Mr. Isaac Omuta Ogbah, the immediate past chairman and the publisher of Erudite Judgement of Supreme Court has congratulated the NBA Ikorodu Branch on its 2022 Law Week between 11th May 2022 and 17th May 2022. I wish the NBA Ikorodu Branch’s chairman, members of the executive and the entire members of the branch a successful Law Week celebration. The...

SURULERE LAWYERS FORUM, MONTHLY MEETING: GOODWILL MESSAGE BY SAFIYA BALARABE. Safiya Balarabe has sent a goodwill message to the Surulere Lawyers Forum on its monthly meeting. Her words: “I bring good tidings to you, the leadership and members of the Surulere Lawyers Forum as you conduct your monthly meeting today with the KSS topic: “The Business of Intellectual Practice in...

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has stated that the best way to maintain law and order in the society is through the Police. Speaking at a training workshop in Abuja organized by NBA in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation , Gadzama emphasized the need for the police to pay utmost...

The Annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC Mentoring Program will hold next month, the organisers, J-K Gadzama LLP have said. According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, this year’s eagerly awaited session is themed “Emerging Areas of Law: The Role of Young Lawyers”. The statement reads: Our 7th annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC Mentoring Program is scheduled...

A presidential aspirant in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, Mr. Jonathan Gunu Taidi has decried the absence of rule of law in Nigeria, adding that the security agencies have failed to protect lives and properties. Speaking as a discussant at the NBA Ikorodu Branch Bar Week, the immediate past NBA General Secretary said the situation “confirms our inability...

The forthcoming 16th Annual International Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) in July will focus on recent developments in the Nigerian business law environment and how they have shaped or affected business operations in the country, a statement by the organisers has indicated. The conference is scheduled to hold from Wednesday, 20th to...

The Nigerian Bar Association has postponed its NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference earlier scheduled to kick-off this weekend in Sokoto, saying it is “not only for the safety of our conferees and guests, but as a mark of respect for the memory of the slain Miss Deborah Yakubu.” In a statement made available to...

FIDA Nigeria in collaboration with Palladium under the SCALE (Strengthening Civil Advocacy & Local Engagement) Project which is being supported by USAID is strengthening the capacity of fifty (50) traditional and faith Leaders on SGBV, CEFM & CTIP prevention and response strategies across twenty-four (24) local communities where these issues are prevalent.  According to Mrs. Amina Suzannah Agbaje, FIDA Country...

RE: WHETHER SECTION 8(8) OF THE NBA CONSTITUTION IS SELF-EXECUTING ON LOSS OF NBA-NEC MEMBERSHIP (PART 1) By Ifeanyi Agwuncha I am compelled to publicly respond to the above captioned article written by Sylvester Udemezue in which he stated that there is no condition requiring that the NEC must (by a resolution or other independent decision) declare such NEC member’s...

WHETHER SECTION 8(8) OF THE NBA CONSTITUTION IS SELF-EXECUTING ON LOSS OF NBA-NEC MEMBERSHIP (PART 1) By Sylvester Udemezue INTRODUCTION The present commentary represents my humble, personal opinion on whether or not provisions of section 8(8) of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), 2015 are self-executing. MEANING OF “SELF-EXECUTING” According to Cornel University’s Legal Information Institute, self-executing is...