Tag: Lawyers
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Ekiti poll: Fayemi, APC hire 35 SANs, lawyers for defence against Eleka, PDP’s petition
The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday filed his defence to the petition by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and outgoing Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. The defence team, comprised of 35 lawyers, would be led by eight Senior Advocates of Nigeria. The SANs are Prince Lateef…
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Lawyers sue Buhari, AGF over Presidential Executive Order 6
Two lawyers, Mr. Ikenga Ugochinyere and Mr. Kenneth Udeze, have filled a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja praying for an order nullifying the Executive Order 6 of 2018 which provides for the seizure of assets linked to ongoing criminal trials and investigations. They also urged the court to restrain both President Muhammadu…
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Dino Melaye: Lawyers, police clash in Abuja court [VIDEO]
There was pandemonium at the Chief Magistrate court, Mpape, Abuja yesterday between some lawyers and police officers. The lawyers clashed with the police over the detention of two of their colleagues and relatives of Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye. One barrister David Amaefula and Pius Udo-Inyang, who are of the law firm of Messrs…
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Abacha loot : Adeosun distances self from controversy surrounding recovery of $322.51m from Switzerland
The Federal Government says it has received 322.51 million dollars from the Swiss Government as part of looted funds recovered from former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha. Mr Oluyinka Akintunde, the Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Finance, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Akintunde,…
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Ronaldo asks lawyers to negotiate his exit from Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo has tasked his lawyers with negotiating his exit from Real Madrid, according to new reports in Spain. Ronaldo The Los Blancos star has apparently been left unhappy since winning his fifth Ballon d’Or last week. While at the ceremony in Paris, Real president Florentino Perez was asked about whether Neymar could follow in…
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Oct 1 Quit Notice: We won’t leave North by deadline – Resident Igbos
…as Northern Youth Coalition reaffirms safety of Igbos in region The leadership of the Igbo community in the 19 Northern states has said that the Igbos will not heed to the call by an association of lawyers in Anambra State to leave the region by the October 1 deadline initially issued by the coalition of…
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NASS, bank executives, lawyers, others frustrating anti-corruption war – Sagay
The chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), on Tuesday accused the National Assembly, top bank executives and lawyers of ‘ganging-up’ to frustrate Federal Government’s anti-corruption crusade. According to him, the “monstrous epidemic of high profile corruption” could not have afflicted Nigeria without bankers’ collusion. They must not get away…
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NBA assigns 20 lawyers to monitor Lagos LG election
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe Branch, is to assign no fewer than 20 lawyers to monitor the forthcoming local government election in Lagos State. According to a statement signed by the Chairman of the association, Mr Sunday Abimbola and the Social Secretary, Mrs Funmilola Adeogun, on Thursday in Lagos, those assigned will monitor the…
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Senator Andy Uba parading forged WAEC certificate, lawyer alleges
Senator representing Anambra South Constituency, Andy Uba has been accused of forging the West African Examination Certificate, WAEC results that he parades. The allegation was made by his estranged lawyer, Victor Uwaje, on Wednesday. Uwaje was reacting to the allegation that he was trying to extort money from the senator and threatening to destroy his…
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Lawyers reject new fee regime in Osun, call it ‘commercialization of justice’
Some aggrieved lawyers in Osun State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest against the hike in filing fees at the Osun State High Court, Osogbo describing it as ‘commercialization of justice’ in disguise. The Lawyers, under the aegis of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) decried the hike, and called for an immediate reversal. The development invariably…