π£πΏπ²πΉππ±π² π§πΌ “π₯π’ππ π§π’ π¦π§ππ§π π’π ππ ππ₯πππ‘ππ¬ ππ‘ π§ππ π¦π§ππ§π π’π π₯ππ©ππ₯π¦….” (A Legal Perspective) By Sylvester Udemezue A major reason I have hardly said anything since the state of emergency was declared on Rivers State on 18 March 2025, is because I feel time has come for one to take these discussions to the...
NEWS RELEASE Amnesty International condemns the harassment and intimidation of human rights lawyer Chidi Odinkalu by Nigeriaβs Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. According to reports, the minister recently called on the countryβs Body of Benchers to βinvite and disciplineβ Mr Odinkalu solely for doing his human rights work and the peaceful...
NEWS RELEASE e-RIGHTS Project Condemns Arrest of Kano Times Editor, Calls for Respect of Press Freedom in Nigeria The partners of the Enhancing Digital Rights in Nigeria (e-RIGHTS) Project strongly condemn the arrest and harassment of Mr. Buhari Abba, the Editor of Kano Times, a press organization in Kano State Nigeria, for the publication of...
Immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Treasurer Caroline Ladidi Anze-Bishop has urged the NBA Constitution Review Committee to expunge section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution . Section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution bars lawyers in public office from contesting for the offices of NBA President, Vice Presidents and General Secretary during NBA Elections. In a...
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Tobenna Erojikwe has vowed to “test” issues arising from the 2023 NBA Elections at the Court of Appeal. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Erojikwe stated that “In view of the foregoing, my lawyers have applied for a certified copy of the Judgment and I...
BODY NOW CUSTODIAN OF LAWYERS’ ROLL DRAFT LPA BILL RETAINS BODY AS REGULATOR LAWSUIT ON APPOINTMENT C’TE CHAIR ‘DARKEST SPOT’Β The immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN has chronicled his stewardship while leading the elite body, reputed as a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the...
At the close of the much-sought-after Early Bird window for the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA AGC) scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, no less than 9,180 lawyers have registered for the annual fiesta. Though the original Early Bird window was set to close on 28th February, 2025, the deadline...
The ongoing dispute over the ownership and control of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service (EMTS) took a new twist last Tuesday when the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja resumed hearing of the suit. EMTS is the holder and operator of 9Mobile Telecommunication licence. At the resumed hearing, Keystone Bank brought a motion seeking to be...
Bar Leaders are seemingly divided on the fate of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as the host of this yearβs Annual General Conference (AGC). The Annual Conference is by far the foremost signature event of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). While the planning towards the event had been seamless before now, spanner was thrown into the...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has submitted an affidavit to the Senate Ethics Committee as supporting evidence in her petition against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. She had accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, abuse of office, and obstruction of legislative duties. In the affidavit, the suspended senator quoted Akpabio to have said, “Natasha, I am the Chief Presiding...