The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has cleared three presidential gladiators for the race for NBA President, CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report. However, some aspirants for the positions of NBA First Vice President and NBA Second Vice President among others are among casualties who fell under the ECNBA disqualification hammer. Among those...
Year: 2022
SAFIYA BALARABE HAILS CLASFON ON JUDICIARY SUMMIT
SAFIYA BALARABE LAUDS CLASFON ON A TWO-DAY JUDICIARY STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT 2022 Safiya Balarabe has extolled the Christian Lawyers Fellowship Of Nigeria (“CLASFON”) who in partnership with the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory organized a two-day Judiciary Stakeholders Summit themed: “Promoting and Strengthening of the Nigerian Judiciary”. According to her, “The Christian Lawyers Fellowship...
SAFIYA BALARABE HAILS NBA YENAGOA ON LAW WEEK
2022 LAW WEEK: GOODWILL MESSAGE BY SAFIYA BALARABE, TREASURER NBA WOMEN FORUM TO THE YENAGOA BRANCH OF THE NBA The Law Week Celebration of Yenagoa Branch of the NBA is billed for 25th to 29th of May, 2022 with the theme: “Building a Stronger Judiciary”. Safiya Balarabe, the Treasurer of the NBA Women Forum has...
MAXIMUS UGWUOKE CONGRATULATES AKPATA ON NUPTIALS
Maximus Ugwuoke Congratulates Olumide Akpata, the President of NBA on his wedding. Mr. Ikechukwu Maximus Ugwuoke, aspirant for National Welfare Secretary position of NBA and former social Secretary of NBA Enugu Branch has sent a congratulatory message to the the president of the NBA. In his message Ugwuoke said: ” I join the legal community...
ISAAC OGBAH SALUTES NBA IKORODU ON LAW WEEK
Mr. Isaac Omuta Ogbah, the immediate past chairman and the publisher of Erudite Judgement of Supreme Court has congratulated the NBA Ikorodu Branch on its 2022 Law Week between 11th May 2022 and 17th May 2022. I wish the NBA Ikorodu Branch’s chairman, members of the executive and the entire members of the branch a...
SAFIYA BALARABE LAUDS SURULERE LAWYERS FORUM ON MONTHLY MEETING
SURULERE LAWYERS FORUM, MONTHLY MEETING: GOODWILL MESSAGE BY SAFIYA BALARABE. Safiya Balarabe has sent a goodwill message to the Surulere Lawyers Forum on its monthly meeting. Her words: “I bring good tidings to you, the leadership and members of the Surulere Lawyers Forum as you conduct your monthly meeting today with the KSS topic: “The...
GADZAMA URGES POLICE TO RESPECT LAWYERS’ RIGHTS
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has stated that the best way to maintain law and order in the society is through the Police. Speaking at a training workshop in Abuja organized by NBA in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation , Gadzama emphasized the need for...
YOUNG LAWYERS: GADZAMA MENTORSHIP TRAINING HOLDS NEXT MONTH
The Annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC Mentoring Program will hold next month, the organisers, J-K Gadzama LLP have said. According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, this year’s eagerly awaited session is themed “Emerging Areas of Law: The Role of Young Lawyers”. The statement reads: Our 7th annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa...
DEBORAH YAKUBU: ‘RULE OF LAW IN ABEYANCE,’ SAYS TAIDI
A presidential aspirant in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, Mr. Jonathan Gunu Taidi has decried the absence of rule of law in Nigeria, adding that the security agencies have failed to protect lives and properties. Speaking as a discussant at the NBA Ikorodu Branch Bar Week, the immediate past NBA General Secretary said...
NBA-SBL CONFAB TO X-RAY DEVELOPMENTS IN BIZ LAW
The forthcoming 16th Annual International Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) in July will focus on recent developments in the Nigerian business law environment and how they have shaped or affected business operations in the country, a statement by the organisers has indicated. The conference is scheduled to...