Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hailed a new wig who was admitted to the Nigerian Bar this week. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Atiku noted that the new wig is a daughter of his deceased media aide who was assisted with a scholarship to enable her complete her studies. He wrote:...
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15 Plots of all sizes available at old Prices for fastest fingers! Submission of names of Allottees for the issuance of C. of O. by the FCT Minister commences, as the Road Linking our Estate to the Abuja City Center already under construction (See Page 23 to 29 of The Nation newspaper, Tuesday, 3rd June...
It was a fitting birthday gift for Council of Legal Education Chairman, Chief Emeka Ngige SAN, OFR as he witnessed the Call to Bar of a new wig whose family has produced three generations of lawyers. The Nigerian family is basking in joy after welcoming a third-generation lawyer into their fold, as captured in a...
I graduated with a degree in Business Management and reported for National Youth Service in November 1995. A year later, at our passing out parade, General Useni graced the occasion. He offered automatic employment to award winners — and I was among the fortunate few. That single moment would set my life on a trajectory...
DISCOURSE By Benjamin Obilor It is both baffling and disheartening that the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), under the presidency of Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has elected to dig its heels into the shifting sands of rigidity, despite the growing and legitimate outcry from lawyers, especially young, struggling practitioners over the implementation of...
NEWS RELEASE NBA National Litigation Committee Files ₦500 Million Suit Over Assault on Legal Practitioner Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Litigation Committee has instituted a civil action at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against four individuals—Williams Raymond, Fidelis Emmanuel Jacob, Sharon Alexander, and Itoro Dominic Robert — for...
My Long Road to Becoming A Lawyer: A Story of Dreams, Detours and Destiny It was 1988 at Union Secondary School Awkunanaw, Enugu. I was Deputy Senior Prefect, one of the best Arts students in the school. English, English Literature, and Government were my playground. I proudly carried our school’s banner in quizzes and debates,...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has mobilized 97 volunteer lawyers to defend its interim leaders against what it calls a fake lawsuit allegedly backed by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party made this known in a statement last Tuesday, calling the legal challenge “fabricated, fraudulent, and politically motivated.” Mr. Mohammed Sheriff, who leads the...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has clarified her decision to delay her return to the Senate for legislative duties. It has been reported that the outspoken senator made this known during a recent interview with African Independent Television (AIT) where she emphasized that she was awaiting the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court...