Despite strenuous arguments against the competence and timing of the charge pending against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, only few options exist for the CJN to avoid his arraignment schedul[...]
Legal giants tendered various views yesterday on the plan to arraign today Chief Juctice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for alleged false assets declaration. To Aare Afe Babal[...]
Here are some completely innocuous yet hilarious lawyer jokes for a good laugh! 1. One afternoon a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two men eating grass by the roadside. He ordere[...]
Around 28 July 2018, eligible members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) should vote to elect a new leadership for another two years in a ballot that has become mired in hydra-headed scandals redolent of the kind of h[...]
Death is an inevitability that comes for everyone, and in the wee hours of Wednesday, it was the turn of Aloysius Katsina-Alu to heed its call. Katsina-Alu, one of Nigeria’s most eminent jurist, gave up the ghost a[...]
It might be a social enterprise but legal issues cut across all and every entity established within a geopolitical space. That is why it is a matter of necessity to understand the legalities involved before starting a so[...]
Activist lawyer Mr Femi Falana (SAN) writes that the Court of Appeal judgment in the appeal filed by Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa could have “far-reaching implications”, if allowed to stand. I am unab[...]
As the election year draws near, Davidson Iriekpen calls on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen to come up with new rules that will guide judges handling election-related matters An aspirant of the Peoples Dem[...]
Title of book: Azinge’s Journal of International and Comparative Law No of pages: 267 No of articles: 6 Author: Epiphany Azinge Foundation, 2017 Reviewer: Osatohanmwen O.A. Eruaga (Mrs) In an era[...]
Mrs Alewo Ramatu Okutepa, mother of Mr. Jibrin Samuel Okutepa (SAN) is dead. She was 103. In a tribute, Okutepa said: “And the matriarch has gone. She was the first daughter and first child of Uwani Atuluku of the[...]