The above are extracts from the lead judgement by Justice Amina Augie on applications filed by the two senior lawyers.
Browsing: Chief Wole Olanipekun
The Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal last month sacked Yusuf, who vied on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party.
The NBA, through its President, Y. C. Maikyau, SAN, maintained that Olanipekun, SAN, should recuse himself and allow the Vice Chairman of the Body, retired Justice Mary Odili to preside over the forthcoming Call to Bar Ceremony, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Chief Olanipekun, who stated this in Ikere Ekiti Saturday, during the 26th edition of the annual Chief Wole Olanipekun Scholarship Scheme and 3rd Olanipekun Empowerment Programme, charged all Ekiti people to contribute their ideas and counsel to the present administration to enable it achieve great success in the development of the state saying ‘Ideas rule the world’.
Ahmed, who was the 1st prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial-within-trial of the money laundering charge preferred against the due by the anti-corruption comission, told Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday that the allegation was untrue.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Saturday evening in Lagos at the reunion dinner of the Faculty of Law, the University of Lagos, tagged “The Great Homecoming.”
The President salutes a life dedicated to jurisprudence and service to the country, which has pedestaled Chief Olanipekun as a former Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, one time NBA President, Vice President Pan African Lawyers Union, Life Bencher among others. He is equally a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Olanipekun is also a former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and current Chancellor of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Ikere-Ekiti.
By this decision, the court has upheld his case that the properties wholly belonged to him; were unconnected to the former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke; and were unjustifiably included in a list of properties the anti-graft agency tried to seize.
The lecture, with the topic: “Nigeria’s fight against corruption: The facts, the fallacies, the antidotes,” will be delivered by Sani, a civil rights activist, while Olanipekun will be the chairman of the event
The lecture, with the topic: “Nigeria’s fight against corruption: The facts, the fallacies, the antidotes,” will be delivered by Sani, a civil rights activist, while Olanipekun will be the chairman of the event
Dr. Biodun Olaniran, the Chairman, LAUTECH chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, announced the suspension of the strike in a statement on Wednesday in Ogbomoso
The Summit is being organised by the State’s Ministry of Justice, with the theme: “Contemporary Trends: Catalysts for Justice Sector Reform in Lagos State.”
Oyo and Osun States are joint owners of the university
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, Rev. Nicholas Okoh, conducted the inauguration
To guide against break down of law and order, the ruling houses asked the state Governor, Ayo Fayose, to declare as null and void the selection process allegedly conducted by a faction of the 21-member kingmakers and order a fresh process that would be in tandem with the law in the state
Tinubu sued AIT, owned by DAAR Communications Plc, for airing a defamatory and libelous documentary
In a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the former NBA president said Fayose’s victory in last June’s governorship election was well-deserved
In a letter titled ” Kayode Eso:The Translation of a sage, Olanipekun (SAN), noted that the passing on of Justice Esho was a watershed in the history of law profession in Nigeria.