Tag: Lawyers
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BREAKING: Lawyer drags Tinubu to court over alleged forgery
An Abuja base Attorney, Mike Enahoro-Eba has alleged that documents obtained from the Chicago State University by his attorney in the United States, Matthew J. Kolwals through a subpoena in 22-L-007289, contained information that contradict the material information provided by Tinubu in his sworn Form EC-9 Affidavit In Support of Personal Particulars submitted to…
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Apart from NBA, another professional association of lawyers, LSN emerges
Apart from the Nigeria Bar Association, another professional association of lawyers known as the Law Society of Nigeria, LSN, has been established. The association is led by Mr Kunle Ogunba, SAN. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of the LSN, Mr Douglas Ogbankwa. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that…
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LPPC shortlists 129 lawyers for SAN rank
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 129 lawyers for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) this year. According to a notice seen by TheNewsGuru.com, the list comprises 73 practicing lawyers or advocates and 56 academics or lawyers in academia.
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Military, lawyers and security challenges – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
For the first time probably since the Cold War, millions of people across the world are not just uncertain about their future or concerned about their children’s future, they are deeply worried about their safety and the safety of their property. If anything, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has heightened this anxiety. What President Putin of…
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Umahi: Maybe judge did not trail the line of appellate courts on cross carpeting – Oyesanya SAN
Oyesanya condemned the act of lawyers using harsh and impudent language on a Judge over judgement
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Evans: Sentence not surprising, evidence overwhelming – Lawyers
The Ikeja Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has lauded the sentence of life imprisonment given to kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, by an Ikeja High Court. Justice Hakeem Oshodi on Friday sentenced Evans and two of his co-accused, Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment after finding the trio guilty of…
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NBA publishes list of 23 aspirants for Supreme Court bench
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has published a list of 23 lawyers who have expressed interest in being appointed Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Dr. Rapulu Nduka,
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Security operatives bar Kanu’s lawyer, Igbo leaders, others from court premises
Security operatives on Wednesday barred Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers of detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from entering the Federal High Court in Abuja. Also barred from the courtroom include reporters, Igbo traditional leaders, as well as observers and activists. But other lawyers of Kanu…
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Full list: 72 lawyers bag SAN titles, to be sworn in by CJN Dec 8
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has elevated 72 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
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Embrace workable options for 21st century lawyers, Says Eseme Eyiboh
Former Spokesperson of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Eseme Eyiboh has called on Law Students of the University of Uyo to embrace trusted 21st Century options capable of making them stand tall in their chosen field of profession. The immediate past Chairman of Cross River Basin Development Authorities (CRBDA) said the thousands of…