By Charles Ude, Esq. The Judiciary Under Siege The judiciary has long been regarded as the “last hope of the common man.” Today, however, this vital sanctuary is under threat, not from external forces, but from within. The greatest danger to justice comes not from litigants presenting their cases, but from lawyers who have sacrificed…
A Justice of the Supreme Court, Emmanuel Agim, has decried the poor reading culture and declining knowledge of the law among lawyers. He described it as one of the major problems facing the country’s legal profession. The Justice spoke at the Legacy Dialogue 2.0 organised by the JASAN Foundation in Abuja. Its theme was: “Institutionalisation…
The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu Agabi, SAN, has applied to withdraw from representing the detained IPOB leader, stating that the defendant had taken the case back from them. All the Senior Advocates of Nigeria on the defence team have also withdrawn from the suit, a development Nnamdi Kanu himself confirmed in court. The…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrants into Nigeria’s legal profession. The responsibility for administering it resides in the Body of Benchers (BoB), a statutory entity described by law as “a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the…
Lawyers under the aegis of Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) have set in motion plans to initiate legal action against under performing senators to refund wages and allowances paid to them for poor service delivery. A set of 40 Senators are equally being asked to make total refund of salaries and allowances…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Nigerian judiciary of being plagued by corruption, citing widespread dishonesty among judges and lawyers. Speaking on Monday during the Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch, in Abuja, El-Rufai voiced concerns about public distrust in the judicial system due to delayed justice and…
The recent release of General Ibrahim Babangida’s autobiography, “A Journey in Service,” has ignited a fierce debate across Nigeria, reviving memories of a pivotal moment in the nation’s history—the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. This controversial decision, widely regarded as one of the most significant blows to Nigeria’s democratic process, has left…
