A total of 67 legal practitioners have been listed for elevation to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned hearing in appeals filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and its Deputy Director,...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a judgment of the Federal High Court in Lokoja that had overturned an earlier order directing...
The Court of Appeal has ordered the removal of the Oluloro of Iloro-Ekiti, Oba James Oluwafemi Olugbesoye, from the traditional throne, after upholding an earlier...
A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State, has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election conducted for the Zamfara North Senatorial District....
A debate has emerged within the Nigerian legal profession regarding the proper use of the title “Barrister”. Contrary to some assertions, the Law Society has insisted...
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted a 55-year-old man, John Nwawuto Anoruo, for impersonating a legal practitioner and using a forged...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has directed lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court to stop using the title “Barrister” as a prefix...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has directed all litigation staff, legal practitioners, court registrars and lawyers attached to the apex court to discontinue the use...
Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Joe-Kyari Gadzama from legal practice for three years, marking another high-profile...