Fiery Bar activist and former Nigerian Bar Association First Vice President, Mr. John Aikpokpo-Martins is set to dazzle the audience at the eagerly awaited parley between 2026 NBA presidential aspirants. Tagged “Nigerian Bar Association: A peep into the future,” the debate is seen by NBA political watchers as a golden opportunity for aspirants for the...
A magistrate’s court sitting at Eti-Osa in Lagos has remanded one Ruth Mathew, a manager of Second Coming Gas Plant in Kirikiri Correctional Centre over an alleged theft of her employer’s N18 million. According to the three-count charge seen by CITY LAWYER, the accused is alleged to have conspired with some persons still at large...
NEWS RELEASE “Justice Must Be Seen to Be Done: Operatives who assaulted Ms. Jennifer Elobor must be prosecuted” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) strongly condemns the brutal assault on Ms. Jennifer Elobor, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Anambra State. The incident, which left her beaten and her clothing torn off, is...
The Judges’ Performance Evaluation Committee of the National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by HRH Hon. Justice Bage Muhammad I, has once again praised Hon. Justice Nelson Ogbuanya of the National Industrial Court for outstanding performance in the 1st and 2nd Quarters of the 2024 Assessment of Return of Cases by Judges of Superior Courts of...
• ‘THE SCREENING WAS HUMILIATING’ – SAN-DESIGNATE The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commenced moves to stop invitation by security agencies of applicants for the award of the coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). CITY LAWYER gathered that NBA President, Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN was “highly furious” when it was confirmed that the...
More facts have emerged on the debacle between Ms. Comfort Emmanson and Ibom Air crew, even as controversy trails the N500 Billion lawsuit instituted by human rights lawyer, Mr. Ayo Ademiluyi over the incident. CITY LAWYER recalls that Emmanson recently issued a statement disowning the rights lawyer. Clarifying the matter, Ademiluyi told CITY LAWYER that...
NEWS RELEASE In a groundbreaking partnership, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference Planning Committee has confirmed that Lawya, Nigeria’s leading AI-powered legal technology platform, will provide free access to its comprehensive suite of tools to all participants of the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference, holding from August 22 to 30, 2025, at the...
OPINION HOW LAWFUL IS THE ALLEGED LIFETIME BAN BY THE AIRLINE OPERATORS OF NIGERIA (AON) ON AN OFFENDING PASSENGER? The recent unruly conduct of passengers during domestic flights in Nigeria has raised legitimate concerns about acceptable in-flight behaviour, aviation safety, and appropriate disciplinary measures. Two recent cases stand out: that of Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde...
NEWS RELEASE NBA-SPIDEL SETS UP PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION COMMITTEE TO CHALLENGE IMPUNTY AND LAWLESSNESS Sequel to the decision of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association appointing a Transitional Committee for the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), the Chairman of the Section, Prof. Paul Ananaba, SAN has constituted the...
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...