As power supply situation nationwide continues to be a matter of concern and the price of diesel keeps skyrocketing, efficient solar systems have proven a big relief for many homes and offices. Leading Abuja based senior lawyer, Chief Okey Ajunwa has become the latest beneficiary of the “Solar For All” Promo, a partnership facilitated by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),...
‘PLAY CRUCIAL ROLES IN NBA, BRANCHES,’ GADZAMA URGES LAWYERS
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has urged lawyers to play crucial roles in the growth of the legal profession. Speaking as a Special Guest of Honour at the February monthly meeting of the Surulere Lawyers’ Forum (SLF), Gadzama who is also the Chairman of the Mentoring Committee of the...
RPC: COURT FIXES MARCH 24 FOR NBA/MALAMI SUIT
The Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) will go head-to-head on March 24, 2022 at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court in the legal tussle on the controversial amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (RPC), CITY LAWYER can exclusively report. This follows the assignment of...
NBA LAGOS CONFIRMS EFCC PROBE OF PAST REGIME
The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch has confirmed CITY LAWYER exclusive report that the immediate past branch administration is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). CITY LAWYER had reported that the anti-graft agency had launched an unprecedented probe into the activities of the immediate past branch administration headed by senior lawyer, Mr....
ENDSARS: NBA-SARC OBTAINS N10M FOR VICTIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) has obtained a N10 million compensation for one Yemi Abdulkareem, a victim of police brutality. According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the committee intervened in a plethora of cases including Abdulkareem v NPF (LASG/JPI/233/2020), adding that Abdulkareem was “brutalized and killed” by a police officer during the...
OGUNWUMIJU, FALANA, OJUKWU, SERAP, OTHERS TACKLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS AT NBA-SPIDEL PARLEY
Supreme Court jurist, Justice Helen Ogunwumiju will on Monday chair the eagerly anticipated Town Hall Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). The hybrid event which has the theme “Justiciability of Chapter 2 of the 1999 Constitution: Pragmatic Measures for Government’s Accountability” is slated to hold at the exquisite Marriot Hotel in...
EFCC PROBES NBA LAGOS BRANCH, GRILLS CHAIR, CONTRACTOR
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a massive probe into the activities of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch, CITY LAWYER can exclusively report. A source who is familiar with the unprecedented probe of Nigeria’s “Premier Bar” told CITY LAWYER that the focus of the extensive investigation is on the contracts and financial dealings of the...
GADZAMA HAILS EGBE AMOFIN, RECEIVES SARDAUNA PLATINUM AWARD
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has commended Egbe Amofin O’odua for showing “an unwavering commitment to the protection and welfare of your members.” In a goodwill message made available to CITY LAWYER to felicitate with the influential association of Yoruba lawyers, Gadzama who is also the Chairman of the...
GADZAMA LAUDS EASTERN BAR, LAW TEACHERS; RECEIVES NBA ABUJA AWARD
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has commended the Eastern Bar Forum (EBF) for its “tremendous impacts to the welfare and mandate of the Nigerian Bar Association within and outside the Eastern Region of Nigeria.” Gadzama, who is also the Chairman of the Mentoring Committee of the Body of Benchers...
ZONING: OJO REPLIES ECNBA, SAYS ‘I’VE WARNED IN ADVANCE’
Fiery senior lawyer and former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Constitution Review Committee, Mr. Olasupo Ojo has reacted to the response of the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) to his enquiry on the NBA Constitution, saying that it was designed as an “advance warning signal” to the electoral body. Speaking with CITY LAWYER in reaction to the...