The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 64-year-old lawyer, Donald Mbamah, in connection with the fatal shooting of one Paul Victor, a 16-year-old student of Urban Development Secondary School. The tragic incident occurred on March 17, 2025, at about 12:34 p.m. at Mbamah’s residence in Area N, World Bank, New Owerri. According to police...
The President of the National Industrial Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip has been named as the Keynote Speaker for the forthcoming 2025 Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture. The Annual Lecture will hold on 17th May, 2025 at the Government House Banquet Hall, Dougirei, Yola, Adamawa State. The Annual Lecture, accredited by the Nigerian Bar Association Institute of...
It’s a new dawn for the practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Nigeria. The Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 and the National Policy on Arbitration and ADR 2024 are documents meant to ensure that Nigeria becomes known as the ADR hub in Africa. Join i-ADRNigeria for a discussion by some of Nigeria’s finest ADR Experts...
PRESS RELEASE NBA CITIZENS ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE CALLS ON NIGERIANS TO RECALL THEIR LEGISLATORS THAT VOTED IN SUPPORT OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE The NBA Citizens’ Engagement Committee at its Emergency meeting held in the 20th day of March, 2025 passed the following resolutions: That it fully supports the position of the Nigerian Bar...
“The Courts as the Last Hope of The Common Man & The Legislature as Representatives of The Will and Voice of the People: Going, Going, Gone” By Tonye Clinton Jaja The sub-title of this write-up is “Going, going, gone”!!! “Going, going, gone” is a phrase commonly used in auction chants to signal the final call...
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked former Chief Justice of Nigeria and Vice Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola to immediately forward its petition against body’s Chairman, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN to the body’s Ethics, Compliance and Internal Disciplinary Committee. The request is contained in a letter obtained by CITY...
Former Secretary to the Delta State Government, Chief Ovuzorie Macaulay has demanded immediate retraction of alleged defamatory publication and allegations made against him by one Mr. Matthew Edevbie. The strongly worded demand was issued on his behalf by Seat of Wisdom Chambers, an Asaba based law firm. The pre-action notice which was signed by the...
Leading Chartered Arbitrator, Mrs. Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour (SAN, C.Arb, FCIArb UK) is currently leading an elite team of faculty members in the maiden hybrid Fellowship Training hosted by the Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution Development and Conflict Management of Nigeria (i-ADRNigeria). Mrs. Rhodes-Vivour is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a...