Legal Nigeria There was drama at Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos on Thursday, 16th October, 2025 when a lawyer, Mr. Nwosu, counsel for the claimant, openly disagreed with the presiding magistrate over the validity of a writ of summons. The […]
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LOCUS STANDI AND THE RIVERS STATE EMERGENCY RULE CASE: A REVIEW OF JUSTICE OMOTOSHO’S DECISION IN BRIGGS & ORS v. PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA & ORS Recently, I was present at the Federal High Court, Abuja, when Hon. Justice James Omotosho […]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Emeka Ozoani, has called on Nigerian lawyers to redefine success in legal practice and prioritize mental and physical wellbeing, warning that burnout has become a “silent epidemic” in the profession. Delivering the keynote address at […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has thrown its weight behind the ongoing public interest litigation instituted by the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association and its Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) against what […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has raised alarm over what it described as crippling delays, sabotage, and entrenched corruption at the Lagos State Lands Registry, Alausa. In a strongly worded letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State […]
By Peter Okolie President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) saved Nigeria country from collapse during the 10 years it has been in power so far in the country. Tinubu said this in Owerri at the […]
Legal Nigeria warmly congratulates the distinguished lawyers who have been elevated to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC). At its 169th plenary session held on Thursday, the LPPC—under the approval […]
Immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Branch, Afamefuna O. Okeke, ESO, has extended warm felicitations to the newly elevated Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), describing the honour as a reward for dedication, expertise and remarkable contributions […]
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Rapulu Nduka, has congratulated the latest batch of lawyers called to the Bar, describing their admission as the beginning of a noble journey in the service of justice. In […]
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike, over alleged breach of agreement brokered between it and Dangote Group by the Federal Government. NUPENG made the […]