Is “Call to Bar” synonymous with membership of a Bar Association?
By Prof Ernest Ojukwu, SAN Generally, the answer is No. A simpler way to frame the question is this: Does being called to the Bar automatically make one a member…
Lawyer hails US Army airstrikes on terrorists in Nigeria
A Warri-based lawyer, Mr Owen Nanakumor, on Friday hailed the United States (US) Army for bombing the strongholds of terrorist groups in North-West Nigeria.The legal practitioner described the presence of…
Epe families demand Sanwo-Olu’s help over prolonged Obaship crisis
Residents, youths and other community stakeholders in Epe have appealed to the Lagos State Government to urgently step in and resolve the prolonged Obaship succession crisis, warning that the absence…
Lawyers divided over proposed two-year apprenticeship for law graduates
A bill proposing a mandatory two-year apprenticeship for law graduates, which has passed its second reading, has sparked mixed reactions among different cadres of the legal profession in Nigeria. The…
Ijebu-Remo collaboration will birth new state, Akpabio says
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged the people of Remoland to strengthen unity and cooperation with their Ijebu kinsmen in pursuit of the proposed Ijebu-Remo State, describing…
Minna H’Court adjourns NIPTA suit challenging Niger State Education Reforms to Feb 12
The Minna High Court, under the stewardship of Justice Mikhail Abdullahi, has adjourned until February 12, 2026, a suit filed by the Niger State Parent Teacher Association (NIPTA) challenging the…
Payment of 2026 BPF
The Nigerian Bar Association has released the details of bar practicing fee schedule. Dear Learned Colleagues, As you are aware, legal practitioners are by law mandated to pay their Annual…
‘Tinubu must designate critics of US airstrike as potential terror sympathisers’
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Chief Ben Adaji, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to designate individuals and groups opposing recent United States…
Catholic Lawyers association secures freedom for 150 inmates in Lagos
The Lagos Chapter of the National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) announced on Friday that it had facilitated the release of at least 150 inmates in 2025 through pro bono…
On whether an assented law takes effect despite errors in the gazetted copy or must be held in abeyance?
By Dr. Raphael Christopher CIM, PGCE, PGOSDC, FAETC, CELTA. Senior Member NBA Enugu Branch ©️All rights reserved In Nigeria’s constitutional framework, an important legal question arises where a law assented…