The law firm of Afe Babalola and Co., also known as Emmanuel Chambers, has named Mr Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN as the new Managing Partner of the firm. A statement by its Senior Partner, Mr. Adebayo Adenipekun (SAN) revealed other new appointments within the firm, viz: Mr. Tunde Babalola (SAN)- Deputy Managing Partner, Abuja; Mr. Peter ...

An elated Akpomudje in a chat with journalists said his priority will be the unity of Olomu Kingdom, building a befitting palace as well as attracting development to the kingdom.

The action of the LPPC followed a petition written against Nwofor by the chief registrar of the Court of Appeal to the LPPC in which he was accused of conducting himself in a manner incompatible with the dignity and honour of a holder of the rank of SAN.

No fewer than 26 states were yet to enact laws for the implementation of the financial autonomy for the state legislatures and judiciaries, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. This is coming exactly 54 days after the expiration of the 45-day deadline reached in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by the 36 state governors and the ...

Some in the Advocate category are; Emeka Obegolu, Fredricks Itula, Offia Ota, Nwafor-Orizu Orji, Adeniyi Ademuyiwa, Ovrawah Ogaga, Abubakar Adamu and West-Idahosa Ehiogie.

“These lower courts now manned by legal practitioners, are nearer to the grassroots and accessible to the majority of Nigerians as they are situated in communities.

Through dint of hard work, Alhaji Bashua attained the enviable status of a Learned Silk and etched himself into our Jurisprudence through remarkable advocacy. Mohammed V. Olawuni remains a locus classicus on the principle of when to seek the leave of Court to Appeal the decision of a Lower Court.

Also, Bakaro argued that the appearance of the four SANs violated legal practices and Privileges Committee for Senior Advocates of Nigeria, as well as Privileges, Functions, and Rule of SAN.

"The late Mohammed represented a sense of continuity of the life and convictions of his late father, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN. Despite his physical challenges, he was able to engender his father’s continuity, not only by the striking resemblance he had of his father, but also the classic Gani’s courage which he demonstrated in his ...

Congratulatory/Farewell Message From Y.C. Maikyau, SAN, Chairman, Welfare Committee of the NBA to CLASFON on its 40th Anniversary and Conclusion of 2021 Conference.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Layi Babatunde, has bemoaned the way some Federal Government agencies visit Chief Judges to solicit for assistance on the disposal of their cases pending before the courts, saying it smacks of corruption.

In his condolence remarks, Maikyau stated that as believers, it is the Word of God that guarantees our confidence in times of loss, and that it is in expressing our faith in the Word of God that we can find comfort. He admitted that though the loss is painful, he knows anyone who exits ...

At the Eastern Bar Forum Meeting held in Enugu, Y. C. MAIKYAU, SAN, Chairman of the Welfare Committee of the NBA, on behalf of the EBF presented an award of excellence to Chief Anthony Okoye Mogboh SAN, which was received on his behalf by the Chairman of NBA Enugu Branch. Maikyau, SAN said it was ...

Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary Mr Rafiu Lawal-Rabana (SAN) has been quietly impacting the legal profession without even knowing it. Last Monday, Founding Partner of Adedeji and Owotomo LLP, Mr Ade Adedeji SAN gathered SANs and other leading lawyers who know of the Ilorin-based Silk’s impact, for a surprise dinner in his honour ...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yomi Alliyu, says that the Extradition Treaty of 1984 between Togo, Nigeria, Ghana and Republic of Benin excludes political fugitives.

A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has discharged and acquitted the immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, of the N4.2billion fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Judge, Rilwan Aikawa, held that the anti graft agency failed to establish any prima facie ...