* USORO PREACHES UNITY AT THE BAR BY EMEKA NWADIOKE The 2020 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC) kicked off today with over 21, 000 registered delegates in the first virtual conference by the association. In his address, NBA President, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN noted that while over 21,000 delegates had registered for the...
SAYS ‘AGBAKOBA HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALLS’ BY EMEKA NWADIOKE Dissatisfied former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Dele Adesina SAN has lampooned the NBA Board of Trustees led by prominent human rights lawyer, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN on its failure to avail him with a copy of their ruling on his election petition....
Fiery human rights activist, EBUN-OLU ADEGBORUWA SAN x-rays the recent Nigerian Bar Association Elections and warns that the incoming administration must take a hard look at the poll in order to make progress At its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of 20th August, 2020, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) was briefed on efforts made by...
• SAYS 33, 000 FCT COVID-19 CONVICTS DID COMMUNITY SERVICE The Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed has expressed his commitment to ensure that the Nigerian Correctional Service Act 2019 “is fully implemented,” adding that “we are on course and on top of the situation.” Speaking yesterday during a virtual conference...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE Erstwhile Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Dele Adesina SAN has lost his bid to upturn the election of Mr. Olumide Akpata as the 60th President of the association. In a ruling dated August 19, 2020 and obtained by CITY LAWYER, the trustees noted that they received responses from the Electoral...
A delegation of the University of Lagos Senate today visited President Muhammadu Buhari to express their grievances over the controversial sacking of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as vice chancellor by the university’s council led by famous corporate lawyer, Dr. Wale Babalakin SAN. Led by former Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Chioma Agomo, the team also met...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE Bar Leader and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch Chairman, Mr. Chijioke Okoli SAN has given a pass mark to the just concluded NBA Elections, saying he is not surprised that tier-one solicitor, Mr. Olumide Akpata won the presidential poll. In an interview with CITY LAWYER, the fiery litigator stated that...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE • CONTRADICTS ITSELF ON NUMBER OF VERIFIED VOTERS • SET TO SUBMIT CLEAN LIST OF VERIFIED VOTERS TO BOT • ELECTIONBUDDY SUBMITS CERTIFIED RESULTS • ‘AUDIT WILL IDENTIFY EVERY VOTER, CHOICES’ • ‘THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT,’ SAYS TAWO There are strong indications that the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association...
EMEKA NWADIOKE There are strong indications that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Board of Trustees (BOT) will today begin hearing in the petition filed by Mr. Dele Adesina SAN against the declaration of Mr. Olumide Akpata as winner of the recent NBA National Officers Elections. It is expected that the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian...