Nigeria, June 24 -- The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ordered a lawyer, S.M. Danyaro, to personally pay N50 million in costs and barred him from appearing before any court in the country until he complies with its directives, over what it described as a "vexatious, irresponsible, abusive and unprofessional" application.

The Certified True Copy of the ruling seen by PREMIUM TIMES shows that the court gave the decision on 22 June in Appeal No. SC.266/2017.

Justicr Jamilu Tukur delivered the lead ruling of the panel of Justices, and in agreement, Chioma Nwosu-Iheme issued a strongly worded opinion rebuking Mr Danyaro's conduct and affirming the retributions meted out in the lead ruling.

The court said the motion, filed as a request for rev...