IGE ASEMUDARA is a rights activist and Notary Public for Nigeria. In this article, the senior lawyer notes that free speech has become a dominant issue due to the suspension of TWITTER operations in Nigeria, adding that while there are permissible online censorships, the law frowns against suppression of public information through censorship At the...
Immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, MR. JONATHAN TAIDI argues in this piece that following the strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the Practice Directions issued by heads of courts suspending payment of default fees and penalty which accrued during the strike period will go a long way to ameliorate...
PRESS RELEASE Sequel to the protracted strike action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the C. E. Okonkwo led executive of the Young Lawyers’ Forum, Nnewi Bar (NBA-YLF NNEWI) today, Friday, 11th June, 2021, distributed Palliative to members of the YLF Nnewi to cushion the effect of the protracted strike action. The palliative...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged Nigeria’s Senate not to confirm Ms. Lauretta Onochie as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Commissioner. In a statement by the Chairman of the Governing Council of NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr. Monday Ubani, the lawyers’ body said that “Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, a clearly...
BENUE A-G DEMANDS CCTV FOOTAGE FROM EFCC I’M SHOCKED, SCANDALIZED BY EFCC’S DENIAL I CAN’T SEE, HEAR WELL AGAIN I WILL PRESS CHARGES IF …. Embattled Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Makurdi Branch, Mr. Justin Gbagir has been grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chief investigator on his allegation of...
Barring an extension of the deadline, many lawyers will from tomorrow be unable to access the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) company registration portal (CRP), as the deadline for revalidation of their accreditations lapses today. Meanwhile, there are strong indications that the challenges that have led to an online petition to remove the CAC Registrar General,...
AG, SOLICITOR-GENERAL CONFIRMED ASSAULT – SPIDEL CHAIR Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa over the battered NBA Makurdi Branch Chairman, Mr. Justin Gbagir, even as the anti-graft agency has denied that its operatives manhandled the Bar Leader. Impeccable sources told...
Foremost jurist and first female Dean of Law at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Chioma Agomo is among three distinguished women leaders billed to be honoured tomorrow at the 52nd CVL Leader Without Title Leadership Tribute Colloquium (Special Series). Also singled out for awards are veteran politician and former Special Adviser to the President...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch has honoured the pioner Chairman of NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN and others during its 2021 Law Week. Themed “Post COVID Realities for Nigerian Lawyers; Curbing Insecurity Challenges and Fostering National Development,” the event was held at Gadis Event Center,...
Under-fire senior lawyer, Mr. Anthony Eruaga who reportedly issued a controversial ‘reversal order’ to Guaranty Trust Bank has declined comment over the plan by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to probe the matter. When CITY LAWYER dialed his verified telephone number prior to the NBA’s press statement, Eruaga flatly said: “Please, I am not interested...