SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM 62 lawyers elevated as SANs The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has announced the elevation of 62 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. ADVERTISEMENT Among them are three lawyers engaged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, although two of them – Sylvanus Tahir and Rotimi Oyedepo – are employees of the EFCC. ADVERTISEMENT But the other lawyer, Wahab Shittu, is engaged by the EFCC for specific cases. The LPPC, chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, released the full list of the new SAN-designates in a statement issued on Thursday evening by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Bello, after its 154th plenary session. ADVERTISEMENT * Among the 62 successful candidates, 53 of them belong to the advocacy category while the other nine are of

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Alleged organ harvesting: Court to rule on alleged victim’s biodata release on December 5 A federal high court sitting in Abuja has fixed a date to rule on an application filed by an alleged organ harvest victim, David Ukpo, seeking to stop the release of his biodata to a court in London, United Kingdom, in the case involving former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. ADVERTISEMENT Ukpo had through his counsel, Bamidele Igbinedion, asked the court to set aside its July 1 order which permitted the release of his biodata. ADVERTISEMENT He stated that the judgment was given in his absence and he should be given a fair hearing as the documents released to the London court were false. ADVERTISEMENT He also claimed that Attorney-General of the Federation had no power under the law to transmit personal and private data of a person

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Udom’s aides tackle Falana over suit against Akwa Ibom CJ The media Aides to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State have tackled a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, SAN, and twelve other lawyers for dragging the state Chief Judge, Justice Ekaette Obot to court for allegedly not releasing the Certified True Copy of court proceedings on July 27. ADVERTISEMENT They described Falana’s and Associates’ action as a height of embarrassment to their legal profile as court proceedings are only provided by Registrar and not the Judge. It could be recalled that Justice Obot had on July 27, sentenced Mr Inibehe Effiong (Esq), defence counsel to Leo Ekpenyong standing trial for libel against Governor Emmanuel, to 30 days in prison for confrontational act and contempt. ADVERTISEMENT Falana who is a human rights lawyer, however, in a suit agains