Publisher: O. M. Atoyebi, SAN FCIArb.(U.K) August 4, 2026 Accidental Slips, Amendment of Judgments, Appellate Review, Clerical Errors, Correction of Judgments, Finality of Litigation, Inherent Jurisdiction, Slip Rule Contributor: Favour Somto Nwachukwu Introduction The finality of judicial decisions is a fundamental principle in the administration of justice.[1] Once a court of competent jurisdiction has delivered...
FROM MANDATE TO IMPACT: MOSHOOD ABIOLA’S LEADERSHIP AND THE NBA LAGOS TASKFORCE’S FIRST YEAR OF RESULTS By Uchenna Mathew, Secretary, NBA Lagos Branch Taskforce on Illegal Practice of Law The first year of the NBA Lagos Branch Taskforce on Illegal Practice of Law has demonstrated what purposeful leadership, collective commitment and a clear mandate can...
In a rare exhibition of camaraderie at the apex court, a respected justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Helen Ogunwumiju (CFR), remembers departed Justice Umaru Atu Kalgo as an erudite, hardworking and compassionate jurist whose courtroom discipline helped shape a generation of lawyers TRIBUTE TO HON. JUSTIICE UMARU ATU KALGO JSC (RTD) Inna illahi wa...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has submitted confidential, under-seal materials to a federal court in Washington, D.C., as part of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case involving records sought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan concerning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The development was disclosed in a Defendant’s Notice of Compliance filed on...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest Litigation and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) visited the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), PORT HARCOURT , Rivers State, as part of efforts to promote access to justice and provide legal assistance to inmates. The delegation, led by the Chairperson of NBA-SPIDEL, Prof. Uju Agomoh, was received...
INAUGURAL ADDRESS PROTOCOLS Today, I stand before you with a heart full of gratitude, a profound sense of humility and responsibility, and an unshakable faith in the future of our profession. Twenty-four years ago, in August 2002, I attended my first Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association as a newly called lawyer. At...
BABANGIDA, SHETTIMA, ATIKU, IZINYON, ADOKE, OBAIGBENA, OTHERS CONDOLE DODO OVER MOTHER’S PASSING Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.); Vice President Kashim Shettima; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri; Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; Chairman/Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena; former Senate President, David Mark, and the Minister of...
The Expedited Path to Fellowship (EPF) is a specialized training that equips experienced arbitration professionals with construction-industry-specific knowledge needed to earn Fellowship of ICIArb — without going through the standard entry route. DID YOU KNOW? If you’re already a Fellow of another arbitration body, you don’t have to start your journey with ICIArb from scratch....
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, has criticised the organisation of the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, saying the event fell below expected standards and exposed serious shortcomings in logistics and planning. Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Friday, a day after publishing an interim assessment of the...
VALEDICTORY SPEECH WE CAME TO SERVE. WE LEAVE A STRONGER BAR. Today, as I hand over the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association to a new National Executive Committee, I do so with a heart full of gratitude and a deep sense of fulfilment. Two years ago, I accepted the responsibility of leading our great...