Immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Treasurer Caroline Ladidi Anze-Bishop has urged the NBA Constitution Review Committee to expunge section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution . Section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution bars lawyers in public office from contesting for the offices of NBA President, Vice Presidents and General Secretary during NBA Elections. In a...
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Tobenna Erojikwe has vowed to “test” issues arising from the 2023 NBA Elections at the Court of Appeal. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Erojikwe stated that “In view of the foregoing, my lawyers have applied for a certified copy of the Judgment and I...
BODY NOW CUSTODIAN OF LAWYERS’ ROLL DRAFT LPA BILL RETAINS BODY AS REGULATOR LAWSUIT ON APPOINTMENT C’TE CHAIR ‘DARKEST SPOT’ The immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN has chronicled his stewardship while leading the elite body, reputed as a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the...
At the close of the much-sought-after Early Bird window for the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA AGC) scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, no less than 9,180 lawyers have registered for the annual fiesta. Though the original Early Bird window was set to close on 28th February, 2025, the deadline...
The ongoing dispute over the ownership and control of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service (EMTS) took a new twist last Tuesday when the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja resumed hearing of the suit. EMTS is the holder and operator of 9Mobile Telecommunication licence. At the resumed hearing, Keystone Bank brought a motion seeking to be...
Bar Leaders are seemingly divided on the fate of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as the host of this year’s Annual General Conference (AGC). The Annual Conference is by far the foremost signature event of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). While the planning towards the event had been seamless before now, spanner was thrown into the...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has submitted an affidavit to the Senate Ethics Committee as supporting evidence in her petition against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. She had accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, abuse of office, and obstruction of legislative duties. In the affidavit, the suspended senator quoted Akpabio to have said, “Natasha, I am the Chief Presiding...
AMINU ADO BAYERO, EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, NYESOM WIKE, AND THAT CONVOCATION EVENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR: A RESPONSE TO FESTUS AKANDE, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AT THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu As part of its golden jubilee, the University of Calabar is said to have held a special...
Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to investigate her colleague, Edo South Senator Neda Imasuen, over his alleged disbarment from practising law in the United States. Mrs. Akpoti-Uduaghan also accused Mr. Imasuen of disobeying a court order restraining the Senate Ethics Privileges and Public Petitions Committee which he...
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has recused himself from a lawsuit initiated by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and others. The case sought to prevent the Senate from investigating her over alleged misconduct. During Tuesday’s proceedings, Justice Egwuatu cited allegations of bias raised by one of...