The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has called for complaints against two firms that have applied to be Technical Support Consultant to the committee. In a Notice released today, the electoral committee stated: “We wish to invite any member of the Association who has any reason why the foregoing entities should not be engaged as Technical Support...
NBA-SPIDEL: EARLY BIRD WINDOW FOR SOKOTO CONFAB ENDS SOON
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged lawyers and the general public to ensure that they use the Early Bird window to register for the eagerly awaited NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) Annual Conference. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Dr. Rapulu Nduka, the NBA stated that lawyers are “specially invited to participate” in the...
SUPREME COURT JURIST, OGAH, KALU, BAR LEADERS BID PA UBANI FAREWELL
It was a roll-call of ‘Who is who’ in the Bar, Bench and political sphere at the burial ceremony for Pa Ubani Egbedubi Nwokocha, the father of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Chairman, Dr. Monday Ubani. The late patriarch of the Ubani Dynasty was interred at the weekend in his home town in Umuosoko...
LAWYER ASKS OONI TO REFUND CLIENTS’ N12M OVER FAILED PROPERTY DEAL
A human rights activist and the Lead Partner at Newworth LLP, Mr. Ayo Ademiluyi has urged the Ooni of Ife, His Royal Majesty, Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi to “direct the refund of the amount owed our clients with interest which has accumulated over the years as our clients are going through hardships.” In a press statement made available to CITY LAWYER,...
MBAMALA LAUDS CATHOLIC MOTHERS, MOURNS PA UBANI
Former Nigerian Bar Assocaition (NBA) Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chukwuemeka Mbamala has hailed Catholic mothers on the occasion of their Mothering Sunday. Describing mothers as “golden,” Mbamala, who is believed to be eyeing the post of Welfare Secretary in the forthcoming NBA Elections scheduled for July 16, 2022 also extended his felicitations to “all mothers in our beloved Legal profession,...
GADZAMA VISITS ABA BRANCH, CHALLENGES ASPIRANTS ON BAR ACTIVISM RECORD
A leading aspirant in the race for the presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has urged lawyers to enquire into the Bar activism records of aspirants seeking offices in the forthcoming NBA Elections. Speaking to NBA Aba Branch members at the weekend, Gadzama said: “When people tell you they want to be stakeholders in the...
UNVEILING OSAYAMON, AKPATA’S HARVARD-TRAINED BRIDE
That the legal profession is set to witness an epic wedding is no longer in doubt. This came on the heels of the announcement that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata will next month put an official imprimatur to the relationship with his longstanding partner, Miss Osayamon Ogbebor. In light of the keen interest on the love-birds...
PETITION: ‘ECNBA WILL CLEAR ME OF ALL CHARGES,’ SAYS OGBAH
Former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ota Branch, Mr. Isaac Omuta Ogbah has expressed confidence that the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) will dismiss the petition written against him by an Abuja based senior lawyer. Mr. Uche Amulu had in a petition to ECNBA urged the electoral committee to bar Ogbah from participating in the forthcoming NBA Elections....
LAWYER PETITIONS ECNBA, WANTS 3RD VP ASPIRANT ‘DISQUALIFIED IMMEDIATELY’
• OGBAH VISITING AFAM OSIGWE GROUSE ON ME – PETITIONER • ECNBA HAS NOT SERVED ME WITH PETITION – OGBAH • ‘BE PATIENT,’ SAYS ECNBA An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr. Uche Amulu has petitioned the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) urging it to “immediately disqualify” former NBA Ota Branch Chairman, Mr. Isaac Ogbah from participating in the forthcoming...
NBA PRESIDENT, AKPATA SET TO WED LONG-TIME SWEETHEART
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata is set to wed his long-time heartthrob, Miss Osayamon Michelle Ogbebor. In a SAVE THE DATE flier sighted by CITY LAWYER, Akpata stated that he popped the question “after a bit of dithering” and his partner said “Yes!” CITY LAWYER gathered from a source close to the NBA President that the bride...