Controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has allegedly claimed he paid N5 million upfront to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in an attempt to secure a Federal Government pardon over money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bobrisky allegedly disclosed that the SAN had initially requested N10 million for …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Friday said it received a N2 million refund from a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former beneficiary of the defunct Federal Government Student Loan Scheme in the 1970s, Adegboyega Awomolo. According to a statement released by the Fund which was signed by its Directorate of Corporate Communications, Awomolo, who used the loan to complete …

A Senior Advocate Nigeria (SAN), Yomi Alliyu, and the Osun State Government engaged in accusations and counter-accusations over the alleged request for the retirement of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo. The Chief Judge is due for retirement, this year, before the amendment of the constitution to harmonise the retirement age for judges, which extended her tenure as the …

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has opened invitations for lawyers to apply for the 2023 award for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) at N1 million per applicant. In a notice issued by its Secretary/Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Bello,the committee stated that the purchase of the application forms, which began on 1st January, will …