Meet our Speaker: BNLF Nigeria Summit 2026 We are honoured to welcome Lawal Mohammed Alade Pedro SAN, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Certified Mediator, and accomplished legal author, Mr. Pedro has built an exceptional career spanning public service,...
Statement by the Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary . Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary Condemns False Narratives Against Edo State Chief Judge Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria12th June, 2026 The Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary has condemned recent attacks on the Honourable , the Chief Judge of Edo State,...
By Chinedu Agu The recent decision of the Imo State Judicial Service Commission [JSC] to narrow the list of candidates for the office of the substantive Chief Judge of Imo State to only Hon. Justice C.A. Ononeze-Madu and Hon. Justice E.O. Agada raises more questions than answers. Initially, in its communication to the Nigerian Bar...
NEWS RELEASE Senior lawyer and prominent advocate of the Think Cross River Initiative, Papa Dorncklaimz Enamhe, has been appointed Senior Special Adviser on “Think Cross River” to Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu. His new role comes amid the appointment of 106 aides by the State Governor. The appointments were announced in a...
‘YOU’VE IMPUGNED MY, AKINBORO’S INTEGRITY’ A candidate in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, Mr. Yemi akangbe SAN has told the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) that NBA elections are compromised by insiders. Akangbe also accused the electoral committee of impugning his integrity and that of his co-contestant, Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN....
THE RETURN OF GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY: HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IS GAINING NEW RELEVANCE IN NIGERIA By Sylvester Udemezue (1) BACKGROUND For many years, conversations about governance in Nigeria often revolved around the Federal Government and the States, while the Local Government system, the tier of government closest to the people, appeared increasingly weakened, marginalized and...
NEWS RELEASE The Caretaker Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Abuja Branch has announced the postponement of the forthcoming Branch election following a closed-door meeting with all principal aspirants and the Electoral Committee. According to the Committee, the decision became necessary after deliberations on issues arising from the electoral process. A new date for...
A DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS!:WE DEMAND FREEDOM FOR THE OYO 39 CAPTIVES DEMOCRACY DAY MESSAGE BY OKEY LEO OHAGBA – CANDIDATE FOR NBA GENERAL SECRETARY Beloved Bar leaders, colleagues, and friends, Today, our celebrations are profoundly muted. We cannot in good conscience ignore the painful reality that 39 innocent schoolchildren and their teachers, abducted from the...
BY LILLIAN OKENWA June 12 is one of those dates that means many things to many Nigerians. It evokes memories of a stolen mandate, a people’s insistence on democracy, and a continuing conversation about justice, accountability and the rule of law. It is perhaps fitting that it is also the birthday of Professor Chidi Anselm...
A lawyer and Senatorial aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Enugu West district, Ogochukwu Onyema has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleging extortion of N20 million through misrepresentation, undue influence and coercive pressure by members of the party’s Senatorial Screening Committee. In the petition dated June 3, which he directed...