By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Three score and three years ago, a defining dispute erupted in the old Western Region of Nigeria over the scope and reach of constitutional conventions in determining or terminating the tenure of high-level political leadership. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which ultimately had to pronounce on the matter, described...
Senior lawyer and rights activist, Papa Dorn Cklaimz Enamhe has hit the ground running following his recent appointment as the Eastern Zonal Coordinator of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). CITY LAWYER recalls that NBA-SPIDEL Chairman, Prof. Uju Agomoh had inaugurated several committees and officers to help in...
GROWTH THAT PAYS: WELFARE THAT WORKS FOR EVERY LAWYER, IN EVERY SECTOR ✅VOTE AUDREY CHINELO OFOEGBUNAMFor NBA NATIONAL WELFARE SECRETARY✅ The office of National Welfare Secretary is about protecting your rights, your security, and your dignity as lawyers. I will champion policies and laws that benefit NBA members and the legal profession as a whole....
Senior lawyer, Theodore Jnr. Ezeobi, SAN has said that the “constitutional command and scope” of Nigeria’s “Chief Law Officer” “encompasses everyone, and all serious and meaningful endeavours within the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” In an interview with CITY LAWYER, Ezeobi said that “once due process is followed and the AGF is named,” he “automatically becomes...
In a ‘Save-Our-Soul’ plea to Nigerian lawyers concerning alleged high-stakes plot to shut her out of the elite Council of Legal Education, the Law Teacher also took the Egbe’s adopted candidate, Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN, to the cleaners. She accused Akinboro of divisiveness, saying: “In my professional assessment, his record, marked by divisive roles in...
HOW IMO GOVERNOR’S SYCOPHANTS MADE NIGERIAN LAWYERS “SEE IMO FINISH” LAST WEEKEND. By Chinedu Agu They say that a man who cuts off his nose to spite his face ultimately leaves himself with no face to show the world. Last weekend, from 10 to 12 July 2026, the Imo State Government, in its infinite wisdom...
Former Chairman of the National Human rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has pooh-poohed the recommendation for use of National Identification Number (NIN) for the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2026 National Officers Election. CITY LAWYER recalls that former NBA Presidents, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN and Chief Lanke Odogiyan had recommended use of NIN in...
Happy 65th Birthday, Emeka Ngige, SAN, OFR. Today, I celebrate a legal colossus and a statesman, whose life has been defined by service, intellect, and integrity. As Emeka Ngige, SAN, OFR clocks 65, we pause not just to mark years, but to honour a legacy that has shaped law, governance, and community in Nigeria. Born...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Afam Osigwe, SAN, has declared that his administration will not allow any external interference in the affairs of the association, and will ensure the forthcoming NBA National Elections are conducted freely, fairly and credibly. Speaking at the Eastern Bar Forum Quarterly Meeting in Owerri, Imo State on...
A group of lawyers under the aegis of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) has demanded removal or downward review of the N500,000 e-filing fee in the new Supreme Court Practice Directions, 2026. In a press statement made available to CITY LAWYER, RAMINBA called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice...