The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and two others have been sued for alleged unlawful substitution of Mohammed Abacha (son of the late General Sani Abacha) as the party’s governorship candidate in Kano State. In a suit marked: FHC/KN/CS/204/2022 filed by his lawyers – Joshua Musa (SAN) and Reuben Atabo…
Ahead of the forthcoming annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, crisis has rocked within the leadership of the association. In the early hours of Saturday, the General Secretary of the Association, Mrs Joyce Oduah had sent out a mail asking members to disregard early notices on the annual general meeting of the association…
Young lawyers interested in securing a sponsorship to participate in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBAAGC) now have the chance through a contest being put together by the NBA. The contest, tagged THE BOLD PITCH, requires interested young lawyers to send in a script and video of themselves expressing their idea of…
The federal government has formally reacted to complaints by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) about the contentious $418 million Paris Club refund, saying the governors’ reservations are groundless. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed the government’s position on Thursday during a media briefing on a wide range of issues…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the conduct of next year’s national population and housing census had become imperative. This is in view of the need to produce a new set of demographic and socio-economic data for Nigeria. He made the declaration in Abuja on Thursday, as he unveiled the project document for the smooth conduct of…
Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on Nigeria to ensure that officeholders stop seeking medical care abroad to make them develop health facilities in Nigeria. Falana, who said this at the First Mohammed Fawehinmi Memorial Lecture and Book Presentation, insisted that if officeholders were mandated to have their medicals in Nigeria, they would…
The CMJA, CLA and CLEA are deeply concerned about the attempted deportation from Kiribati and current arbitrary detention of High Court Judge David Lambourne, following the withdrawal of the Attorney General’s appeal against the decision of the High Court in the constitutional claim brought by Judge Lambourne in November 2021. The Associations are alarmed that…
Preparations are in top gear for the 62nd Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBAAGC) themed “Bold Transitions”. In a matter of days, lawyers from all corners of Nigeria will converge on the audacious Eko Atlantic City in Lagos for the annual conference that has over the years been known to be the largest gathering…
President Muhammadu Buhari rescinds his earlier decision, authorising the acquisition of ExxonMobil shares by Seplat Energy Offshore Limited. The President had on Monday granted assent to the deal in which Seplat will acquire 40% stake of ExxonMobil oil assets around Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria. On Wednesday, Shehu said President Buhari had reversed his authorisation,…
By Moruff O. Balogun, Esq. Vice Chairman, NBA Ijebu Ode branch. 1: That the candidate was duly nominated by his/her political party. Once a candidate has been duly nominated and his/her name was forwarded by political party to the INEC as the candidate for a particular election, the said candidate remains a candidate and cannot…