INTERVIEW In this interview with CITY LAWYER, respected senior lawyer and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC), Mr. Ikeazor Akaraiwe SAN gives first-ever insights on LOC preparations for the eagerly awaited event, saying that no effort has been spared to give conferees a memorable conference...
MILESTONES A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES: THE IKENGA STORY… From Eha-alumona Nsukka, to an ice-water seller on the streets of Onitsha, to a brilliant winner of the Nsukka Catholic Diocese JDPC Scholarship in 1998/99; then to the streets of Abuja in pursuit of a Law Degree and other dreams. A dream-chaser who had no...
“I Thought He Was an Armed Robber Until He Said ‘All of You, Outside’” – A Harrowing Assault That Exposes the Perils of Vigilante Overreach The recent testimony by NYSC member Elohor Jennifer Edema, recounting how she was traumatized by the actions of armed operatives of the Agunechemba Vigilante Group (also known as Operation Udo...
NEWS RELEASE “Justice Must Be Seen to Be Done: Operatives who assaulted Ms. Jennifer Elobor must be prosecuted” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) strongly condemns the brutal assault on Ms. Jennifer Elobor, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Anambra State. The incident, which left her beaten and her clothing torn off, is...
NEWS RELEASE “THIRTY YEARS AFTER BEIJING”: PROF. JOY EZEILO, SAN, OON, SET TO STEER KEY GENDER EQUALITY DIALOGUE AT NBA AGC 2025 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced that Prof. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, SAN, OON (Life Bencher), one of Africa’s foremost legal scholars and women’s rights advocates, will moderate the breakout session titled “Thirty Years After...
Your Safety, Our Concern: NACO Logistics Ltd offers special rates on car rental for the 2025 NBA-AGC. Embarking on a journey is more than reaching a destination; it’s about the moments and memories that unfold along the way. At Naco Logistics, we get that seamless travel goes beyond plans. Navigating in a new place can...
… Driven to dismantle bottlenecks, she has championed full digitization of public administration by December 31, 2025. By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue As John C. Maxwell rightly puts it: “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way”. True leadership lies in guiding others to success. It lies in ensuring...
ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS OF EGBE AMOFIN RESOLUTIONS IN NBA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: QUESTIONS FOR MY BELOVED FRIEND, OLAYINKA SOKOYA, ESQ By Sylvester Udemezue (A). STATEMENT BY LEARNED OLAYINKA SOKOYA _”@SYLVESTER UDEMEZUE (airtel)y leader sir, all members of Egbe are bound by the constitution of Egbe Amofin Oodua and the resolution at the AGM. This resolution...
NOTHING IS AS SWEET AS GOOD GOVERNANCE – OTTI’S EXAMPLE Recently, some opposition figures in Abia politics accused Governor Alex Otti of not being transparent about his total expenditure on the school project, with figures running into billions of naira being thrown around. Sahara Reporters further amplified this narrative, hoping to stir public outrage. But...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Electoral Reform Committee, chaired by Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, SAN, on Monday, 18th August 2025, formally presented its expanded electoral reform recommendations to the NBA President, Mr. Afam Osigwe, SAN, at the Association’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The delegation included the Committee Secretary, Mr. Lawrence Ebewele, alongside members...