The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch has demanded probe of the death of its member, Mr. Bright Nda Owhor who was fatally shot last Saturday while on his way from work. In a letter made available to CITY LAWYER and addressed to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, the branch leadership chronicled the...
RIGHT OF REPLY REBUTTAL TO DR. TONYE CLINTON JAJA’S OPEN LETTER: A MISGUIDED, MISINFORMED, AND MISCHIEVOUS INTERPRETATION OF A JUDGMENT The attention of discerning legal minds has been drawn to an open letter authored by one Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, dated the 5th of July, 2025, addressed to His Excellency, the President of the Senate...
THIRD OPEN LETTER TO DR. UBANI: HOW HON. JUSTICE BINTA NYAKO’S JUDGMENT IS AN INDICTMENT OF DR. UBANI’S ROLE AS LEGAL ADVISER TO THE SENATE PRESIDENT FOR HIS VIOLATION OF SECTION 63 OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION AND FAILURE TO REVIEW THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE SENATE, 2023 AND SPONSORED ONLY THREE BILLS SINCE 2023 (TIME...
NEWS RELEASE FEDERAL HIGH COURT AFFIRMS SENATE’S POWER TO DISCIPLINE MEMBERS, FINES SENATOR NATASHA ₦5M FOR CONTEMPT …Orders public apology to Senate and Judiciary over satirical Facebook post The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, delivered a landmark judgment affirming the constitutional powers of the Nigerian Senate to discipline any of its members...
An FCT Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Zone 6, Abuja, has ordered the remand of four alleged assailants, William Raymond, Jacob Fidelis, Sharon Alexander Chidera and Itoro Dominic Robert over alleged assault on a legal practitioner, Mr. Boluwaji Ajiki John, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Gwagwalada Branch. The assailants are facing a-six...
A LAW FIRM LOCATED AT LEKKI PHASE ONE, LAGOS REQUIRES THE SERVICES OF: TWO LITIGATION LAWYERS FOUR YEARS POST-CALL EXPERIENCE @300K MONTHLY SALARY 2-3 YEARS POST-CALL EXPERIENCE @250K MONTHLY SALARY NGO NEEDS PROJECT OFFICERS MUST BE ABLE TO WRITE REPORTS AND ORGANISE WORKSHOPS OPEN TO NON-LAWYERS ALSO REMOTE WORK IS ALLOWED 150K TO 200K...
NEWS RELEASE Avocats Sans Frontières France (Lawyers Without Borders France) under its EU-funded Strengthening National Actors’ Capacity for Ending Severe Human Rights Violations (SAFE) project, is proud to announce it has secured the unconditional release of Moses Abiodun, a Nigerian citizen unjustly detained for over 16 years without trial. This landmark judgment by the ECOWAS...
“OPEN LETTER TO MAZI AFAM OSIGWE,SAN: LET THE NBA LAWYERS BREATHE-LESSONS FROM THE MUTINY BY THE ADVOCACY FOR BAR LICENCE FREEDOM” By Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja Dear President of the Nigerian Bar Association-NBA, Sir, Let me begin by belatedly commending you on your election as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association-NBA. By both a...
The Lagos State High Court has been invited to determine the rightful successor to the throne of the Osolo of Isolo. The lawsuit was brought by Prince Jimmy Adetokunbo Yekini-Goloba who has sued the Lagos State Government and several other parties, challenging alleged unlawful installation of Prince Isa Abiodun Shekoni-Faronbi as the new traditional ruler...
NEWS RELEASE Leading arbitration expert and legal innovator, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, FCIArb, has extended warm commendations to the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) on the occasion of its 19th Annual Business Law Conference, lauding the Section for its bold vision and commitment to futuristic legal discourse. Themed “The Future of Business Law in...