NBA President Leads Walkathon as Lawyers Set to Take Over the Garden City Dear Distinguished Colleagues, The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) wishes to invite all delegates, colleagues and participants at the 2026 NBA Annual General Conference to join the NBA President for the NBA Walkathon. The Annual General Conference is not only a time for robust conversations, professional development and...
BID TO FREE ABUJA LAWYER FAILS AS POLICE COMMISSIONER WALKS OUT NBA DELEGATION
An attempt by the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Nyanya-Karu Branch, Abuja, to free its embattled Treasurer, Mr. Monday Isah Adah, suffered a major setback mid-week as its peace-building delegation was reportedly ordered by the Nasarawa State Police Commissioner to leave its office. CITY LAWYER had earlier reported that Adah was whisked away by operatives attached to the Police...
BECOME ICIARB CERTIFIED CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATOR VIA ENTRY TRAINING
🏗️ DID YOU KNOW? After completing the ICIArb Membership Entry Training (MET), you don’t just walk away with a certificate — you walk away as a certified Arbitrator, equipped to resolve construction disputes that would otherwise cost your projects months of delay and millions in losses. What is MET?The Membership Entry Training (MET) is the official gateway into the Institute...
‘NIGERIAN PORTS ECONOMIC REGULATORY AGENCY (NPERA) ACT: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR PORT ECONOMY’ – ‘NONSO AZIH
‘Nonso Azih is a Lagos-based maritime and commercial litigation lawyer. He is the Principal Counsel of AZIH & AZIH Legal Practitioners, and an Executive Committee Member of Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA). In this article, he dissects the ‘Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Act as a new paradigm for a robust port economy President Bola Tinubu assented to the...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘COURT DIDN’T REMAND ME IN DSS CUSTODY, I’M HOME’ – EX NBA SHENDAM CHAIR
Contrary to widespread media reports that he was remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), embattled former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Shendam Branch, Mr. Gabriel Nkup Tsenyen has told CITY LAWYER that he was granted bail by the Federal High Court. Making reference to the reports, the Bar Leader who is facing fresh...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘COURT DIDN’T REMAND ME IN DSS CUSTODY, I’M HOME’ – EX NBA SHENDAM CHAIR
Contrary to widespread media reports that he was remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), embattled former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Shendam Branch, Mr. Gabriel Nkup Tsenyen has told CITY LAWYER that he was granted bail by the Federal High Court. Making reference to the reports, the Bar Leader who is facing fresh...
THE N8BN QUESTION: TRUTH BEHIND LPDC’S GADZAMA DECISION THAT HEADLINES HAVE NOT TOLD
By Kachi E. Agwu Recent public discussion surrounding the decision against Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN, by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has understandably generated strong reactions. For the general public, the language of a disciplinary sanction against a Senior Advocate can create an immediate impression of serious wrongdoing. But there is a much longer and more complicated story behind...
‘2026: NIGERIA’S YEAR OF WOMEN IN LAW,’ BY ODINKALU
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Of the many vocations known to humanity, few are as rooted in macho masculinity as the military and the law. In tales of both war and law, the advances recorded by women over the past century have been nothing short of remarkable. In 1970, Pakistan’s ruler was a four-star army general who had fought in World...
‘COMMANDER ORDERED HIM TO SHOOT ME’ – JUDGE NARRATES ESCAPE FROM KIDNAPPERS’ DEN
‘My life in captivity’ – Justice Faruk Bunza After nine days in captivity and subsequently regaining freedom, Weekend Trust tracked Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza to his residence at Unguwar Chaki quarters, Bunza, for an insight into his experience in the bush and more. Although he had to undergo medical checks after his release, the judge, who appeared to still be...
‘LADY JUSTICE: MUST THE STRENGTH OF A MAN’S CASE DEPEND UPON THE DEPTH OF HIS POCKET?’
In this satirical commentary, Yomi Obafemi, a Legal Practitioner, interrogates the N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) “Fee for Transmission of Record” set out in the recently released SUPREME COURT (MANDATORY UPLOAD OF ELECTRONIC COPIES OF PROCESSES, RECORD OF APPEAL, AND OTHER MATTERS) PRACTICE DIRECTIONS, 2026 LADY JUSTICE Lady Justice! Why is your veil down?Have you stopped feeling the tearsThat fall...