Tag Archives: Legal Profession

Insecurity hampering justice delivery in Nigeria

The chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Onitsha, Anambra State, branch, Onyechi Ononye, and his ‘learned friends’ have  raised the alarm that the Nigerian justice system and access to justice were under serious threat as a result of insecurity in the country. According to them, ordinary citizens and those in the legal profession were badly hit by the development. Full story

Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com

Posted by Amaka, January 31, 2022

Justice belongs to Nigerians, we are only stewards, Osinbajo tells SANs

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Nigerian justice system is a public resource and does not belong to the legal profession. Rather, legal practitioners are only custodians, not owners. Full story

Source: https://punchng.com

Posted by Amaka, January 31, 2022

Vice President Osinbajo, jurists to speak on future of legal practice in Nigeria

The Chairman of the faculty of law alumni relations committee, Professor Taiwo Osipitan (SAN), made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Lagos on the maiden alumni reunion of the law faculty called ” The Great Homecoming.” Full story

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com

Posted by Amaka, January 31, 2022

SAN advocates adoption of e-practice in legal profession

Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the Attorney General of Oyo State, on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to champion the adoption of  e-electronic  practice in the legal profession. Full story

Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com

Posted by Amaka, December 9, 2021

Oyinlola, quintessential officer, accomplished statesman @ 70

Apart from his scholarly activities at Odo-Otin Grammar School, Okuku, in the 60’s, the young Prince Olagunsoye Adedapo Oyinlola was more of a hunter. Usually in the midst of friends on a hunting expedition, he will aim at a bird on a tree and hit the target with just a single shot from his catapult. Full story

Source: https://guardian.ng

Posted by Amaka, 4 February 2021