by Adeniyi Olugbemi A legal team of 34 lawyers yesterday appeared in defence of the two suspects, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci, arraigned over last Thursday’s murder of a 200-level female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Yakubu, The […]
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By Ngozi Egenuka The president, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata, has lamented underemployment and poor remuneration of lawyers. He said the slow pace of administration of justice and the unpleasant experience of lawyers who go to courts had been of great […]
By Agency Reporter A lawyer, Mr Benedict Oguine, has advised workers who feel they are unjustly sacked, to challenge the action in a law court. Oguine gave the advice in an interview with journalists in Awka on Monday. He advised unjustly […]
By Joseph Onyekwere Experts in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have called on lawyers to embrace technology in the discharge of their professional services. According to them, technology is evolving rapidly and law firms must deploy its tools or die off with […]
By ADEBISI ONANUGA Lagos State Judiciary has held a valedictory court session for the late Justice Samuel Omotunde Ilori, who was the ninth Chief Judge of the state. ADEBISI ONANUGA reports Judges, Magistrates, lawyers and other stakeholders in the justice sector converged on Lagos […]
By Joseph Onyekwere President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata has reemphasised his desire to equip young lawyers with modern skills that would help them provide for themselves. He said that was the reason his administration revitalised NBA […]
By Bridget Chiedu Onochie More than two years after a suspected kidnap kingpin, who was apprehended in Taraba State, Hamisu Bala, notoriously known as Wadume, implicated some military personnel for allegedly masterminding his escape from the police, not much has been […]
By Paschal Njoku ABUJA – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday said the conduct of some politicians, judicial officers and lawyers are “disturbing” and consequently dragging the reputation of the country’s judiciary to the mud. NBA President, Olumide Akpata, stated this […]
NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (LAGOS BRANCH) OFFICERS Martin A. Ogunleye, Esq. ChMc – Chairman Stephen O. Obajaja […]
Former Nigerian Law School (NLS) Director-General, Dr. Tahir Mamman (SAN) has urged senior lawyers to pay living wages to young lawyers to enable them develop their potential as the profession’s future. Dr. Mamman, a senior partner in J-K Gadzama LLP, […]