Year: 2022

Mr. Ndifreke Aquaisua, a lawyer and former Executive Assistant to the immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Mrs. Joyce Oduah, has described his former boss as high-handed and “schizophrenic,” saying she also called immediate past NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata “a wicked person.” In a response to Oduah’s letter to NBA President, Mr....

Fiery human rights lawyer, Mr. Maxwell Opara has demanded the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba over his description of embattled Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola as “an Mbaise born Professor/Activist.” In a letter made available to CITY LAWYER and signed by Nnenna Maxwell Opara, the senior lawyer, who was described as “an...

PRESS RELEASE CALL FOR USEFUL INFORMATION Dear Distinguished Colleagues, This is to inform you that the NBA Conference Incident Investigation Committee (NBA-CIIC) has commenced an investigation into the incident of 23rd August, 2022, during the distribution of conference materials at the just concluded Annual General Conference. We are calling on members of the NBA and...

The Employment, Labour & Industrial Relations Committee (EIRC) of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) will on October 7, 2022 host its first-ever Sectoral Bar-Bench Forum on Employment and Labour Law. According to information made available to CITY LAWYER, the forum will henceforth be a permanent feature on the National Industrial Court...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned invasion of the home of Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, Justice Ita Mbaba by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER and personally signed by NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN, the association...

There was palpable confusion as a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officer, one G. Bakare barred a bus driver from riding with a passenger on the allegation that he is a ‘Yahoo boy.’  ‘Yahoo boy’ is a euphemism for someone engaged in financial scams. In several trending videos posted by the victim, Mr. Ibrahim...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified why its operatives visited the residence of the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, Justice Ita Mbaba, saying that it was a mere property verification visit. In a statement by its Head of Media & Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the anti-graft agency stated...

There is controversy over the invasion of the home of Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, Justice Ita Mbaba by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives. Disclosing the invasion via his verified Twitter handle, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Mr. Adesina Adegbite vowed that NBA would resist intimidation of...

The Law and Individual Rights Sub-committee of the Nigerian Bar Assocaition Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) chaired by Mr. Steve Adehi, SAN, FCIArb will today hold a webinar on digital rights and data protection. According to details made available to CITY LAWYER, the theme of the webinar is “Digital Rights and Data Protection: The Roles...

The funeral rites for Chief Edwin Ekemezie Erojikwe, the late father of the Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) 2022, Mr. Tobenna Erojikwe, will commence today with a Vigil Mass at his Uruagu Nnewi home. Time is 5 pm. The rites will climax tomorrow, Thursday, September 22, 2022 with...