A presidential aspirant in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, Prof. Foluke Dada-Lawanson has queried the legitimacy of the Mr. Isiaka Olagunju SAN-led Egbe Amofin O’odua, adding that she would not abide by the association’s decision to back Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN as its sole aspirant for the NBA Presidency. In a statement she...
BY MONDAY UBANI CLARIFICATION ON THE POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNDER NIGERIAN LAW Colleagues, Let us be guided by the clear provisions of the law before making public statements on the powers of the Attorney-General (AG) in criminal prosecution. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) grants the...
Plans by Egbe Amoofin Oodu’a to hammer out a consensus arrangement for the forthcoming 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections has again met a brick wall as another presidential aspirant has rejected its endorsement of Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN as its sole aspirant. In a statement on the endorsement, presidential aspirant and former NBA Lagos...
There are strong indications that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) may have micro-zoned the presidency of the association in the forthcoming elections to the South West bloc. This indication emerged at the weekend as the association shut out at least two aspirants from the MidWest bloc from the high-profile Annual General Conference (AGC) ‘debate’ slated...
NEWS RELEASE EASTERN BAR FORUM QUARTERLY MEETING/COUNCIL ELECTIONS, 2025 YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE: A NOTE OF FELICITATION Your Excellency, Aniekan Akpan, I write to convey my profound message of goodwill to you and our esteemed Governing Council of the Eastern Bar Forum as your administration winds down at this quarterly meeting holding in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Under...
NEWS RELEASE The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Abia State, Mr. Ikechukwu Uwanna, is set to speak at the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC) scheduled to hold in Enugu State from August 22 to 29, 2025. Uwanna will deliver a highly anticipated presentation on “Disruptive Artificial Intelligence” on Monday, August...
Former Nigerian Bar Association 2nd Vice President (2018-2020), Prof. Foluke Dada-Lawson has vowed to contest next year’s NBA presidential election notwithstanding reported endorsement of senior lawyer, Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN by Egbe Amofin O’odua as its sole aspirant for the coveted seat. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the influential regional association of lawyers of Yoruba extraction...
NEWS RELEASE “IT IS AN OVERREACH FOR POLICE TO PURPORT TO HAVE POWER TO INVESTIGATE AN ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR DISCONTINUING A CRIMINAL MATTER” In another new low and affront to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as the legal profession, the Nigeria Police Force has purported to have the power to...
OPINION REVITALIZING NIGERIA’S NIGHTLIFE ECONOMY: A STRATEGIC PATHWAY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOB CREATION, CRIME REDUCTION, AND URBAN RENEWAL Addressed to: All Executive Governors of the 36 States of the Federation The Honourable Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Federal and State Commissioners for Economic Planning, Youth Development, Tourism, Culture, Security, and Urban Renewal From: Dr....
NEWS RELEASE COMMUNIQUE MEETING OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR HELD AT HOTEL SEVENTEEN, KADUNA STATE ON THURSDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2025 1. The meeting of the General Council of the Bar held on 7th August, 2025, at Hotel Seventeen Conference Centre, Kaduna State, to deliberate on critical issues regarding administering the general affairs of...