File: LawyersJustice Tanko Mohammad, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), said on Monday that lawyers who engaged in unprofessional conduct during court proceedings would be sanctioned. Mohammad was represented by…
WorldStage Newsonline– The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has decried the attitude of some lawyers in filing frivolous applications. She made the remark , on Friday…
By Nwabueze Okonkwo Chief Judge of Anambra state, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu has tasked lawyers to always preserve their noble profession and above all go for excellence even in the midst…
By Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania As nations across the world mark this year’s Human Rights Day, lawyers have lamented the increasing cases of human rights abuse under President Muhammadu…
Some lawyers have spotted several gaps in Nigeria’s biosafety act (amended), explaining the dangers it poses to the country’s food economy. The lawyers also advised experts and advocates against the…
Mr Mobolaji Oriola is a Partner and the Head, Corporate Legal Services at Allen & Brooks, a law firm on Victoria Island, Lagos. A Harvard Business School alumnus, he is the…
By Yusuf Alli, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has unveiled those disobeying court orders in the country. It listed them as law enforcement agencies,…
Christian lawyers in Nigeria have expressed with sadness that in the face of alleged monumental collapse of security and a near total breakdown of law and order in Nigeria, the…
File: Lawyers…say there’s near total breakdown of law and order By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Christian lawyers in Nigeria have expressed with sadness that in the face of alleged monumental collapse of…
By Ahuraka Isah and Kunle Olasanmi, Abuja Senior lawyers in the country have advised the federal government to amend the Constitution to streamline the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme…
The freezing of bank accounts owned by #EndSARS protesters and promoters is a gross violation of rights and an attack on Nigeria’s democracy, legal experts and activists say. This is…
13 October 2020 by Sam Sykes Photo: Richard TownshendIn the news The ‘second wave’ of UK coronavirus cases is continuing to surge. The government’s scientific experts have warned that we…
By Onozure Dania As Nigeria celebrated its 60th independence anniversary last week, lawyers in the country in this edition of Law and Human Rights, gave an assessment of the country’s…
By Moronke Boboye/Olaitan Idris Lagos, Oct. 1, 2020 Lawyers and rights activists have continued to call for improved justice administration as Nigeria attains 60 years of independence. They assessed the…
Tobi Soniyi Three legal practitioners, Dr. Chidi Odinkalu, Gloria Ballason and Abiodun Baiyewu have written to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho to stop judges…
Senior lawyers in Cross River State have lamented the crisis faced by the state judiciary following the non-appointment of an acting or substantive Chief Judge (CJ) in the state. Speaking…
Godwin Tsa Abuja The legal community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Wednesday gathered to pay tribute to late Justice Jude Okeke of the High Court of the…
By Adebisi Onanuga A United Nations expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity, Prof Obiora Okafor has urged justice sector stakeholders to nurture the talent pool of international lawyers with…
The Nigerian media has come a long way since Iwe Irohin fun Awon Ara Egba ati Yoruba (literally newspaper for the Egba and Yoruba) was birthed on December 3, 1859, by the…
Say split not solution to problems in the Bar By Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania Some lawyers have faulted the claim by the conveners of New Nigerian Bar Association, NNBA…
