Law
6 Feb
The Liberty Semper Fidelis, LP, a law firm based in Lagos and Abuja with correspondent offices in Accra, London and Atalanta, will on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, commence a three-day workshop and retreat for its lawyers and other members of staff in a bold move aimed at preparing them for pioneering what is known as…
6 Feb
The Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) has sued the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and three others at the Federal High Court, Abuja for vetoing a finance bill and suspension of an elected Local Government chairman.
6 Feb
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), members of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) and other eminent jurists have extolled the virtues of the late legal luminary and former Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BoB)
6 Feb
Lawyers have emphasised the need for citizens to be informed of the provisions of the law with regards to domestic violence and sexual abuse, landlord-tenant law, child and disability law, to curb its violations.
6 Feb
The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos (Unilag), Prof. Adelaja Odutola Odukoya has called on the government and other stakeholders to rise and give legal protection to children and others in internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps in the North.
30 Jan
.IPOB’s counsel tasks UN on Nigeria’s sit Special Counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor has stated that the Supreme Court has finally settled that his client never jumped bail, hence the bail granted him by the lower court should not have been revoked. Insisting…
30 Jan
A senior lawyer, Chief Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan (SAN) has tasked stakeholders to prioritise education and mental health for a better life and society.
30 Jan
To navigate complex deals across Africa and address challenges arising from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, Africa Legal Network (ALN), partnership is key, Aluko & Oyebode declares.
30 Jan
The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has declared that his stewardship as the NBA president was unblemished.
23 Jan
The Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba has described former Chairman of the Body of Benchers, the late Chief George Uwechue (SAN) as an erudite senior lawyer who would be dearly missed by the legal profession.
23 Jan
Mr Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has petitioned the British House of Lords over the continued detention of his client, praying UK government to intervene on the matter.
23 Jan
An appellant, Dr. Oluwole Adeoye Daini said he has notified President Bola Tinubu of the lawful retraction made by the National Judicial Council (NJC) regarding acts of conspiracy, fraud and concealment of forgery.
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