Tag: lawyers
Activists, Lawyers Paid Glowing Tribute To Aturu At Colloquium
Jamiu Yisa Human right activists, lawyers, jurists, labour leaders, civil society organizations and host of others on Tuesday, paid glowing…
Lawyers Boycott Courts Over Quarrel With Police
The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Katsina State branch, Mr. Murtala Kassim, said on Tuesday that members of the branch…
I Spent My Loot On Widows, Lawyers, Says Robbery Suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a robbery suspect, Mr Karen Oguntuase who confessed that…
NBA, Others Back 10-Year Jail Term For Pension Thieves
Some prominent lawyers on Thursday backed the proposal by the Federal Government to enact a law with a provision of…
Oil Theft: Lawyers Disagree With David Mark On Death Penalty
Some lawyers in Lagos on Wednesday described the suggestion of death penalty for illegal oil bunkering as unrealistic, in view…
Lawyers Seek Review Of Laws On Criminal Justice
Some lawyers on Tuesday said the existing laws on the dispensation of criminal justice should be reviewed to fight corruption…
Judge Threatens To Expose EFCC Lawyers
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Abuja High Court on Tuesday threatened that he would compile the names of lawyers handling…
Lawyers Decry State Of Courts In Lagos
Some Lagos-based lawyers have appealed to the Lagos State Government to provide electronic gadgets in magistrates’ courts to facilitate court…
Minister soft pedals on Arik Air legal threat
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has suspended her planned legal action against Arik Air over allegation that she…
SUBSIDY FRAUD TRIAL: Lawyers Slam Adoke, EFCC
The sudden withdrawal of the criminal charges filed against two oil companies and their directors by the Economic and Financial…
Lawyers Applaud Appointment Of First Female CJ
Some lawyers on Monday in Lagos applauded the appointment of Justice Aloma Mariam Muhktar as the first female Chief Justice…
Lawyers Back CJN’s Directive For Judges To Write Exams
The directive given by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) that judges are to write examinations before future appointments has…
Lawyers Task FG On Dividends Of Democracy
Some lawyers on Tuesday in Lagos urged the Federal Government to continue to ensure that the dividends of democracy were…
Taylor’s Lawyer Seeks Lesser Sentence
Lawyers defending convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Friday sought a lesser sentence than the 80 years suggested by the…
Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji, PA Know Fate 5 July
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, will on 5 July, this year determine whether the charge preferred…
Ibori Deserves His Fate —Sagay, Aturu, Falana
Human rights activists and lawyers in the country have hailed the conviction and sentencing of former Governor of Delta State,…
INEC Seeks More Lawyers For Electoral Prosecution
The INEC has requested the NYSC to post more lawyers to its offices to assist it in the prosecution of…
World Bank Job: Lawyers Commend Okonjo-Iweala
Some lawyers in Lagos have described Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s failure to win the World Bank presidency as a sign of…
Lawyers Disagree Over Second Trial Of Ibori
Some Lagos-based lawyers have expressed mixed feelings about the statement credited to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that…
Why Journalists Are Better Than Lawyers, Doctors —Simon Ateba
I am discombobulated and even flabbergasted that our society today seems to give a relatively greater respect to lawyers, doctors…
Panic As Police Tender Python As Exhibit
There was drama and pandemonium as lawyers, litigants and policemen scampered to safety at Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, Southwest…
Alaafin’s Suit Suffers Setback As Judge Prepares For Son’s Wedding
A law suit filed by the Alaafin of Oyo town, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III praying for High Court 11, Ring…
Scrapping Of SAN: Braithwaite Leads Court Battle
There is no cause to celebrate yet for the lawyers newly selected for the award of Senior Advocate of Nigeria,…
Lawyers Boycott Ikorodu High Court
Lawyers have began a one-week warning boycott of the Ikorodu High Court in Lagos to protest the “manner†proceedings were…
AIG Zone 6 Inducts 50 Into Officers’ Mess
Fifty persons ranging from bishops, lawyers, chiefs, doctors, and businessmen on Monday, 16 May took up membership of Zone Six…
Elections Tribunal Seeks Cooperation Of Lawyers
The Election Petition Tribunal in Katsina State has solicited the cooperation of lawyers and litigants to enable it complete its…
Mass Arrest Of ACN Officials
Nigerian authorities have arrested scores of opposition members in the southeastern state of Akwa Ibom in a campaign of intimidation…
Salami’s Call Logs: Senior Lawyers To Sue For Libel
Some senior lawyers accused of engaging in telephone conversations with the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa…
Ex-Bauchi Gov. Not Fit For NIMASA Job —Activists
Two human rights activists and lawyers in Festus Keyamo Chambers, Oghenovo Otemu and Alexander Oketa have dragged the Nigerian Federal…