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A Court of Appeal ruling in Jos chastised an appellant’s lawyer for what it termed as an attempt to “mislead” the Courts by relying on conflicting decisions, noting that the decision cited “rather damns his contention.” In an appeal case before the Court of Appeal, Jos Judicial Division with APPEAL NO CA/J/40C/2018 between, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu Usman Solid Unit Nigeria Ltd v. Federal Republic of Nigeria, wherein the appellants dissatisfied with the interlocutory ruling of the lower court instituted the appeal. At the lower court, the appellants were arraigned before the lower Court on a two count charge of conspiracy…

Keynote Address By Chief Bolaji Ayorinde SAN, FCArb., OFR Delivered At The 1St Annual General Conference Of The Nigerian Law Society ON THE 28TH OF JULY 2023 (VIA ZOOM WEBINAR) Topic: Freedom of Association of Legal Practitioners: Navigating The Web Of Statutory Professional Regulations Introduction The concept of Freedom of Association has been in existence from time immemorial due to the social nature of man. This stems from the fact that every man is born free and should be allowed to form and belong to lawful organizations, associations and unions without interference. Freedom of Association is a right to associate…

The Hon. President of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, Ph.D, OFR has graciously appointed Four (4) prominent jurists to serve as vacation Judges from 31st July 2023 to 26th September 2023 for this year’s Annual vacation of the Court. While Hon. Justice O. O. Arowosegbe and Hon. Justice O. A. Ogunbowale will serve in Abuja and Lagos Judicial divisions respectively from Monday 31st July 2023 to Monday 28th August 2023; Hon. Justice Mustapha Tijjani and Hon. Justice A. A. Adewemimo will also serve in Abuja and Lagos Judicial divisions respectively from Tuesday 29th August 2021 to Tuesday…

The Department of State services (DSS) has rearrested suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The secret police took custody of Emefiele shortly after a face-off with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NSC). Emefiele, who has been in DSS detention since June, was arraigned in court on Tuesday. Justice Nicholas Oweibo had granted the suspended CBN governor N20 million bail. The bail condition includes producing a surety with landed property within the jurisdiction of the court in Ikoyi, Lagos, depositing his passport and also producing a Civil servant not below level 16 to perfect bail.…

The family of a woman, Chinyere Awuda, who was beaten to death in Cosmila Hotel, Awka, Anambra State, on July 16 and the body dumped into a pool, has petitioned the police, alleging conspiracy. The family stated that their daughter was a victim of conspiracy and intentional murder. Recall that Chinyere was said to have gone clubbing in DFame Nightclub at Cosmilla Hotel on July 16 but only to be found dead in an abandoned swimming pool in the premises the following morning. The Awuda family in their petition to the state’s Commissioner of Police through their lawyer, Eziafa Enwedo…

This is to inform our esteemed customers and the public that with effect from 7th August 2023 the Commission will no longer accept submissions of the under-listed applications except through the Companies Registration Portal (CRP): a. Winding-up processes and dissolution of companies; b. Appointments of receiver and discharged of receiver, and c. Companies’ Voluntary arrangement (CVA); Administration, and netting, Consequently, the Commission will not accept any manual or email submission in respect of the above, which have been fully deployed and active on the CRP. SIGNED CAC LAUNCHES SERVICE CHARTER: The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has launched its service charter.…

A corrupt London solicitor with a £3.25 million home in Chelsea has been ordered by a judge to hand over more than £28 million to law enforcers for his role in a huge scam carried out by a Nigerian politician. Bhadresh Gohil, who also has two properties worth £1 million in India and millions more in investments, laundered vast sums plundered by James Ibori, a former Wickes cashier in Ruislip who became a state governor in Nigeria with a mansion in Hampstead. Gohil, who has already served a ten year prison sentence for his criminal activities, used his wealth to…

A prison warder, Joseph Fatunbi, alleged to have aided the escape of some inmates, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos State. He was, however, granted bail by Magistrate Linda Balogun. Fatunbi was arraigned on one count of aiding the escape of two prison inmates, Mohammed Aliyu and Adewale Ismail, from lawful custody. The other defendants were arraigned on four counts of conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms and escape from custody. The police prosecutor from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti with the court prosecutor, Chekwube Okeh, told the court that Ismail and Aliyu were arrested…

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has disclosed that the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently signed into law will protect Nigerians from digital lending apps, popularly known as loan sharks. The National Commissioner/ CEO of the commission, Dr Vincent Olatunji, who disclosed this on the sideline of a sensitisation workshop on data privacy/protection in Lagos, said NDPC was working with other government agencies to ensure that the data privacy of Nigerians is not breached by loan sharks. “The act is already working in that area and the good thing is that there are a…

The Council of Legal Education, Nigerian Law School, has officially announced the commencement of applications for admission into the Bar Part II Programme for the 2023/2024 Academic Session. Prospective applicants are invited to apply for this prestigious course that marks a crucial step in their legal education journey. The Bar Part II Programme will be conducted simultaneously at the Nigerian Law School’s Headquarters in Bwari, FCT, and various campuses across Nigeria, including Lagos, Enugu, Kano, Yenagoa, Yola, and Port Harcourt, starting from November 27, 2023. According to a memo from the Council sighted by TheNigeriaLawyer, the programme is open to…