Activist Aisha Yesufu has accused the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) of subverting the process for selecting the party’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senatorial candidate, saying she could not compromise her values in a process she described as unjust. Yesufu made the allegation in a statement issued on Friday night, hours after announcing that the party...
A senior lawyer is accused of inadequately supervising her junior staff, allegedly sending them into hearings ill-equipped, and being unavailable to answer their questions. It’s alleged a group of juniors found working for her so difficult that they all quit on the same day. But the lawyer claims she was upfront about the workload when...
Renowned human rights scholar and lawyer, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has declared that Abia State stands at a historic crossroads, warning that the state must never return to what he described as nearly 25 years of “un-government” that robbed citizens of dignity, hope and accountable leadership. Speaking at the third anniversary lecture of Governor Alex Otti’s...
NEWS RELEASE UNVEILING THE VENUE FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY & PLENARY SESSIONS OF NBA LAGOS LAW WEEK 2026 The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch is excited to announce Jewel Aeida, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos as the official venue for the Opening Ceremony and Plenary Sessions of the highly anticipated NBA Lagos Law Week 2026. Strategically...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN has directed all branches to accord full recognition to virtual attendance in all branch matters. The directives are a direct fallout of a CITY LAWYER exclusive report which highlighted the decision by the Branch Elections Appeal Committee (North) rejecting virtual attendance of meetings...
Barely 24 hours after CITY LAWYER reported that the National Officers Election Appeals Committee (NOEAC) had overshot the deadline set by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Constitution in treating appeals by disqualified aspirants, the committee has now resolved all pending appeals. This development was confirmed by the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) through its...
Are We at a Judicial Crossroads with the Decisions of Justices Umar and Omotosho on INEC’s Electoral Guidelines? The two decisions of the Federal High Court delivered respectively by Justice Mohammed G. Umar and Justice James Kolawole Omotosho are already generating intense constitutional and electoral discourse within legal circles. Both judgments dealt with the legality...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch, is honoured to announce that the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON, will deliver the Keynote Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 NBA Lagos Branch Law Week themed: “Lawyering in the Digital Age: Navigating Technology, Justice & Innovation.” The...
One of the reasons some matters end up in court, especially matters that have no business being filed at all, is because Nigerian lawyers either do not charge consultation fees, charge very little consultation fees, or, even when they charge, Nigerians do not want to pay. Let me share what happened last week, and you...
The Practical Training Academy (TPTA) has announced a landmark collaboration with leading US law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP for a two-day intensive training on Entertainment Law aimed at Nigerian lawyers. The training, which underscores the growing global relevance of Nigeria’s creative economy, will focus on critical areas including Music Rights, Financing...