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Trial of Ex-First Lady’s Staff Delayed Over Lawyers’ Absence – NBA
The trial of 13 domestic staff of former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who have been in detention at the Okaka Correctional Centre in...
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Lawyers Stage Protest at US Embassy in Support of Rivers Emergency Rule
A group of Nigerian lawyers, under the umbrella of Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), staged a peaceful protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja...
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Plateau Lawyers Condemn Police Over Graphic Images of David Parradang
The Plateau Lawyers Bar Forum (PLBF) has expressed outrage over the Nigerian Police Force’s decision to publicly release graphic images of the late David...
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NBA Raises Lawyers’ Fees for Business, Company Incorporation
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has released a new schedule of fees for legal services related to business and company incorporation. Under the new...
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Burkina Faso Ends Colonial Tradition: Lawyers and Judges to Wear African Clothing in Court
In a daring move that marks a historic shift, the government of Burkina Faso has officially announced that lawyers and judges in the country...
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Mock Ttrial: IPOB Leader’s Lawyers Slam Federal Government
The legal team representing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has launched a scathing criticism of the Nigerian judiciary and...
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Farotimi Fights Back: Seeks Career Ban for Lawyers Involved in His Arrest
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has announced plans to petition the Nigerian Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), calling for the permanent revocation...
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Read Court Judgments Before Attacking Judiciary, Senior Advocate Warns Lawyers
In a stirring address at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Chief Wole Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has urged legal practitioners to...