The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Women Forum Treasurer, Safiya Balarabe has urged Muslims to “hold fast” to the tenets of the Ramadan month. Said Balarabe: “My fellow Muslim brethren, As-salaam alaikum. “We are witnessing yet another celebration of our Islam faith, having undergone a rigorous 30-day period of communion with Almighty Allah, wherein we fasted and prayed in deep retrospect...
NBA-SBL SET FOR 2022 ANNUAL CONFAB SHOWPIECE
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) is set for another blockbuster Annual Conference at the world-class Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. According to a statement by the Conference Planning Committee (CPC), “Every year through its Annual Business Law Conference, the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) provides a platform for stakeholders in the Nigerian business environment...
ISAAC OGBAH FELICITATES WITH MUSLIMS ON EID EL FITR
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ota Branch Chairman, Mr. Isaac Ogbah has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the occasion of the Eid el Fitr celebrations. His words: “As-salaam alaikum to all our Muslim colleagues and friends. “I congratulate you for enduring the privations of 30-day fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. It is my belief that the purification that...
NBA, TAIDI, ABONYI, UGWUOKE CELEBRATE WORKERS’ DAY
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and several Bar Leaders including the immediate past NBA General Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Taidi have hailed Nigerian workers on the occasion of International Workers’ Day. In separate messages to herald the workers’ anniversary, the Bar Leaders applauded the industry of Nigerian workers, urging them not to relent in boosting national productivity and fostering national cohesion....
ORBIH WINS, AS COURT BARS EDO STATE FROM LAND USE CHARGE
The Edo High Court Sitting in Benin City has barred Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Edo State Geographic Information Service (GIS) from the collection of land use charge in the state, describing it as unconstitutional, null and void. The judgement which was delivered by Justice Peter Akhihiero on April 25, 2022 was sequel to a suit brought before him by...
TRAFFIC OFFENCES: ‘HOW LAGOS STATE HOLDS MOBILE COURTS, CITIZENS BY JUGULAR’
In this piece, MR. BAYO AKINLADE, anti-corruption crusader, former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu Branch and self-styled “The Bonafide Lagosian” x-rays the operations of Lagos traffic management company and treatment of alleged traffic offenders and argues that the mobile courts are being held by the jugular by the Executive arm The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is...
‘GADZAMA IS A JAUGGERNAUT,’ SAYS YAKUBU BAWA
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Jos Branch has described the NBA Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) Chairman, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN as a juggernaut who transcends above everything noble. Speaking yesterday while addressing members of the branch during their monthly general meeting, Bawa also hinted that the leading litigator is a crowd-puller when he said: “So many...
UGWUOKE LAUDS OSIGWE, MOGBO ON YOUNG LAWYERS’ WELFARE
An aspirant for the office of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Welfare Secretary, Mr. Ikechukwu Maximus Ugwuoke has commended Bar Leaders, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN and Chief Anthony Mogbo SAN for their support for young lawyers. Noting that some senior lawyers “are doing their best” to ameliorate the challenges facing young lawyers, Ugwuoke said: “I was delighted to learn of the...
VACANCY FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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ANXIETY, AS ECNBA CONSULTANT IN CONTROVERSIAL 2018 ELECTION ‘RETURNS’
There are concerns in legal circles following revelation by the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) that one of the applicants for the crucial role of “Technical Support Consultant” (TSC) played the same role in the controversial 2018 NBA Elections. The ECNBA had in a Public Notice yesterday urged NBA stakeholders to comment on the suitability of two...