9th March 2022, Delhi This short report describes the events of Wednesday afternoon 9th March 2022. The occasion was the inaugural Soli Sorabjee Memorial Lecture. The venue was where Soli in effect created his second home – the India International Centre. Before the Lecture I was privileged to attend a lunch at the IIC with…
In March 2022,having selected Goa as the CLC Conference venue for 2023, a further site visit to the Conference venue took place. Having flown into Mumbai and experienced a brief city tour in the morning, a short flight to Goa brought us to the Grand Hyatt, Goa. We wished to experience the opportunity for delegates…
On Monday 7th March 2022, a new era for the CLA commenced. This was the day of the inaugural meeting of the new and expanded Council of the CLA, following the constitutional changes made in 2021. These changes permitted a representative from every Commonwealth member and Crown Dependencies and Protectorates and Hong Kong and Zimbabwe…
By Linda Kasonde – Vice-President for Africa of the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day was #breakthebias. The bias that I would like to be broken is the belief that men are naturally smarter, more competent, and more knowledgeable than women. I grew up in a home in which my…
The Nigerian Bar Association President Olumide Akpata has Inaugurated the Governing Council of the NBA Human Rights Institute (NBA-HRI). Read the full statement made available to Lawyard by the Association’s publicity secretary, Dr Nduka Rapulu. In fulfilment of the current administration’s objective of institutionalising the programs and organs of governance of the Nigerian Bar Association…
The Nigerian Bar Association has officially reacted to the judgement of a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia nullifying the highly debated Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 and instructing the Attorney General of the Federation to delete the said section as being illegal. In a statement by the Association President, Mr. Olumide Akpata…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the Dangote Fertiliser Plant in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos. He inaugurated the multi-billion dollar facility on Tuesday at an event well attended by many political, traditional, and religious leaders, as well as key members of the private sector from various parts of the country. They include the President of…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 before Justice Taiwo Taiwo to seek an order sacking the governor and his deputy over…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have blocked all entrances into the Cross River State House of Assembly. They also turned back workers of the Assembly. The operatives arrived at the assembly as early as 6 a.m., Tuesday, according to reports. This is coming less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court sacked 20…
Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the motion after Chukwuma Ma-Chukwu Ume, SAN, counsel for Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, prayed the court for the withdrawal of the motion, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s lawyer, Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, did not oppose the application. The motion for stay of execution was marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/920/21, between PDP…