Nigeria’s former president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele will tomorrow deliver the 13th J-K Gadzama LLP Annual Public Lecture as Keynote Speaker. Jonathan will speak on the topic, “Redefining democracy, yearnings of the minority in a democratic setting” at the lecture billed to hold between 3 pm and 6 pm. Scheduled to hold at the law firm’s head office at Abuja, the...

Bencher and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Taidi has felicitated with the NBA Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) over its recent Annual Conference held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Taidi stated that the conference “could’nt have come at a better time given the challenges bedevilling the legal profession,”...

Mr. Monday Adjeh has emerged as the Chairman-Elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch. The Elections held on Saturday, 19th June, 2021 at the premises of Dutse Magistrate Court, Abuja. In a keenly contested election, Monday Adjeh polled 73 votes while Saraffa Yusuff, his opponent and former Vice Chairman of the Branch, polled 51 votes. Dr. Emmanuel Olowononi,...

Leading senior lawyer and former Chairman of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde SAN has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to “kindly direct a suspension of the 2021 Annual Judges Vacation in order to save our justice system.” In the four-page letter obtained by CITY LAWYER and titled “RE: THE NEED TO...

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata has again risen in defence of Nigerian lawyers through a ‘cease and desist’ letter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the searing letter obtained by CITY LAWYER and titled “ASSAULT OF OFFICIAL(S) OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION BY OPERATIVES OF THE EFCC AND RELATED INCIDENTS OF UNPROFESSIONALISM AGAINST LAWYERS: A...

IGE ASEMUDARA is a rights activist and Notary Public for Nigeria. In this article, the senior lawyer notes that free speech has become a dominant issue due to the suspension of TWITTER operations in Nigeria, adding that while there are permissible online censorships, the law frowns against suppression of public information through censorship At the moment, free speech and censorship...

Immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, MR. JONATHAN TAIDI argues in this piece that following the strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the Practice Directions issued by heads of courts suspending payment of default fees and penalty which accrued during the strike period will go a long way to ameliorate the financial losses wrought by...

PRESS RELEASE Sequel to the protracted strike action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the C. E. Okonkwo led executive of the Young Lawyers’ Forum, Nnewi Bar (NBA-YLF NNEWI) today, Friday, 11th June, 2021, distributed Palliative to members of the YLF Nnewi to cushion the effect of the protracted strike action. The palliative items distributed include cash amount...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged Nigeria’s Senate not to confirm Ms. Lauretta Onochie as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Commissioner. In a statement by the Chairman of the Governing Council of NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr. Monday Ubani, the lawyers’ body said that “Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, a clearly partisan individual by the President,...

BENUE A-G DEMANDS CCTV FOOTAGE FROM EFCC I’M SHOCKED, SCANDALIZED BY EFCC’S DENIAL I CAN’T SEE, HEAR WELL AGAIN I WILL PRESS CHARGES IF …. Embattled Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Makurdi Branch, Mr. Justin Gbagir has been grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chief investigator on his allegation of assault by operatives of the...