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CAROLINE BISHOP ASKS NBA AMENDMENT C’TE TO EXPUNGE BAR AGAINST PUBLIC SERVICE LAWYERS

Immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Treasurer Caroline Ladidi Anze-Bishop has urged the NBA Constitution Review Committee to expunge section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution . Section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution bars lawyers in public office from contesting for the offices of NBA President, Vice Presidents and General Secretary during NBA Elections. In a memorandum obtained by CITY LAWYER,...

‘I’LL TEST NBA ELECTION ISSUES AT COURT OF APPEAL,’ SAYS TOBENNA EROJIKWE

Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Tobenna Erojikwe has vowed to “test” issues arising from the 2023 NBA Elections at the Court of Appeal. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Erojikwe stated that “In view of the foregoing, my lawyers have applied for a certified copy of the Judgment and I will make further comments after...

‘MY LEGACY AS BODY OF BENCHERS CHAIRMAN,’ BY AWOMOLO

BODY NOW CUSTODIAN OF LAWYERS’ ROLL DRAFT LPA BILL RETAINS BODY AS REGULATOR LAWSUIT ON APPOINTMENT C’TE CHAIR ‘DARKEST SPOT’ The immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN has chronicled his stewardship while leading the elite body, reputed as a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the legal profession. Speaking at a...