I did attended an NESG thematic session where I did contributed to the discussion. During tea break, I walked up to two senior executives of different organizations (a lawfirm & PPP advisory firm) for a side chat and simultaneously pitched myself.
Got two offers that day!
I did attended an NESG thematic session where I did contributed to the discussion. During tea break, I walked up to two senior executives of different organizations (a lawfirm & PPP advisory firm) for a side chat and simultaneously pitched myself.
Got two offers that day!
Why is someone who is "APPEARING alongside lawyers, NOT HANDLING a matter himself" demanding to sit in a place RESERVED for lawyers AND Law students?
What does it mean to "appear" alongside a lawyer? Can an Engineer appear alongside a lawyer, or demand to sit at the bar?
@ntibisamuelbasi lol
There were alot of externs I wish I could tag to testify to this.
The registrar clearly told 2 lawyers robbed to stand up that externs are supposed to be seated there.
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Not my boss but a senior associate once told me “I can’t see the intelligence in this your draft”.
Someone who has little idea of transaction advisory o😩💀.
Anyways… I’m glad I can hold my own.
The best you can do is call names and block.. Like that’s all.
When you’re moving mad, you’ll go a notch higher and report to people you think are my friends. Lol
None of that has killed anyone.
In the next hour, I’ll likely tweet another one.
Never moved, never shaken.
My opinions are ever firm and resolute and most importantly, backed by facts.
Today is one of those humbling and remarkable moments in my professional career.
I had the great honour and privilege of leading the legal team of my mentor, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, at the High Court of Lagos State at the commencement of trial in his libel suit against one Princess Banke Oniru.
In 2024, the Defendant made a post on X against the Claimant in respect of the monies given to victims of the Lekki Toll Gate/#EndSARS massacre in Lagos State.
It was also exciting having to lead the first witness to give his evidence-in-chief.
The witness is also a renowned human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olumide Fusika, SAN.
For those who may not know, Falana SAN is my lead counsel in my appeal before the Court of Appeal in Calabar in which I am seeking to set aside my 2022 committal to one-month imprisonment for alleged contempt of court.
Fusika, SAN is also a member of my legal team at the Court of Appeal, Calabar.
Meanwhile, hearing in my appeal is fixed for September 28, 2026.
The libel suit between Femi Falana V. Princess Banke Oniru has been adjourned to 19th June, 2026 for either the cross examination of the Claimant’s first witness or for continuation of trial.
History will vindicate the just.
Because default fees are not the price of extension; they are the consequence of default.
An application for extension of time remains an appeal to judicial discretion and must stand on the strength of the reasons advanced for the delay.
As for the fees, they are a penalty for non-compliance with procedural timelines, not a deposit refundable upon refusal of the application.