The Federal Government has hired seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend against lawsuits filed by property owners affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. This was disclosed by Minister of Works, David Umahi, during the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Stakeholders Meeting. The 700-kilometer highway project, which spans from Victoria Island, Lagos to Calabar, ...

    Nigeria’s first federal election upon independence ended disastrously, with the United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA) refusing to participate in the elections on the ground of irregularities. On the eve of the poll, the major alliance of southern political parties, backed by the ceremonial President, insisted on a postponement of the election as the ...

  The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe (SAN), has criticized the Federal High Court for handling a case related to the local government crisis in Osun State, asserting that such matters should fall under the jurisdiction of the state high court. Speaking in a telephone interview with Punch on Sunday, Osigwe ...

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) is set to host the Construction & Infrastructure Conference 2025, themed “Making Construction and Infrastructure Projects Work Better.” Event Details: Dates: 24th – 25th March 2025 Venue: The Dome Centre, High Court Road, Asaba, Delta State 24th March: Welcome Cocktail Reception – 6:00 PM 25th March: ...

    A Lagos-based lawyer, Chinwe Onuoha, along with her company, Eihcrim Nigeria Limited, has been arraigned and remanded in custody for allegedly presenting a forged document to defraud the Bank of Industry. The pair faced a 12-count charge including forgery, fraud, conspiracy, and uttering false documents during their appearance before an Ikeja High Court ...

  Prominent constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Mike Ozekhome, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, demanding the immediate return of N62 million that he claims was extorted from his client, Mr. Olu Agwu, by officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad in Enugu State. In a report by SaharaReporters, it was ...

  The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has imposed a fine of N200,000 on lawyer, A. O. Amagwula for causing delays in the hearing of a petition against his client, Stella Oyiogu. The ruling was delivered by the LPDC Chairman, retired Justice Is’haq Bello, after Amagwula informed the committee that he was unprepared to proceed ...

  A Nigerian lawyer, Barrister Enyinnaya Nwosu, has urged Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) to publicly reprimand Dr. Chukwudi Okoye, the lecturer involved in a viral altercation with an expelled female student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious. Reacting to the university’s decision to expel the student, Nwosu argued that while disciplinary action against the student was justified, the ...

Prison officials attached to the Ebonyi State Command have allegedly assaulted journalists covering court proceedings at the Ebonyi State High Court in Abakaliki, according to Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer representing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ejiofor claimed that the officials engaged in a violent confrontation with members of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) ...

  Between 1983 and 1987, the radical military regime of Captain Thomas Sankara changed the colonial name of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso. While the courts bequeathed by the former French colonial overlords continued to dispense justice to the elite, people’s tribunals were established to decide cases based on African jurisprudence. The Tribunals were constituted ...

    The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch has unveiled the Premier Bar League 2025, a groundbreaking football tournament aimed at fostering unity and camaraderie among legal professionals. Set to kick off on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the Turf Arena in Oniru Estate, Victoria Island, the league promises an exciting blend of sportsmanship ...

  The Young Lawyers Forum of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA-YLF) has unveiled the Justice Project 2025, a nationwide initiative aimed at providing legal representation and essential support to inmates across Nigeria. This project seeks to mobilize young lawyers to advocate for inmates who are unjustly detained or unable to afford legal representation, ensuring access ...

Nigerian lawyers serving in government and regulatory agencies have been urged to ensure their clients uphold the rule of law to maintain order in society. Justice Bode Adegbehingbe made this call in Akure, Ondo State, during the inauguration of the Ikare-Akoko branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the investiture of Kofo Salam-Alada, Director ...

  Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo is close to reaching a final resolution with her former record label boss, EezeeTee, according to her legal representative, Pelumi Olajengbesi. In a statement shared on Instagram on Friday, February 7, 2025, Olajengbesi assured that both parties have shown a genuine commitment to settling their dispute and are actively ...

Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., accusing the social media giant of privacy violations and misinformation. Falana’s lawsuit, filed at the Lagos High Court, stems from a misleading video published on Facebook under the name “AfriCare Health Centre.” The video falsely claimed that Falana ...

    A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, alongside civic organisation Initiative Against Human Rights Abuse and Torture (INAHURAT), has urged President Bola Tinubu to launch an independent investigation into an alleged fraudulent property sale in Abuja, involving conspiracy, forgery, theft, and criminal trespass. The properties at the center of the controversy—Plots 1861, 1862, and ...