The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has arrived Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, for the eagerly anticipated parley on corruption in the justice sector. The session is one of the highpoints of the ongoing and highly successful Nigerian Bar Association Section on...
A newly called Lawyer, Dare Isaac, has been kidnapped while on his way to his home town in Ekiti State.Hé was returning home from his Call to Bar ceremony. The abduction took place around Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday, November 28, 2025, just three days after Dare Isaac was called to the bar in Abuja...
NBA REMUNERATION COMMITTEE PROBES FIVE PETITIONS OVER ALLEGED BREACH OF 2023 REMUNERATION ORDER The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Remuneration Committee has commenced investigations into five petitions filed against legal practitioners accused of violating the provisions of the Legal Practitioners (Remuneration )Order 2023 (LPRO 2023). The Chairman of the Committee, Chief Emeka Obegolu, SAN, made this...
NBA Women Forum Extends Goodwill to Participants at NBA-SPIDEL Conference The NBAWF reaffirmed its solidarity with SPIDEL’s ongoing advocacy for good governance and the rule of law, noting that a truly “unstained banner” must be inclusive and reflective of the needs of women, children, persons with disabilities, and other groups who rely heavily on public...
“A BANNER WITHOUT STAIN”: A CONTRIBUTION BY SABASTINE ANYIA ESQ., NBA VP & CHAIRMAN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE AT NBA SPIDEL, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE Distinguished colleagues, leaders of our noble profession, gentlemen of the press, friends of justice and guardians of humanity good morning. I am exceedingly excited to be at this very important summit...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe, SAN, has called on legal practitioners across the country to recommit themselves to the ideals of justice, accountability, and national development, stressing that the legal profession must serve as the nation’s moral and ethical compass. He made this charge yesterday, December 2, 2026 in...
INVITATION! INVITATION!! INVITATION!! The Lawyers In Business Institute [L.I.B.I] in Partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association Legal Entrepreneurship Committee [NBA L.E.C] Presents: Christmas Cocktail & Award Night, 2025 in Honour of Sir. Babatunde Ogala SAN, OFR. Theme: A Lawyer with Multiple Income streams and the Remuneration Order: A case for Diversification and Innovation in the...
THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION TO INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: WHY TRUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED Nigeria is once again confronted with an alarming resurgence of insecurity, ranging from insurgency to kidnapping especially that of school children, banditry, armed robbery, rape of victims, killings of captured victims, and the senseless threats of more...
The OTU OKA IWU Association, the foremost umbrella association of lawyers of Igbo extraction, is set to host its prestigious Annual Dinner & Award Night on Sunday, December 7, 2025. The event, which will take place at the PAS World Centre, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, promises an exciting evening of cultural elegance, professional recognition, and...
Anxiety has gripped the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, following the confirmation of Prof. Bernard Odoh’s professorship by the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja. Odoh, who was appointed Vice Chancellor of UNIZIK, was sacked by the Federal Government over the status of his professorship. Since his departure, Prof. Joseph Ikechebelu and Carol Arinze-Umobi have acted...