Open Letter to Chief Judge of Lagos State: Now that Lagos Division of the High Court is Currently Down, the Eti-Osa High Court Should have its Registry
Your Lordship, with a heavy heart, I hereby join millions of lawyers condoling Lagos State judiciary on the loss occasioned by the nefarious activities of hoodlums that attacked the Lagos State high court buildings at Igbosere as parts of the fallout of the recent protests by the youths. I would like Your Lordship to consider,…
Nigeria@60: SUSOR Initiative Sends Congratulatory Message to AGF Malami SAN, Recommends Unified Publication of LFN, Gazettes and Policies
SI/LM/03/2020. 6th October, 2020. The Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Office of the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation, Federal Ministry of Justice, Federal Capital Territory- Abuja. Your Excellency, A HEARTY CHEERS AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE WITH NIGERIA ONHER 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY FROM ALL OF US AT SUSOR INITIATIVE AS WELL AS AN…
Amended RPC: NBA President’s Letter to the Attorney-general of the Federation
15th September, 2020 Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN Attorney-General of the Federation Federal Ministry of Justice. Plot 71B Shehu Shagari Way Maitama, Abuja Honourable Attorney General, STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO 15 OF 2020 AMENDING THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS Thank you very much for taking out time to meet with me in your chambers…
An Open Letter to NBA President Olumide Akpata by Damilola Mumuni
August 28, 2020 The President, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA House, Plot 1101 Mohammadu Buhari Way, Central Business District, Abuja, F.C.T, Nigeria. ATTENTION: MR. OLUMIDE AKPATA Dear Sir, AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BAR TO TAKE THE WELFARE OF LAWYERS, PARTICULARLY THE MOST VULNERABLE SERIOUS. My name is Mumuni Damilola Rotimi and I am a…
An Open Letter to Olumide Akpata, the President-Elect of the NBA from Olumide Babalola
An Open Letter to Mr. Olumide Akpata, the President-Elect of the Nigerian Bar Association. Dear Mr. President (Elect),Now that the elections are over: Can the Nigerian Bar Association now take its members’ data protection seriously? I sincerely congratulate you on your unprecedented and epoch-making election as the 30th President of our great association. Interesting times…
Open Letter to Ekiti Bar by Oludayo Olorunfemi
I, Oludayo Olorunfemi, 3rd Chairperson NBA Ikere Branch, Ekiti bring you warm greetings. Now that I am no longer Chair of a branch and not contesting for any Bar position at any level, I believe I owe you all a duty to speak openly about issues that plague us. This treatise is a call to…
Open Letter to the Hon. Chief Judge of Lagos State from Otunba Martin Ogunleye Calling for a Full Implementation of the Electronic Filing System
OPEN LETTER TO THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUDGE OF LAGOS STATE Hon. Justice Kazeem O. Alogba, Chief Judge of Lagos State, High Court of Lagos State Ikeja. May 4th, 2020 My Lord, THE LAGOS STATE JUDICIARY & E-FILING – A CLARION CALL FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION The practice directions issued by his Lordship to give direction for…
Lawyer, Abubakar Yahaya Ndakene Writes AGF Malami SAN over Human Rights Violations, Presents Workable Recommendations
Abuja based lawyer, Abubakar Yahaya Ndakene has written to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, calling on him to address human rights violations by security agencies amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. In the letter Mr. Ndakene said that the use of excessive force on citizens by law enforcement agencies in a bid…
A Reply Letter to Dennis Osaretin, Esq. by Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq.
Dear Dennis Osaretin, I was moved to tears by the ecomiums you poured on me in the furore of my stepping down in the Elections into the Office of the Secretary of NBA Benin Branch—the Lion Bar—in order for me to face other aspects of my work life, principally my legal practice . I am…
Letter to Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq. by Dennis Osaretin, Esq.
Dear Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq., I am almost moved to tears over this critical decision and great sacrifice you’ve had to make at this particular time in history. Which according to your post is borne out of personal conviction and retrospection, am particularly sad because I, owe alot to you especially from the very time you tutored…
RE: Funke Akindele and State Pardon| An Open Letter to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State by Moruff O. Balogun, Esq.
Dear Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, My name is Moruff O. Balogun Esq.,a legal practitioner based in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. Your Excellency, I write to respectfully appeal to your good conscience as one of the most humane, leading and people-friendly Governors in Nigeria to kindly grant state pardon to the actress Funke Akindele and her…
PRAI Writes Lagos Chief Judge, Justice Alogba, Urging More Impactful Prison Decongestion Exercise
The director of the Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative,PRAI, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, has addressed a letter to the Honourable Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, urging His Lordship to take more aggressive action to unclog the overcrowded correctional centres in Lagos State. In the letter, PRAI, commended Justice Alogba for enhancing the prison decongestion drive…
Lawyer, Nelson Abali, Writes Bayelsa State Governor, Sen Diri, An Open Letter; Seeks Immediate Appointment of an AG and Commissioner of Justice in Line with Section 195 of the Constitution
Lawyer and Bayelsa State Citizen, Nelson Abali, has written and addressed an open Letter titled ‘A Plea for the Appointment of An Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice Bayelsa State Pursuant to Section 195 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as Amended’, to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri….
To Paul Usoro SAN| Assault on the Judiciary: The Behaviour of Lawyers and Need for Action by NBA
To the President, NBA. Sir, When lawyers of any category start arguing in the press merits of appeals pending before the Supreme Court (and other courts), it is a sacrilege on the ethics of the legal profession. The merits of the Imo, Bayelsa and other cases now pending before the Supreme Court of Niggeria have…
Olumide Babalola Writes Chief Justice Mohammed, Seeks Review of FREP Rules Regarding Multiple Applicants, Amendment of Originating Applications, Other Provisions
10th September 2019 Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, CJN The Chief Justice of Nigeria Supreme Court Complex Three Arms Zone Abuja. My Lord, THE URGENT NEED TO REVIEW THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE RULES (FREP RULES) 2009 Before I delve into the crux of this letter, may I respectfully congratulate your lordship on your lordship’s…