A presidential aspirant in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, Mr. Jonathan Gunu Taidi has decried the absence of rule of law in Nigeria, adding that the security agencies have failed to protect lives and properties. Speaking as a discussant at the NBA Ikorodu Branch Bar Week, the immediate past NBA General Secretary said the situation “confirms our inability...

The forthcoming 16th Annual International Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) in July will focus on recent developments in the Nigerian business law environment and how they have shaped or affected business operations in the country, a statement by the organisers has indicated. The conference is scheduled to hold from Wednesday, 20th to...

The Nigerian Bar Association has postponed its NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference earlier scheduled to kick-off this weekend in Sokoto, saying it is “not only for the safety of our conferees and guests, but as a mark of respect for the memory of the slain Miss Deborah Yakubu.” In a statement made available to...

FIDA Nigeria in collaboration with Palladium under the SCALE (Strengthening Civil Advocacy & Local Engagement) Project which is being supported by USAID is strengthening the capacity of fifty (50) traditional and faith Leaders on SGBV, CEFM & CTIP prevention and response strategies across twenty-four (24) local communities where these issues are prevalent.  According to Mrs. Amina Suzannah Agbaje, FIDA Country...

RE: WHETHER SECTION 8(8) OF THE NBA CONSTITUTION IS SELF-EXECUTING ON LOSS OF NBA-NEC MEMBERSHIP (PART 1) By Ifeanyi Agwuncha I am compelled to publicly respond to the above captioned article written by Sylvester Udemezue in which he stated that there is no condition requiring that the NEC must (by a resolution or other independent decision) declare such NEC member’s...

WHETHER SECTION 8(8) OF THE NBA CONSTITUTION IS SELF-EXECUTING ON LOSS OF NBA-NEC MEMBERSHIP (PART 1) By Sylvester Udemezue INTRODUCTION The present commentary represents my humble, personal opinion on whether or not provisions of section 8(8) of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), 2015 are self-executing. MEANING OF “SELF-EXECUTING” According to Cornel University’s Legal Information Institute, self-executing is...

Keeping Up With Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN, VOL.9 Hey there, Do not wake up with the regret of what you couldn’t accomplish yesterday. Wake up while thinking about what you can achieve today. Make positive thoughts and enjoy every moment of this day, for everyday is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile and read the attached Volume 9 of...

The Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) has urged the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that prosecution of the alleged masterminds of the killing of Miss Deborah Samuel Yakubu do not escape justice. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the umbrella body of Christian lawyers stated that “against the background that murder or culpable homicide is a criminal...

GOODWILL MESSAGE TO NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION IKORODU BRANCH ON HER 2022 BAR WEEK I felicitate with the Chairman, Executive Council Members and members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikorodu Branch on the occasion of her 2022 Bar Week on the theme: “Nation Building: Our Collective Responsibility.” Our country attained independence on 1st October, 1960 with the promise of greatness,...

An aspirant for the presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau SAN has responded to the petition by embattled Bar aspirant, Mr. Kayode Bello which urged the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) “to suspend the candidature of Mr. Y. C. Maikyau as the NBA presidential Aspirant, pending the determination of the disciplinary case against him...