Introduction The widely circulated video of Burna Boy interrupting a performance in the United States to demand the removal of a woman who appeared to be asleep in the front row has generated significant public commentary. While the incident has largely been treated as a matter of celebrity conduct, it raises important legal questions in the Nigerian context regarding the...
‘LEADING WITH INTEGRITY: MAZI AFAM OSIGWE SAN’S LEGACY AS NBA PRESIDENT’ – BRANCH CHAIR
There’s hardly any doubt that the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is making waves with his bold stance against impunity and commitment to justice. I am very privileged to be a chairman of a branch under the leadership of Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN as the President of the association. His achievements inspired me a lot and I wish...
SENIOR LAWYER, ARCHBISHOP EDE TURNS 60 ON MONDAY
NEWS RELEASE His Grace, Most Rev. Barr. Christopher Nweke Ede, the Methodist Archbishop of Enugu, is set to celebrate his 60th birthday with a three-day programme of events scheduled for April 4 to 6, 2026. The celebration will feature a medical outreach, a thanksgiving service, a eucharistic service, and a birthday celebration with book presentation, drawing dignitaries from across the...
‘CHRIS UNIGWE: THE SUPREME COURT STAFF THE JUSTICES LIKED’ – TRIBUTE BY EMEKA NGIGE
Whenever we met physically or by telephone, I would call him ‘Chief Dr Unigwe’! He would reply “Mekus intakus, kedu ije’! The pleasantries and conversation would then follow. My first contact with Chris Unigwe was sometime in 1984. I was then a student of the Nigerian Law School in Victoria Island Lagos. I was squatting with my elder brother at...
CONTEMPT: ‘WE’LL ENSURE NO LAWYER SUFFERS UNLAWFUL DETENTION, INTIMIDATION’ – NBA
Following the directive of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, to the NBA Human Rights Institute to immediately monitor and follow up on the remand of Mrs. Lovinah Ugbana Benjamin, the Institute took prompt steps to engage relevant judicial and administrative authorities as well as the NBA Porthacourt branch toward securing her release. Mrs. Lovinah...
COURT ANNULS ABRAHAM ADESANYA ESTATE EXCO ELECTION, ASKS ELDERS FORUM TO CONDUCT FRESH POLL
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Lagos and presided over by Justice Sule-Hamzat has nullified the election of the current Executive Committee of Abraham Adesanya Housing Estate, effectively bringing their tenure to an immediate end. The suit, filed by fiery rights lawyer Chioma Ferguson, challenged the legitimacy and conduct of the estate’s leadership under Mrs. Bolanle Bodede, citing allegations...
RIGHTS LAWYER ASKS COURT TO STOP IKEJA ELECTRIC FROM DEMANDING ARREARS FROM NEW TENANTS
A case has been filed by human rights lawyer, Mr. Babatunde Jinadu on alleged unlawful extortion of Nigerians by Ikeja Electric PLC. The case at the Federal High Court (FHC/L/CS/476/26) presided over by Honorable Justice C. J. Aneke. It was brought pursuant to Order 3 Rule 6 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2019, Sections 6(6)(b) and 251(1)...
MALE FEMINISTS NETWORK VISITS UWANNA, ABIA AG
NEWS RELEASE On 25th March 2026, the Ministry of Justice, Abia State, received a delegation from the Male Feminists Network (MFN), led by the Executive Director, Dr. Kelechukwu Okezie. The team paid an advocacy visit to formally introduce the Male Feminists Project in Abia State, seek strategic partnership, and request institutional endorsement from the Ministry. I was pleased to receive...
AMNESTY INT’L POLL: NEARLY 97% OF RESPONDENTS SAY NIGERIAN JUDGES ARE NOT INDEPENDENT
An online poll posted on the X account of Amnesty International Nigeria shows that 96.5% of respondents believe Nigerian judges are not independent and free. The poll, which had garnered more than 1,800 votes at the time of writing, recorded only 3.5% saying the country’s judges are independent and free. The poll was launched a day after the Minister of...
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