Bar and BenchFeatured The danger in appointment of new CCT chair —Prof Akinseye-George BarandbenchFebruary 17, 2025February 17, 20250 A respected member of the inner bar, Prof Yemi Akinseye-George has listed the reasons President Bola Tinubu’s administration must revisit… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Prof Abiodun hails appointment of Akanbi as S’Court chief registrar BarandbenchFebruary 16, 2025February 16, 20250 The pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Law, Kwara State University, Professor Amuda-Kannike Abiodun, SAN, has hailed the appointment of… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Edo govt suspends Attorney-General, LG commission chair BarandbenchFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 20250 Edo State government has announced the suspension of its Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie and the Chairman of… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Farotimi to Afe Babalola: The ‘war’ has just started BarandbenchDecember 30, 2024December 30, 20240 • Says ‘My battle axes are newly sharpened, my guns primed’ Human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, on Sunday hinted that… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Constitution Amendment: N’Assembly doesn’t understand issues about the judiciary—SANs BarandbenchDecember 24, 2024December 24, 20240 The National Assembly appears displeased with the age-long practice in the judiciary on tenure of office for heads of all… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Defamation: LPDC throws out Afe Babalola’s request to disbar Dele Farotimi BarandbenchDecember 24, 2024December 24, 20240 The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has thrown out a request by Chief Afe Babalola SAN’s law firm, Emmanuel Chambers,… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Wike, greatest contributor to legal profession growth in history—Ngige, SAN BarandbenchDecember 10, 2024December 10, 20240 The Council of Legal Education has described Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, as the greatest contributor to… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured No state has granted full financial autonomy to Judiciary—JUSUN BarandbenchDecember 9, 20240 The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has disclosed that no state governor in the country has fully implemented financial… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Full financial autonomy for judiciary: Benefits and danger BarandbenchNovember 29, 2024November 29, 20240 Aftermath of the controversy that trailed the on-going construction of houses for judges in Abuja, fresh conversation on financial autonomy… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured CCT Chairman’s Sack: Senate goofed—SANs BarandbenchNovember 23, 20240 Three senior legal practitioners including the Executive Director of Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Prof Yemi Akinseye George, SAN and a… Read More