ALSO LISTED: DONGBAN-MENSEM, TSOHO, KANYIP, AYO SALAMI, ISHAQ BELLO, MALAMI, FASHOLA, BOSS MUSTAPHA, OKOCHA, SAGAY, BANIRE, ALLEN ONYEMA, AJOGWU, OSUMAN, GIDADO …. The Chairman of the Council of Legal Education (CLE), Chief Emeka Ngige SAN is among the 437 honorees who are set to be bestowed with National Honours by President Muhammadu Buhari at the...
The Nigerian Police Force and some human rights activists have disagreed sharply on the conditions to be met for party supporters to assemble for rallies. The controversy was triggered by a tweet by Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Mr. Benjamin Hundeyin when he tweeted: “No procession on the expressway. Be guided!!!” Hundeyin had also stated...
PRESS RELEASE IBA CONFERENCE: UPDATE ON NBA PRESIDENT’S VISA INTERVENTION Distinguished Colleagues, You may recall that the President had sought the intervention of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria for expedited interview dates for members who intend to attend the IBA Conference in Miami, Florida. We are happy to report that the US Embassy has...
PRESS RELEASE RE:APPOINTMENT OF 16 JUSTICES FOR THE COURT OF APPEAL: CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Distinguished Colleagues, Kindly find attached the Notice by the NBA President calling for expression of interest by our qualified members to the Bench of the Court of Appeal. Thank you and do have a great night. Akorede Habeeb Lawal...
PRESS RELEASE Congratulatory message to the 62 successful applicants for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigerian (SAN), 2022, by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) It is my pleasure to congratulate the 62 successful applicants for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, many of whom I know personally and I have...
PRESS RELEASE Distinguished Colleagues, ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE – CALL FOR MEMORANDA You will recall that the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN in a bid to further improve electoral practices in the NBA, had earlier constituted the NBA Electoral Reform Committee. In furtherance of its mandates, the Electoral Reform Committee of the...
The Court of Appeal, Enugu Division has set aside the decision of the Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki delivered on 3rd August, 2022. In a unanimous decision in appeal No. CA/E/224/2022 between Labour Party and its officials and Eze Oko, the Court held that the appellants were denied fair hearing. The court upheld the...
Dr. Victor Enebeli has been inaugurated alongside other young lawyers to spearhead the Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Young Lawyers Forum (YLF). The inauguration ceremony was performed today by the Branch Chairman, Mr. Viktor Benibo. In attendance were members of the Branch Executive Committee among others. Aside from Enebeli who...
• 20 ADVOCATES, 47 ACADEMICS DROPPED * BOSAN WINS, AS LPPC REJIGS SAN GUIDELINES The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has unveiled 62 senior lawyers who made the coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria for the 2022 preferment programme. A breakdown of the list showed that the lawyers comprised 9 academics and 53 advocates....
Activist-lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has vowed to drag the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola to court if the apex court jurist fails to provide him with information on Supreme Court’s finances. In a Pre-Action Notice to Justice Ariwoola, the activist stated that a similar notice to retired Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad met a...