solicitors, with…
Lawyers, activists, condemn confinement of pedestrians to Black Maria in Lagos
Some Lagos lawyers have condemned arrest and detention of erring pedestrians in “Black Maria,” by officers of the Lagos State…
Lawyers Applaud Supreme Court’s Decision
A cross section of Abuja-based lawyers on Saturday applauded the Supreme Court’s decision on Industrial Court’s appeal.
Lawyers React To Supreme Court’s Decision
Some Lagos lawyers on Saturday reacted differently to the recent judgment of the Supreme Court which vested jurisdiction in the…
Dino Melaye’s Recall Is Constitutional — Lawyers
Some Lagos-based lawyers on Thursday described the agitation to recall Sen. Dino Melaye, representing the Kogi-West Senatorial District in the…
Judge Warns Lawyers
Justice Halilu Yusuf of FCT High Court, Jabi, on Tuesday warned lawyers against engaging in sharp practices capable of tarnishing…
Lawyers Urge Anti-Graft Agencies To Complete Investigation
Some Abuja-based legal practitioners have appealed to anti-graft agencies in the country to complete investigation and gather all evidences before…