Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has again advocated the appointment of Supreme Court Justices from the bar in order to bring practical experience to the apex court…

CHIEF Rotimi Akeredolu IS the former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President (2008-2010). He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1978 and appointed Ondo State Attorney General in 1997, a position he held until 1999. And in 1998, he was conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Akeredolu was also Chairman of the Legal Aid Council (2005–2006)…

An Ikeja High Court presided over by Justice O. Femi-Adeniyi has awarded a N25 million damages against the Chairman of Board of Directors of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji, in favour of Mr. Mayo Ayilaran of Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Limited (MCSN) over a defamatory publication credited to COSON’s chairman…

By Onozure Dania CHIEF Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN) was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1986 after obtaining a degree in law at the University College, Buckland, London. He was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2005. He was Pro-Chancellor, Chairman Governing Council, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State between…

Mr. Austine Alegeh, SAN, is the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. In this interview, he spoke on the released abducted former NBA President, Mr Okey Wali, SAN, among other national issues, as well as those affecting the NBA…

Governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, in his over seven years tenure, went through 12 election petition tribunals. A situation which better describes the popular saying that uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. However, what is unique is that in each case he came out clean. In this interview, the governor spoke on a 576 page book titled ‘Abia Governorship Law Reports’ edited by former Attorney General of Imo State, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), the allegations, against him on the Okija shrine, the impact of the compendium on jurisprudence, the rule of law, the inclusion of the opponents in the running of his administration and other related issues…

Humankind has been experiencing unprecedented change at a frenetic pace in recent times. Whether we are contemplating societal structure or organization, management, science and technology, the arts or even sports, everything seems to point to the fact that we are living in an era of unprecedented transition where old ideas, assumptions and perspectives are yielding to change which we all have to grapple with if we are not to be left behind or become disoriented and diffident in the face of new, unfamiliar scenarios…

Recent events in the polity have not only left a sour taste in the mouth of right thinking and law abiding citizens but have left rather innocent Nigerians wondering whether a slide into anarchy is a distinct possibility. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) the late English philosopher, in his rather famous Leviathan (pt.11,ch.19) parodied the idea of anarchy when he noted that ‘they that are discontented under monarchy, call it tyranny; and they that are displeased with aristocracy, call it oligarchy; so also, they which find themselves grieved under a democracy, called it anarchy, which signifies the want of government; and yet I think no man believes, that want of government…

SENIOR Advocates of Nigeria and other lawyers have unanimously condemned the abduction of the immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr Okey Wali SAN…

Law and economics go hand in hand, law and development go hand in hand. If you create an enabling environment what it means is that your legal systems in place are perfect, you can encourage investors to come in and invest because the legal environment is conducive for them to operate and when that happens, it brings development, so you see the nexus between law and economic development…