Embattled Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, the State Security Service (SSS) and its Director General to the Federal High Court over alleged refusal to allow him change his clothes. In an application filed yesterday by his lawyer, Mr. Maxwell...

The Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA- ICLE) will today hold another instalment of its scheduled 10-day “LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR LAWYERS.” The time is 2 pm to 3 pm. According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the topic for today’s training is “Why a Law Firm Needs a Strategy.” The speaker is Sylvia...

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has condoled the spouse of Mr. Lucius Nwosu SAN over the death of the foremost oil and gas lawyer. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER and titled “CONDOLENCE MESSAGE ON THE DEMISE OF YOUR BELOVED HUSBAND – LATE CHIEF LUCIUS E. NWOSU,...

Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has laid to rest any speculations on his quest for the presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), having picked up yesterday the form to contest the forthcoming election. Accompanied by Bar Leaders and some officers of the Young Lawyers Forum (YLF) and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Gadzama was at the Electoral Committee of...

There is palpable unease within the ranks of the Body of Benchers (BoB) as former Chief Judge of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Ishaq Bello has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). He replaces Mr. Emmanuel Ukala SAN who sensationally resigned from the position recently. Members of the Body...

The Nigerian Bar Association, Calabar Branch popularly christened as the Doyen Bar of the NBA held its Annual Law Week recently with the theme, “We the People: An Agenda for National Consciousness”. Speaking on the theme of the Law Week, the Chairman of the NBA Securities Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN), who was represented by Nella Andem...

Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Gunu Taidi has identified quest for relevance by some Senior Advocates of Nigeria as the reason for the continued crisis in NBA Abuja Branch. Speaking on the theme, “Projecting the Future” at the NBA Makurdi Branch Young Lawyers Forum (YLF) Summit, Taidi revealed that while he had the mandate of then...

The Janada International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (JICAM) last Friday commenced the maiden edition of its 2-Day Hybrid Intensive Arbitration Training Program aimed at educating trainees on the rudiments and key elements of Arbitration as well as setting the course for a career pathway in Arbitration and Mediation. The training program was anchored by the JICAM Governing Council/Faculty Members...

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has finally laid to rest the controversy on the zoning of offices for the July 16, 2022 NBA National Elections. In a document obtained by CITY LAWYER and signed by Mr. Ayodele Akintunde SAN and Ms. Mabel Ekeke, ECNBA Chairman and Secretary respectively, the committee stated that “for purposes of zoning...

Leading oil and gas lawyer, Mr. Lucius Ezeakamadu Nwosu SAN “passed onto glory peacefully in his sleep” in Abuja last Tuesday, his family has said. He was aged 69 years. The announcement confirms CITY LAWYER exclusive report that the leading lawyer has passed on. Announcing the passing of the foremost oil pollution and environmental rights lawyer in a trending post...