…of Kwara State, Ibrahim Sulyman, has celebrated her brother’s conferment as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in an emotional post late Monday. Sulyman was among the 68 legal practitioners sworn in as Senior Advocates of Nigeria by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the 2026/2027 Legal Year ceremo…

…marked FHC/ABJ/CS/368/2026, was filed on February 24 by his counsel, Oluwole Iyamu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.Why the court threw out the suitThe judge found that el-Rufai had filed similar suits before both the FCT High Court and the Federal High Court, accepting the respondents' argument that running parallel case…

…halted the enforcement of a ruling by the LPDC that imposed a three-year suspension on a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Joe Kyari Gadzama.The senior lawyer was accused of poaching a colleague’s brief, which led to a complaint of professional misconduct against him.Despite his claim of innocence, the LPDC, afte…

…leading to the September 29 order was filed on September 10, 2026, by Adedayo Adesina, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria acting as counsel to Abacha.What the court orderedJustice Lewis-Allagoa restrained Levitikal Realties, its directors, officers, agents, and representatives from taking any step to sell, transfer, assign,…

…apology follows a series of controversies stemming from the NBA conference appearance. Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana had dismissed the decision to include Otse as a speaker, calling for more experienced voices on specialised topics. Otse responded by defending his invitation and later mocked the criticism by a…

…The leading candidate to head the committee is AbdulHakeem Uthman Mustapha, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who is the choice of majority of power brokers in the presidency His profile from Nigerian website Sports Village Square, revealed that Mustapha is a member of FIFA’s Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Commit…

…A member of President Bola Tinubu's legal team in the United States, Wole Afolabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has said that if credible evidence of drug dealing existed against the president, American authorities would have moved to indict, arrest, and prosecute him long ago.Afolabi explained that US agencies had al…

…social justice in society that those seeking elevation to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) are required to show proof that they have undertaken pro bono legal services for vulnerable or indigent members of society,” Osigwe, SAN, added. He said the partnership between the NBA and UNICEF seeks to…

…licence after it failed to meet the required capital threshold for its category.Senior Advocate of Nigeria Muiz Banire has been appointed receiver and provisional liquidator, effective August 3, 2026.The company’s bank accounts have been frozen as the liquidation process begins.

…persuasion, while his conduct in the courtroom and classroom commanded respect. “As a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, he wielded the law as a noble instrument of justice and social transformation through persuasion. In the courtroom and classroom, he commanded respect through his wisdom and the quiet dignity of his carriag…

…provided for in the Legal Practitioners Act. According to the NLS, the fact that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, rank is expressly mentioned in the law does not automatically make other professional titles illegitimate. Jaja accused the CJN and LPPC of applying different standards in dealing with professional titles. H…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged the Inspector-General of Police to take over investigations into the controversial deaths of Mary Habila and Babatunde Tanimola, warning that both cases must not be “swept under the carpet.” Falana also called for a speedy autopsy in Habila’s ca…

…struck out his suit around mid-July 2026.Plateau, Kogi, Ekiti and Yobe casesGyang Zi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria representing Plateau North interests, challenged his disqualification from the primary rather than the result itself. His case has been adjourned to around September 2026 for further proceedings.Samuel Bam…

…established structures, and they are well regulated under Nigerian law,” he said. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said it was important to establish whether the decisions to terminate the employees’ appointments were taken by the university’s Governing Council or whether responsibility had been wrongly attributed to the…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has described the All Progressives Congress, APC's use of consensus for governorship primaries, especially in Ogun State, as "extortion" and "plutocracy" that undermines democracy. Falana spoke on Thursday at the 8th Penpushing Annual Lecture held at the…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, Dr Monday Ubani, on Tuesday formally received his Doctor of Philosophy in Law from Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, emerging as the institution’s best graduating PhD student in Law…

…sending a representative to appear before the panel, as well as the withdrawal of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, SAN, from the legal representation of the embattled alleged Director-General of the council, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi. The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment, funding and…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has threatened to institute legal proceedings against the Federal Government over the allocation of newly built luxury houses to judges in Abuja’s Katampe district, describing the gesture as discriminatory and contrary to the principle of equality before…

…proceed based on a fuller assessment of the evidence. Also speaking on the arrest, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Sam Erugo, said the Nigeria Police Force ought to invite the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, for questioning over allegations made against him by the self-acclaimed Director-General of t…

…Badejo-Okunsanya, the only female candidate in the race, was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2025. She studied English and Law at the University of Lagos before being called to the Bar in 2002. She is a Partner and Co-Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution at ALP NG & Co., specialising in comme…

…refrain from parading himself, presenting himself, or otherwise holding himself out as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria pending the final determination of the disciplinary proceedings." "The LPPC remains committed to upholding the highest standards of professional ethics, integrity, and discipline within the legal professi…

…by INEC. The petitioners urged INEC chairman, as a Professor of Law and a well-respected Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to use his wealth of experience and knowledge to resolve this lingering issue surrounding President Tinubu's eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential poll. According to the group, the need for I…

…The group charged INEC chairman Amupitan, as a Professor of Law and a well respected Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to use his wealth of experience and knowledge to resolve the lingering issue surrounding the eligibility of President Bola Tinubu to contest the 2027 presidential election. According to the group, the n…

…envisaged under Section 36(9) of the 1999 Constitution," he said. More insights Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Johnson J. Usman, explained that since the former minister was not sued for the same offences, the UK acquittal would have no impact on any ongoing cases in Nigeria. He stressed that, by law, the judgment of a fo…