BY EMEKA NWADIOKE * EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH TO ADESINA, AJIBADE * SETS UP ELECTION AUDIT & REFORM COMMITTEE * THANKS USORO, ECNBA FOR STEERING THE SHIP * RESTATES ELECTORAL PROMISES Newly sworn-in Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata has promised to prioritize lawyers’ welfare while driving initiatives towards electoral and justice sector reforms. In his inaugural speech after...
N119 MILLION ‘SCAM’: ‘MY HANDS ARE CLEAN,’ SAYS USORO
Outgoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN has debunked allegations of attempts to fleece the bar association, saying that the claims are baseless. In a report by COURTROOM MAIL, Usoro deflated the allegations by outgoing NBA General Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Taidi, saying: “I couldn’t have known that you (Taidi) carry so much bile and harbour so much...
EXCLUSIVE: CRISIS ROCKS NBA, AS GENERAL SECRETARY ACCUSES USORO OF N119 MILLION ‘SCAM’
* USORO OVERRULES TAIDI, ASKS SUSPENDED STAFF TO RESUME “WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT” * NBA VP BACKS TAIDI, ASKS USORO TO COME CLEAN * DADA COUNTERS AGBAKOBA, ALERTS AKPATA There are strong indications that the administration of outgoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN may end up in a cloud of controversies following disagreements between top National Officers...
NBA AGC KICKS OFF WITH 22, 000 DELEGATES
* USORO PREACHES UNITY AT THE BAR BY EMEKA NWADIOKE The 2020 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC) kicked off today with over 21, 000 registered delegates in the first virtual conference by the association. In his address, NBA President, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN noted that while over 21,000 delegates had registered for the conference, about 25,000 delegates are...
NBA ELECTIONS: ADESINA CARPETS TRUSTEES, DEMANDS PETITION REPORT
SAYS ‘AGBAKOBA HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALLS’ BY EMEKA NWADIOKE Dissatisfied former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Dele Adesina SAN has lampooned the NBA Board of Trustees led by prominent human rights lawyer, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN on its failure to avail him with a copy of their ruling on his election petition. CITY LAWYER recalls that Adesina...
A ROADMAP FOR AKPATA, NBA EXCO – BY ADEGBORUWA
Fiery human rights activist, EBUN-OLU ADEGBORUWA SAN x-rays the recent Nigerian Bar Association Elections and warns that the incoming administration must take a hard look at the poll in order to make progress At its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of 20th August, 2020, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) was briefed on efforts made by all stakeholders to resolve the...
OVERCROWDING: CONTROLLER GENERAL HAILS CORRECTIONAL SERVICE ACT
• SAYS 33, 000 FCT COVID-19 CONVICTS DID COMMUNITY SERVICE The Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed has expressed his commitment to ensure that the Nigerian Correctional Service Act 2019 “is fully implemented,” adding that “we are on course and on top of the situation.” Speaking yesterday during a virtual conference on “Overcrowding of Custodial Centres...
ADESINA LOSES AGAIN, AS NBA TRUSTEES THROW OUT PETITION
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE Erstwhile Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Dele Adesina SAN has lost his bid to upturn the election of Mr. Olumide Akpata as the 60th President of the association. In a ruling dated August 19, 2020 and obtained by CITY LAWYER, the trustees noted that they received responses from the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA);...
UNILAG CRISIS: SENATE TEAM VISITS BUHARI, DUMPS BABALAKIN-LED COUNCIL
A delegation of the University of Lagos Senate today visited President Muhammadu Buhari to express their grievances over the controversial sacking of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as vice chancellor by the university’s council led by famous corporate lawyer, Dr. Wale Babalakin SAN. Led by former Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Chioma Agomo, the team also met with the Minister of State...