Courtroom Mail

FGN v Paul Usoro: EFCC excluded two important documents that favoured the defendant.

The cross examination of PW2 continued today in the case of EFCC against Paul Usoro ,the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who is being tried for receiving his professional...

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on the occasion of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the occasion of this year’s Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I join the calls for a world free of violence against women and children.

Somali Military Executes Three Al-Shabab Militant Group Members

The Somali military executed three members of the Al-Shabab militant group who were convicted of several killings in the capital Mogadishu.

Uwechue @ 82: ‘Your Antecedents Continue To Inspire Many,’ Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with foremost jurist, Chief George Uwechue SAN, FNIALS on his 82nd birthday, describing him as a “legal luminary, whose antecedents continue to inspire many in nation building,...

Open defecation: Ekiti task force arrests 3

The Ekiti State Environmental Task Force has apprehended three culprits for involving in open defecation.

Police warns against illegal use of siren, tinted vehicles

The Ebonyi state Police Command has warned against the illegal use of sirens and tinted vehicles in the state.

The Bar Association of Seychelles elects new Management

The Bar Association of Seychelles held its 2020 AGM on Friday where elections were conducted Courtroom Mail reports. The following were elected to the Management Committee: – President: Divino SabinoSecretary: Vanessa NicetteTreasurer:...

NBA President Meets With CEOs Of Leadway And Access Bank, Discusses Improvement In Welfare And Service Delivery For Lawyers

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, last week met with the CEO of Leadway Assurance, Mr Tunde Hassan Odukale and the MD/CEO of Access Bank, Mr Herbert Wigwe,...

4 Days To Go – The SPA Ajibade & Co. Annual Business Luncheon

Are you concerned about the absence of a standard for the fees lawyers charge for their services? Do you have an opinion on whether or how we can set up and enforce...

JRP appeals dismissal of suit challenging NJc’s nomination of 21 persons for appointment as Judges of the High Court of the FCT

In June 2020, the Justice Reform Project (JRP) in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/602/2020: JRP FOUNDATION LTD/GTE v. THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & 24 ORS, challenged the National Judicial Council’s...