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Again, after multiple sessions in the past, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami is being probed again by the legal community. In this

As the representative of Her Majesty the Queen, His Excellency the Governor, Nigel Dakin CMG, proudly announces the appointments of Messrs. Oliver Smith QC and David Cadman QC, to the Inner Bar. A fitting award for their sustained and consistent approach to upholding the highest possible standards in an exacting profession.

Granard native Cathy Smith was among twenty-three barristers conferred with senior counsel status by the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court last Wedne...

Five women among 23 barristers ‘taking silk’ at ceremony in Supreme Court

Neville Sarony July 15, 2021 06:00 What is the significance of the title Senior Counsel in Hong Kong? Whatever it is, the Secretary for Justice wants to change it. Focus, if you will, on the word counsel which is a synonym for barrister, of which there are two ranks, Senior and Junior. All barristers who are not Senior Counsel (SC), regardless of their age, are designated Junior counsel. The word barrister is derived from the physical barrier in a courtroom between counsel and the judge or ...

How to prevent Nigeria’s collapse On By Afe Babalola, SAN, At the current rate at which the nation is spiraling, it is hard to conclude that Nigeria will remain intact till the end of the 21st century, which is another 80 years from now. This is very optimistic. Why do I say this? I grew up during the colonial days and our teachers in Emmanuel Primary School, Ado-Ekiti, the only educational institution I ever attended, taught us about the sanctity of life. To drive their point home, they tau...

Views: Visits 7 A map of Nigeria By Afe Babalola, SAN, At the current rate at which the nation is spiraling, it is hard to conclude that Nigeria will remain intact till the end of the 21st century, which is another 80 years from now. This is very optimistic. Why do I say this? I grew up during the colonial days and our teachers in Emmanuel Primary School, Ado-Ekiti, the only educational institution I ever attended, taught us about the sanctity of life. To drive their point...

Share AT the current rate which the nation is spiraling, it is hard to conclude that Nigeria will remain intact till the end of the 21st century, i.e., another 80 years from now. This is very optimistic. Why do I say this? I grew up during the colonial days and our teachers in Emmanuel Primary School, Ado-Ekiti, the only educational institution I ever attended, taught us about the sanctity of life. To drive their point home, they taught us such poems as “Yi ese re si apa kan, ma se pa kokoro ...

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Access Bank PLC has written the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) and the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), demanding the sanctioning of Mr Babajide Koku (SAN) as well as Etigwe Uwa (SAN), both lawyers to Seplat Petroleum Development Company, for alleged professional misconduct in the handling of court case between both companies. In the petition against Koku and Uwa, the bank stated that both senior lawyers engaged in acts unbecoming...

In a statement from a partner in his law firm, Ibrahim passed on Sunday afternoon. “He died this afternoon.” Alhaji Ibrahim is suspected to have died in Abuja from heart complications. Ibrahim was a Commissioner, International Boundary, National Boundary Commission from 2000 to 2006. He was a member of the Nigerian team that successfully negotiated the Maritime Boundary Treaty between Nigeria and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and also the Unitisation Agreement of the Zafiro/Ekanga oil ...