BREAKING…Mike Ozekhome suspended from SAN rank
Chief Mike Ozekhome has been suspended from the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Kabir Akanbi, chief registrar of the supreme court, said the decision was taken at the committee’s 173rd general meeting […]
SERAP Rejects Court Ruling, Moves to Appeal N100m Defamation Damages
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has rejected a Federal Capital Territory High Court judgment ordering it to pay N100 million in damages to officials of the Department of State Services over alleged defamation, describing the ruling as flawed and a threat to civic space. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court in Abuja […]
FG arraigns Ezekhome over alleged use of ‘fake passport’
The Federal Government has arraigned Mike Ozekhome (SAN) for allegedly using a fake Nigerian passport in connection with a disputed property case in the United Kingdom. Mike Ozekhome was docked alongside Ponfa Useni before Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama on Friday on a 12-count charge. Both defendants pleaded […]
