Access to Justice (A2J) and the Network on Police Reforms in Nigeria have requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres to visit Nigeria to investigate the killing of Shiite protesters by men of the Armed Forces.

N300M DEBTS: NBA Verges on ‘Bankruptcy’
* Ojukwu Writes NBA, Demands Full Disclosure The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) may have become technically insolvent following a huge debt overhang that has hobbled the activities of the lawyers’ body. This is coming on the heels of the association’s inability to promptly pay staff salaries as well as meet other obligations as they fall due.

Entertainment Contracts: Lawyers Warn against Pitfalls
Lawyers have warned entertainment industry practitioners to ensure that their transactions are given legal teeth in order to avoid business failures.

NBA DEBT OVERHANG: PROBE MAHMOUD, MURRAY DARES CRITICS
Mr. Muritala Oladimeji Abdul-Rasheed, Chief of Staff to former Nigerian Bar Association President, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud SAN, has asked critics to probe the outgone administration, saying the regime has nothing to hide.

INDEPENDENCE: NBA WARNS AGAINST ANARCHY
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned the political class not to plunge the country into chaos, especially as the 2019 General Election approaches.

NBA ELECTIONS INVESTIGATION: CHAMS REPLIES EFCC
CHAMS Plc, the ICT Partner for the recently concluded Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, has responded to the query issued to it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the controversial elections.

NBA Blasts INEC On Controversial Osun Election
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the controversial Osun State Governorship Election.

OSUN ELECTION: OKUTEPA CARPETS OZEKHOME, BACKS INEC
Former Nigerian Bar Association Chief Prosecutor, Mr. Jibrin Okutepa SAN has disagreed with fiery constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN on the declaration of the Osun State Governorship Election as “inconclusive.” Throwing his weight behind the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Okutepa said there is a Supreme Court decision to support INEC’s position on the matter. Ozekhome had argued that...

HiiL Confab: Ezekwesili Urges Judicial Disruption, as Innovators Emerge
Transparency International co-founder and Nigeria’s former Education Minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has opted for “judicial disruption” instead of reforms as a way out of the myriad of challenges facing Africa’s justice sector.

UNN Bar Journal Sets October 21 Deadline
The Editorial Board of the University of Nigeria Bar Journal has set an October 21, 2018 deadline for all entries for the journal.
