Buried in rubble of 21-storey Ikoyi building, surrounded by corpses, we thought the end had come – Survivors (Punch) He shook his head intermittently in disbelief, wiping off tears with his right palm. For about two minutes, Nurudeen Solagbade, could…
Seplat: Access Bank takes SANs to LPPC over alleged misconduct
Access Bank Plc has filed petitions against two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) Etigwe Uwa and Babajide Koku before the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The bank…
Déjà Vu: In tragic vein – Wole Soyinka
I arrived home from external commitments just over a week ago to an extraordinary homecoming gift. It took the form of a movement — sometimes angry, sometimes entrancing, poignant, sometimes strident, certainly robust in expectations but always moving, visionary and…
Concerns about CAMA can be addressed by NASS, Osinbajo tells Church leaders
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Church concerns about the recently enacted Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, can be processed through possible amendment of the contentious section of the law through a proposal to the National Assembly. A…
Obi applauds Akpata’s emergence as NBA President, tasks him to reposition association
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated Olumide Akpata on his recent election as President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), while urging him to draw on his decades…
Anambra congratulates Akpata, new NBA president, other executives
The people and government of Anambra State have congratulated Anthony Olumide Akpata on his election as the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Mr Akpata, former chairman of the NBA Section on Business Law, emerged the 30th NBA…
Buhari mourns former Minister of Justice/AGF, Richard Akinjide
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with government and people of Oyo State over the passing of an illustrious son, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Richard Osuolale Akinjide, SAN. A State House statement by Special…