Women Lawyers
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Nigerian Lawyer Highlights Causes Of Depression Among Nigerians In The UK
UK-based Nigerian lawyer, Efuru Nwapa, has attributed the high rate of depression among Nigerians in the United Kingdom to…
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Court Restrains Female Lawyer From Claiming Marriage To Ex-Skye Bank Chairman
An Abuja Customary Court has ruled that Ms. Adaobi Alagwu, an Abuja-based lawyer, cannot claim to be the wife…
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Professor Uju Ezenekwe To Address Emerging Trends In Nigerian Immigration Enforcement At NILA Conference
The Nigerian Immigration Law and Policy Conference is set to feature Professor Uju Ezenekwe, a distinguished Professor of Health…
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Breaking Barriers: Women Lawyers In India Tackle Persistent Gender Bias
Despite strides in gender equality, women in India’s legal profession continue to face entrenched discrimination. Former Supreme Court judge Justice…
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Appeal Court President Advocates For Greater Gender Equality
Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, the President of the Court of Appeal, has called for increased gender equality across all…
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Nigeria Prepares For Second Female Chief Justice As Kekere-Ekun Succeeds Ariwoola
In the coming days, Nigeria is set to appoint its next Chief Justice as Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is poised…
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Dr. Prada Uzodimma Endorses Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN For NBA President
Prominent lawyer, Dr. Prada Uzodimma, Ph.D., has publicly endorsed Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, for the position of President of the…
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Tragic Loss: Nigerian Lawyer Turned Caregiver Dies in UK
A Nigerian lawyer turned caregiver collapsed on duty in Bishop’s Stortford, UK, and tragically passed away two days later,…
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Lawyer Wrongfully Accused Of Kidnapping Boy After Going To Inspect house
A lawyer was attacked by locals who accused her of being a kidnapper when she went to inspect a house…
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CJN, AGF, Others Eulogise Justice Augie As She Bows Out Of Supreme Court
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday, described Justice Amina Adamu Augie, who retired from the Supreme…
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NBA Saddened By The Death Of Former CJ, Bayelsa State, Hon Justice Kate Abiri
*Reiterates call for the welfare of Judicial Officers The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has received with…
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NDLEA Arrests Female Lawyer, Europe-Bound Student With Hard Drugs
Operatives of Nigeria’s Anti-narcotic Agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 19-year-old student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi…
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Clooney Foundation For Justice To Offer 10 Scholarships To Women Lawyers In Sub-Saharan Africa
The Clooney Foundation for Justice is offering 10 fully funded fellowships to early-career women lawyers in sub-Saharan Africa through its…
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2023: FIDA Trains 24 Women Lawyers As Observers On Electoral Violence In Kaduna
Barely two weeks to the general elections, the Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA) has trained 24 women lawyers as…
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160 IMSU Law Students Inducted Into Imo FIDA, Charged On Discipline
One Hundred and Sixty law students of Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, have been inducted as members of the International…
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Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Yvonne Orji Reprise Their Lawyer Roles With Chic Sweatshirt
Kerry Washington (our forever Olivia Pope), and Reasonable Doubt director and producer, partnered with The Black Lawyers Podcast to create…
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