2026 NBA ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE & THE FACE OF PORT HARCOURT By Soseipiriye Long Williams The Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (AGC) for 2026 holds in Port Harcourt, Rivers State from 21st August, 2026-28th August, 2026. The 2025 NBA AGC was originally billed to hold in Port Harcourt but for the political crises that...
… Fixes August 20 to decide propriety of fresh arraignment Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Shendam Branch, Plateau State, Mr. Gabriel Nkup Tsenyen be remanded in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) in Abuja. The...
The reported recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of substantial statutory levies owed to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by defaulting oil companies is commendable. It demonstrates what determined regulatory enforcement can accomplish when public institutions act decisively. According to disclosures made before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, the EFCC...
Amnesty International Nigeria has invited Nigerians to sign an online petition calling for action over comments attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The organisation made the call on Friday in a series of posts on its official X account. Amnesty said the petition was aimed at ensuring that Fadahunsi,...
Twenty-four years after the killing of Barnabas Igwe, former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Onitsha, and his wife, Abigail, former National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chair, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has questioned why Mr. Ken Emeakayi, the principal suspect, continues to walk free. Besides, Emeakayi whom he said was identified by records as...
The outgoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Assistant General Secretary and Editor of Lawyers Quarter (LQ) Magazine, Mr. Ehi Barnabas Henry has announced the official release of the 3rd Edition of the magazine. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Ehi stated that “This special edition celebrates the remarkable achievements and institutional impact of Mazi...
Today, in the spirit of engineering institutional memory and accountability, we begin a series on the Afam Osigwe Legacy. The Series will highlight opinions of lawyers and justice sector stakeholders on the stewardship of Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN as the 32nd Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President. AFAM OSIGWE’S PRESIDENCY: A TENURE OF COURAGE, REFORM, AND...
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BY FATAI ABIODUN Clearing Misconception about the Jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court over Human Trafficking Recently, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Jos Judicial Division, presided over by Hon. Justice Ibrahim Galadima, convicted Victoria Ugwu, Rita Agboeze (Satty) and Prophetess Glory Nwachukwu for trafficking children and sentenced them to two years’ imprisonment and ₦250,000...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has secured a major institutional partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the implementation of a nationwide Justice for Children and Young People programme valued at ₦120 million, in a landmark achievement that underscores the Association’s renewed institutional credibility and growing influence under the leadership of NBA President,...