The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared its readiness to meet the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in court over alleged assault on its Makurdi Branch Chairman, Mr. Justin Gbagir by EFCC operatives. Following a Pre-Action Notice by Mr. T. D. Pepe SAN on behalf of Gbagir, the EFCC stated that there were “absolute...
A member of the Body of Benchers, Ambassador Chief C. D. Orike has paid a courtesy visit to the pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN at his Abuja office. Orike, who was called to the Bar of England and Wales in...
In this article posted on his Facebook page by leading litigator, MR. ABIODUN JELILI OWONIKOKO SAN, he argues that the ENDSARS Panel Report submitted to the Lagos State Government is fraught with irregularities, adding that none of the eleven persons listed as dead was proved to have died from the Lekki Shooting incident. Re my...
A member of the Lagos State ENDSARS Panel, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN has denied allegations that members of the panel received bribe in the course of discharging their duty. Noting that panel members are being targeted for vilification by agents for state, Adegboruwa described this as “unfair, ungodly and least expected” and urged Lagos State...
Ikeja Eagles Forum recently hosted a virtual conference on Air Law. In this Keynote Address by MR. SYLVESTER ELEMA SAN, he highlights the key issues that underpin compensation in air travel. AIR LAW: COMPENSATIONS FOR LOSS OF LUGGAGE OR CARGO, DELAY OF LUGGAGE OR CARGO, DAMAGE TO LUGGAGE OR CARGO, DELAYED FLIGHTS, INJURY OR DEATH...
The Council for Legal Education, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Body of Benchers and some Senators have rejected a proposal by the Senate to create additional six Nigerian Law School campuses in the country. They made their views known during a public hearing on a bill that seeks to establish one campus of the school in...
Thirty-two contestants have been selected for the “Business Law Debate” which is part of activities to mark the 60th birthday anniversary of pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, “The first round will commence today, Wednesday, November 17,...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has washed its hands off an online post in which its President, Mr. Olumide Akpata allegedly blasted the Attorney-General & Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN for his purported role in the controversial raid on the house of Supreme Court jurist, Justice Mary Odili. In a Press Statement made...
Leading litigator and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, MR. JIBRIN OKUTEPA has chided commentators who lampoon the National Assembly for enacting direct primaries into our laws, arguing that the legislators have the sole mandate to prescribe the mode of primaries for political parties The power to make laws for peace, order and good governance in Nigeria...
The Nigerian Law School Class of ’91 has released its 30th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion plan. In a statement by the Chairlady, Publicity and Mobilisation Subcommittee who is also the General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Joyce Oduah, the Class urged members to sign up enmasse for the mouth-watering and eagerly awaited...