Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq.

Let’s make magic happen!✨⤵️

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

About time I pin a proper intro 👋🏽

Not your typical lawyer—Am all about redefining legal partnerships and creating great brands.

My clients are consumer brands, and creators.

You can learn more or book a consultation here: https://t.co/9CpNOFBO1y

[Mr Psquare @PeterPsquare]

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[Rohit @heyrohitai]

INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT.

This 1 hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.

Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.

[Instablog9ja @instablog9ja]

Man Proudly Showcases His Family’s Legacy of Three Generations of Lawyers

[Manasseh Azure Awuni @Manasseh_Azure]

Good move. This has been in some airports for a while now. It reduces the stress of going through airport security.

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

@renabaddie_ 🤣😂

[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

“Court Bars Non-Specialist Police Lawyers from Appearing in Civil Cases, Orders Deployment of Police Lawyers to All Police Stations Nationwide”

In a landmark judgment with far-reaching implications for policing, human rights enforcement and locus standi in Nigeria, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja Judicial Division, has barred police officers who are not employed in the Specialist Legal Cadre from appearing in civil proceedings on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force.

The Court also directed the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to deploy at least one police lawyer to every police station across the country to strengthen compliance with human rights standards in policing.

The judgment was delivered on Friday, 10 July 2026, by *Hon. Justice O. Y. Anuwe* in *Incorporated Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association v. Police Service Commission & 5 Others (Suit No. NICN/ABJ/264/2025)* The action was instituted by the Nigerian Bar Association.

The suit, prosecuted by SPIDEL's Public Interest Litigation Committee led by *Olukunle O. Edun, SAN*, sought, among other reliefs, judicial interpretation of Rule 8(1) and (2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2023, Section 18(9) and (11) of the Nigeria Police Act 2020, and Force Order 137(3) of the Ratified Police Force Order 2013.

The NBA argued that several police officers recruited as General Duty Officers subsequently obtained Law Degrees and were called to the Nigerian Bar but were never converted to the Specialist Legal Cadre as required by law. Despite this, the officers continued to undertake legal duties, including representing the Nigeria Police in court.

According to the claimant, this practice contravenes Rule 8 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, which prohibits lawyers in salaried employment from appearing for their employers in court unless they are employed as legal officers in a government department or agency.

Among the principal reliefs sought were orders directing the conversion of all qualified police lawyers performing legal services in the Force to the Specialist Legal Cadre and compelling the deployment of police lawyers to every police division in Nigeria in accordance with Section 66(3) of the Police Act 2020, which provides for legal officers to support human rights compliance within the Force.

Before considering the substantive issues, the Court dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the Police Service Commission, which had challenged the competence of the suit, including the locus standi of the Nigerian Bar Association to institute the action.

In adopting a liberal approach to standing in public interest litigation, the Court held that the NBA possessed the requisite legal standing, observing that the suit was instituted to protect the interests of legal practitioners and promote compliance with statutory and professional obligations.

On the merits, the Court held that the continued deployment of legally qualified police officers who had not been converted to the Specialist Legal Cadre to represent the Nigeria Police in civil proceedings was inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

The Court consequently restrained such officers from appearing in civil cases on behalf of the Nigeria Police until they are duly appointed or converted to the appropriate legal cadre.

Justice Anuwe further ordered the Police Service Commission and the Inspector-General of Police to give effect to Section 66(3) of the Police Act by deploying police lawyers to police stations nationwide to strengthen legal oversight and ensure greater protection of human rights in police operations.

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[Elizabeth Adewale @elizaego]

Nearly 2 million abortions happen every year in Nigeria, and many of them are unsafe.

“Care or Control” follows the stories of three Nigerian women who underwent unsafe abortion and shows the realities of restricted access to essential healthcare.

Watch the full documentary here:
https://t.co/p8fHsi1dqh

[Elizabeth Adewale @elizaego]

https://t.co/Xvm0uIRWPL

Here’s a link to the documentary. Every one should watch it. Abortion is essential healthcare and should not be restricted.

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

@drpenking What makes you entitled to make such an absolute statement?

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

Some posts are not offensive because of what they say directly.
They are offensive because of what they quietly normalise.
Sometimes, all you need to do is read between the lines.
#bringthemhome

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

@InibeheEffiong Indeed.

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

Congratulations 👍🏽

[CHINO @chinogso]

I PASSED THE NEW YORK STATE BAR EXAMS!

I scored high enough to transfer to any UBE jurisdiction across the United States.

ALL GLORY TO GOD!!!!

[FESTUS OGUN @mrfestusogun]

I just checked my law school result breakdown. And I am moved to tears.

Please, guys, do not underestimate property law practice.

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

@instablog9ja 😁

[Fìyìnfólúwa Esq. (Lawyer for the baddies) @ifemi_LLB]

First sign of a law firm principal that will not pay you well:

‘As a young lawyer, you are here to learn. Money is not everything. You should not be in a hurry to make money’

Law firms<<<<<<

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

@Nairametrics Otedola’s exit pattern has been consistent: enter capital-intensive, policy-sensitive sectors early, build scale, stabilise value, and exit control once risk rises and returns peak. Against that backdrop, the financial sector clearly emerges as his next strategic anchor.

[Vivian Okoh-Olutunfese Esq. @vooesq]

@Nairametrics Otedola’s exit pattern has been consistent: enter capital-intensive, policy-sensitive sectors early, build scale, stabilise value, and exit control once risk rises and returns peak. Against that backdrop, the financial sector clearly emerges as his next strategic anchor.

[ENGR MOL🥇🥇 @lotannamol]

@Nairametrics @D_CE0_ Bought for 132million dollars sold for 750 the goat !!!

[HOPE BEHIND BARS AFRICA (Criminal Justice Reforms) @hopebehindbar]

Sunday Jackson is free!!!

Sunday Jackson should never have spent a single night in detention let alone 11 years on death row. The years he lost cannot be restored.

This case exposes a profound failure of justice and underscores the human cost of a system that punishes survival instead of protecting rights.

Thank you @GovernorAUF for alluding to the voice of courage.