That the legal profession is set to witness an epic wedding is no longer in doubt. This came on the heels of the announcement that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata will next month put an official imprimatur to the relationship with his longstanding partner, Miss Osayamon Ogbebor. In light of the...
Former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ota Branch, Mr. Isaac Omuta Ogbah has expressed confidence that the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) will dismiss the petition written against him by an Abuja based senior lawyer. Mr. Uche Amulu had in a petition to ECNBA urged the electoral committee to bar Ogbah from participating...
• OGBAH VISITING AFAM OSIGWE GROUSE ON ME – PETITIONER • ECNBA HAS NOT SERVED ME WITH PETITION – OGBAH • ‘BE PATIENT,’ SAYS ECNBA An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr. Uche Amulu has petitioned the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) urging it to “immediately disqualify” former NBA Ota Branch Chairman, Mr. Isaac Ogbah...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata is set to wed his long-time heartthrob, Miss Osayamon Michelle Ogbebor. In a SAVE THE DATE flier sighted by CITY LAWYER, Akpata stated that he popped the question “after a bit of dithering” and his partner said “Yes!” CITY LAWYER gathered from a source close to the...
More aspirants have confirmed that they submitted Nomination Forms for the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) elections into the General Council of the Bar and the National Executive Council. Virtually all the aspirants who CITY LAWYER predicted in its earlier report would join the race confirmed that they had submitted their nomination forms. Aside from...
Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France) and the Nigerian Bar Association have provided free legal services to 120 victims of human rights violations relating to torture, arbitrary detention and extra-judicial killings. This was disclosed during a meeting organized by ASF FRANCE under the European Union and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) funded, “Strengthening the...
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN recently submitted his nomination form and accompanying documents for the coveted position of NBA President in the forthcoming NBA National Officers Election. The former Chairman of the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) arrived the Electoral...
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) will on Tuesday commence registration for its eagerly awaited 2022 Annual Conference holding in the ancient and royal city of Sokoto. The conference which will hold at the exquisite 1,500-capacity Sokoto Conference Centre located along Sokoto Airport Road between May 22 and 26,...
Many aspirants have scaled the first hurdle in their quest to clinch positions in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) elections into the General Council of the Bar and the National Executive Council. Virtually all the aspirants who CITY LAWYER predicted in its earlier report would join the race confirmed that they had submitted their...
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has submitted his nomination form and accompanying documents for the coveted position of NBA President in the forthcoming NBA National Officers Election. A statement made available to CITY LAWYER shows that the former Chairman of the NBA Section on...