Osigwe, Okutepa clash over LPDC petition
A fresh controversy has emerged within Nigeria’s legal community following a petition by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN), seeking the removal of senior lawyer, Chief…
NBA president defends petition against SAN
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has defended the decision to petition the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) against senior lawyer, Jibrin Okutepa, SAN, insisting…
“No amount of intimidation can stop me” — Okutepa SAN fires back at NBA President
Over petition to BoB, alleges abuse of power and interference with pending litigation Chief Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Bencher, has fired back at the President of…
The muddled status of the appeal from Legal Practitioner’s Disciplinary Committee
By Idowu J. Lawrence Esq. …….When even lawyers are stuck in a legal quagmire PRELIMINARIES When the word – Lawyer, or Legal Practitioner is mentioned, it ordinarily evinces a persona-archetype…