Brazil as Euro Africa on American soil
By Farooq Kperogi Salvador embodied Africa in more ways than the preservation of Yoruba religion, as highlighted last week. Our Candomblé-believing tour guide, who used to be Catholic, also told…
Late billionaire, Chief Akindele’s son challenges validity of Will
Court orders Lagos Administrator-General to take over deceased estate The Lagos State High Court has ordered the Lagos State Administrator-General to take over the interim administration of the estate of…
Ownership Proof: “Are you witch-hunting something” EFCC on plots 1861, 1862
Court questions EFCC’s pursuit of Colleen Yesufu’s claim to plots 1861, 1862 After Rebecca Omokamo Godwin-Isaac reportedly endured 23 days confined inside her residence and another two days in EFCC…
Death row inmate goes live on TikTok from custody, NCoS knocks prison officials
Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has removed the Officer-in-Charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside two other senior officers, following a security breach involving a death…
Dressing, addressing, and redressing Nigeria’s lawyers, and judges
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The division between the two professions was well recognised by the end of the 16th century and by the end of the 17th was quite firm….While…
Job Alert: Ajah Lagos Law Firm Opens Vacancy for Litigation Lawyer
A law firm based in Ajah, Lagos, has announced a vacancy for a qualified and experienced Litigation Lawyer to join its team. According to the recruitment notice, the firm is…
“Esquire ” not “Barrister”: The Latin roots, noble origins, and Nigerian practice of proper legal appellation for lawyers
By PCI Nwosu, Esq., LP.. The law is a profession of precision. In language, as in argument, imprecision erodes authority. Nowhere is this more evident in Nigeria today than in…
Apex Court right to ban ‘Barrister’ title, SANs insist
Senior Advocates of Nigeria have unanimously backed the Supreme Court’s directive prohibiting lawyers from using the title ‘Barrister’ as a prefix to their names in official communications, describing the move…
Supreme Court bans use of ‘Barrister’ as name prefix
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has directed litigation staff, legal practitioners, court registrars and lawyers to immediately stop using the title “Barrister” as a prefix to their names in all…