FEATURED NBA AHOADA BRANCH ENDORSES PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION OF CHIEF JOE-KYARI GADZAMA, SAN AT THE MONTHLY MEETING FOR MAY The NBA Ahoada branch, Rivers State held its monthly meeting on Friday, May 27, 2022. The branch extended invitations to eminent members of the Bar such as Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN amongst many others. While some of the invitees could not attend...

FEATURED Dear Distinguished Colleagues, Recall that on the 14th of April, 2022 in furtherance of my deep commitment to galvanize the Bar to live up to its challenges and the even more grievous challenges bedeviling our nation, I made a commitment and that commitment has now been certified as fit and proper by the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar...

By Jonathan Gunu Taidi, Esq. The major goals of any given nation are: to promote the wellbeing of its citizens, develop strong institutions, strengthen its sovereignty, gain traction in the world map and engender a sense of patriotism in her citizens. All of these can conveniently be subsumed into the concept of nation building. Nation building undeniably hangs on the...

   FEATURED ECNBA DISMISSES PETITION BY ONE UCHE AMULU AGAINST MY ELIGIBILITY TO CONTEST AS 3RD VICE PRESIDENT * It is with great joy for me to announce to the General legal community that this evening, 27th May, 2022, I received an email from the ECNBA wherein I was copied with the official response of ECNBA written to Mr. Uche...

FEATURED SAFIYA BALARABE’S GOODWILL MESSAGE TO YOUNG LAWYERS’ FORUM ISIOKPO BRANCH ON ONE DAY SEMINAR The Young Lawyers’ Forum, Isiokpo branch has put together a power-packed one day Seminar themed: “Contemporary Areas in Legal Practice: Challenges and Prospects for Young Lawyers”. The event which holds today, 27th May, 2022 features notable legal personalities. Safiya Balarabe’s goodwill message to the Forum...

FEATURED CHIEF JOE-KYARI GADZAMA, SAN JOINS THE YOUNG LAWYERS’ FORUM, NBA, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH FOR BREAKFAST AT LANDMARK HOTEL Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama rounded up his stay in the garden city of Port Harcourt with a lavish breakfast organized by the Young Lawyers’ Forum, NBA, Port Harcourt branch at Landmark hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The young lawyers informed the Learned...

FEATURED Dear Children, You were born into a country many of us grew to know as Nigeria. Nigeria held a lot of promise at conception, and was a country you would have been proud of. Sadly, over the years, the huge potentials have been dwarfed by so many harmful legacies including: epileptic power supply, poor infrastructure, low productivity, poverty and...

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has released the list of candidates for the forthcoming NBA National Elections. As earlier reported by CITY LAWYER, all the three presidential aspirants were cleared by the electoral committee. These are Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau SAN and Mr. Jonathan Taidi. Aside from the presidential candidates, three candidates...

The immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Gunu Taidi has blasted the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) for allegedly undermining the office of the NBA President. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Taidi, who is vying for the position of NBA President in the forthcoming elections, said that instances of alleged undermining...

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