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Dr. Uchenna Emelonye is presently the Country Representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Liberia, having served in the same capacity in Uganda. On these positions accredited at ambassadorial level in respective countries, he advocates and supports equitable, inclusive, participatory and gender sensitive good governance and sustainable development. In this interview Adelanwa Bamgboye, he speaks about insecurity, the Bar, his Keynote address at the recent Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja (Unity Bar) and sundry issues. I can see that your keynote speech focused on calibrating the response of the Bar in the…

The Supreme Court has denied a list being circulated online as names of lawyers penned for the award of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) rank for 2021. Festus Akande, Director of Press and Information at the Supreme Court, described the list as “fake”. The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), a body chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), and concerned with giving the highly coveted award to deserving lawyers annually, is domiciled at the Supreme Court. Mr Akande said the 2021 list of SANs-designate in circulation did not emanate from the LPPC. “We wish to state clearly that the…

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed on Monday swore in five new Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal in Abuja. This was sequel to the approval of their appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari. The appointment of the Khadis who are equivalent to Justices followed their recommendations to the Presidency by the National Judicial Council. The new Khadis are Abdullahi Adam Al-Ilori, Salisu Garba, Bashir Danmaisule, Muhammad A. Sadis and Lawal Sule. Sharia Court of Appeal is a Superior Court of Record established pursuant to Section 275, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that it is the Rivers State Government (RSG) and not the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) that should collect Valued Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) in the state. The court presided over by Justice Stephen Dalyop Pam, has also issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining FIRS and the Attorney General of the Federation, both first and second defendants in the suit, from collecting, demanding, threatening, and intimidating residents of Rivers State to pay to FIRS, personnel income tax and VAT. Justice Pam made the assertion while…

Following the judgment of the Federal High Court in Attorney General of Rivers State v. Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Attorney General of the Federation [Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/149/2020], the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria has made an official comment Wednesday saying “This is not the first time that the VAT Act has been declared unconstitutional.” In the CITN statement, the Registrar/Chief Executive Adefisayo Awogbade, FCTI, assured that the institute would study the full judgment and promptly communicate its primed position to the public. Read the full release below: INTRODUCTION In a judgment delivered by Justice Stephen Pam of…

In a judgment delivered on 11 December 2020, the Federal High Court (FHC) in Emmanuel Chukwuka Ukala v. FIRS held that the powers of the National Assembly to make laws imposing taxes is limited to the profits/income of persons/companies, capital gains and stamp duties on instruments but does not extend to VAT. READ AND DOWNLOAD THE JUDGMENT BELOW: [mks_button size=”medium” title=”CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD JUDGMENT” style=”squared” url=”https://lawbreed.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ukala-v.-FIRS-Judgment-of-HC-of-Rivers-State.pdf” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#000000″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″]

Salisu Garba, chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court, has resigned. In a statement on Monday, Ahuraka Isah, senior special assistant on media to the CJN, said Garba voluntarily resigned to enable him to take up the position of administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI). Garba was appointed acting chief judge of the FCT high court in January, after his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari. In April, his nomination as substantive chief judge was confirmed by the senate, and he was subsequently sworn in on July 7. “The National Judicial Institute board of governors, under the chairmanship of the Chief…

The Lagos State Judicial Service Commission has called for expression of interest into the Lagos state High Court. Suitable persons interested in being appointed as judges of the high court of Lagos State are to express such interest in writing. The Notice dated 2nd August 2021 with Ref.: Appt Judges/2021/Vol.I/1, and signed by the Chief Judge and Chairman of Lagos State Judicial Service Commission. The notice titled: Call For Expression of Interest reads – Re: Appointment To The High Court Bench Of Lagos State. Such expression of interest should be accompanied by 8 (eight) copies each of Curriculum Vitae and…

The Lagos State Chief Judge Honourable Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba has announced a new detailed posting of judges of the state High Court. The circular, as seen by our reporter, reads: POSTING OF HONOURABLE JUDGES 2021 EFFECTIVE 03/08/2021 Please recall the dislocation caused by the burning down of the Igbosere High Court Lagos premises during the “End-SARS” protest in October 2020 which led to Hon. Judges in the said premises being unable to sit thereafter. Efforts made to address the situation have just yielded some result. The Lagos State Government has graciously taken over and redesigned the Dolphin Jetty, Lagos…

THEME: THE NIGERIA OF OUR DREAMS ——- BEING PAPER PRESENTATION BY LAYI BABATUNDE, SAN; AT THE ALAO AKA BASHORUN MEMORIAL LECTURE AS PART OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, IKEJA BRANCH LAW WEEK 2021. TOPIC: OUR ROLE IN THE EFFECTIVE OF NIGERIA’s ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS. “Your laws are ineffective, when declared. Why? Because no system of control will work as long as most of those administering the law against an evil have more than a finger dipped into it themselves.”- Han Suyin, Chinese physician and writer Destination Chungking (1942) 1.0 PROTOCOL: 1.2 TRIBUTE: Late Alao Aka Bashorun, Legal prodigy and president (1987-1989) of…