Tag: SAN
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BREAKING: Ex-NBA President, Okey Wali regains freedom from abductors
Former President of the NBA, Mr. Okey Wali, SAN has been freed from his abductors enclave. A source privy to this development revealed that he has spoken with the embattled former NBA President, adding that he is in “good spirits.” There are strong indications that Wali is receiving medical attention in an undisclosed facility. The…
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Ex-NBA President, Okey Wali abducted, Maikyau SAN appeals for release
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Chonoko Maikyau, SAN has begged kidnappers to release a former President of the Association, Mr Okey Wali who is said to be in their den. In a statement on Tuesday, Maikyau said “It has come to my attention that one of our respected elders and former…
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OPINION: Nigeria’s burgeoning (Not Hollow) democracy – By Festus Keyamo, SAN
In global diplomacy and international relations, Presidents of countries make decisions and take actions about other countries’ affairs (albeit within the limits of sovereignty of States in International Law) based on reports from official and diplomatic sources likely to have been conveyed through well-established channels of communications. Long epistles written in flowery or purple prose…
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Arrest and prosecute electoral offenders, NBA tells security agencies
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has demanded the arrest and prosecution of electoral offenders identified during the just-concluded General Elections. The association made the call in a communique by its National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Habeeb-Lawal at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) quarterly meeting held in Kebbi on March 23. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports…
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Finding the BODMAS X in the mathematics of 25% of the FCT, Abuja
In an article titled, “Presidency: Supreme Court has resolved FCT 25% quandary: (https:// the eagleonline.com.ng), my younger friend, Dr Kayode Ajulo, specifically mentioned my name (amongst other senior lawyers), whom he respectfully referred to as “revered to be authorities in their fields”. He even generously described us as “legends of Inner Bar (who are) jurists…
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Dozzy Oil Vs Billionaire Ibeto land tussle: Ibeto not on trial, lawyer cries out
As Chief Cletus Ibeto, the Chief Executive Officer(CEO)of the Ibeto Group, who is the star witness in the land tussle between his companies and Dozzy Oil concludes his evidence in chief, his lead counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu(SAN)has lamented that he is not on trial, but merely in court to give witness in the suit. Dr…
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Disobey Supreme Court order on naira notes, risk contempt, SAN tells CBN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Richard Ogunwole, on Wednesday, advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to abide by the Supreme Court’s temporary order halting the move by the Federal Government to ban the use of old naira notes from Feb. 10. Ogunwole, who gave the advice in an interview with NAN in…
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Nigerian law firms and foreign names: Matters arising
Juliet, soliloquizing in one of the most romantic scenes (“The Balcony Scene”) in Shakespeare’s epic, “Romeo and Juliet” (Act 2 Scene 2), said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. Juliet was telling Romeo that a name is just a name; with no meaning…
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1999 Constitution won’t guarantee emergence of credible leaders – Afe Babalola
Chief Afe Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) says the 1999 Constitution will not guarantee the emergence of credible leaders at the February general elections. “Unless a new Constitution similar to those of 1960 and 1963 Constitutions
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Lawyers applying for SAN to pay N1m
Lawyers applying for the 2023 award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) would pay N1 million as a fee. This was disclosed in a notice by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC). According to the notice by its Secretary/Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, the application began on January…