The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba has paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN. A statement on the visit reads: PRESIDENT OF NIGERIAN LABOUR CONGRESS, MR. ALIYU WABBA PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO JOE-KYARI GADZAMA, SAN The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is the umbrella...

At least three aspirants vying for the posts of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) First and Second Vice President have been disqualified from contesting the forthcoming NBA Elections. CITY LAWYER gathered that several reasons were given by the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) from bringing its hammer down on the aspirants. Meanwhile, NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata has set up...

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has cleared three presidential gladiators for the race for NBA President,  CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report.  However, some aspirants for the positions of NBA First Vice President and NBA Second Vice President among others are among casualties who fell under the ECNBA disqualification hammer. Among those cleared to participate in the...

SAFIYA BALARABE LAUDS CLASFON ON A TWO-DAY JUDICIARY STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT 2022 Safiya Balarabe has extolled the Christian Lawyers Fellowship Of Nigeria (“CLASFON”) who in partnership with the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory organized a two-day Judiciary Stakeholders Summit themed: “Promoting and Strengthening of the Nigerian Judiciary”. According to her, “The Christian Lawyers Fellowship Of Nigeria has yet again...

2022 LAW WEEK: GOODWILL MESSAGE BY SAFIYA BALARABE, TREASURER NBA WOMEN FORUM TO THE YENAGOA BRANCH OF THE NBA The Law Week Celebration of Yenagoa Branch of the NBA is billed for 25th to 29th of May, 2022 with the theme: “Building a Stronger Judiciary”. Safiya Balarabe, the Treasurer of the NBA Women Forum has sent in a goodwill message...

Maximus Ugwuoke Congratulates Olumide Akpata, the President of NBA on his wedding. Mr. Ikechukwu Maximus Ugwuoke, aspirant for National Welfare Secretary position of NBA and former social Secretary of NBA Enugu Branch has sent a congratulatory message to the the president of the NBA. In his message Ugwuoke said: ” I join the legal community and the rest of the...

Mr. Isaac Omuta Ogbah, the immediate past chairman and the publisher of Erudite Judgement of Supreme Court has congratulated the NBA Ikorodu Branch on its 2022 Law Week between 11th May 2022 and 17th May 2022. I wish the NBA Ikorodu Branch’s chairman, members of the executive and the entire members of the branch a successful Law Week celebration. The...

SURULERE LAWYERS FORUM, MONTHLY MEETING: GOODWILL MESSAGE BY SAFIYA BALARABE. Safiya Balarabe has sent a goodwill message to the Surulere Lawyers Forum on its monthly meeting. Her words: “I bring good tidings to you, the leadership and members of the Surulere Lawyers Forum as you conduct your monthly meeting today with the KSS topic: “The Business of Intellectual Practice in...

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Security Agencies Relations Committee, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has stated that the best way to maintain law and order in the society is through the Police. Speaking at a training workshop in Abuja organized by NBA in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation , Gadzama emphasized the need for the police to pay utmost...

The Annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC Mentoring Program will hold next month, the organisers, J-K Gadzama LLP have said. According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, this year’s eagerly awaited session is themed “Emerging Areas of Law: The Role of Young Lawyers”. The statement reads: Our 7th annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC Mentoring Program is scheduled...