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MCPD: NBA SET TO PUBLISH NAMES OF LAWYERS WITHOUT PRACTICE LICENCE
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MCPD: NBA SET TO PUBLISH NAMES OF LAWYERS WITHOUT PRACTICE LICENCE

NEWS RELEASE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE WITH NEW NBA-ICLE MCPD RULES FOR PRACTICE LICENCE RENEWAL The Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE) has formally announced the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) Rules as approved at the recent NEC Meeting held in Akure, Ondo State. These rules are now effective immediately and carry significant implications...

‘MARRIAGE ALONE DOESN’T CONFER RIGHT TO EQUAL SHARE OF PROPERTY,’ SAYS UBANI
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‘MARRIAGE ALONE DOESN’T CONFER RIGHT TO EQUAL SHARE OF PROPERTY,’ SAYS UBANI

Dispelling the Myth of Equal Division in Matrimonial Property Settlement: A Reaffirmation of Legal Principles in Aguolu v. Aguolu (2025) LPELR-80269 (CA) By Monday Ubani I consider myself privileged to have completed an advanced course on the Matrimonial Causes Act at Babcock University in 2024, under the esteemed instruction of Prof. Dorcas Odunaike, one of...

IS PAUL ANANABA NBA-SPIDEL’S PERENNIAL GAME-CHANGER?
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IS PAUL ANANABA NBA-SPIDEL’S PERENNIAL GAME-CHANGER?

By Emeka Nwadioke  The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has fallen on hard times for some time now. While there was a simmering face-off between the immediate past NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN and estranged NBA-SPIDEL Chairman, Mr. John Aikpokpo-Martins, the tussle peaked with the dismissal of the...

NBA ASKS LAWMAKERS TO DUMP COMPULSORY VOTING BILL
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NBA ASKS LAWMAKERS TO DUMP COMPULSORY VOTING BILL

NEWS RELEASE “You Cannot Jail a Citizen for Choosing Silence: The Nigerian Bar Association Condemns Compulsory Voting Bill as Unconstitutional and Draconian” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) unequivocally condemns the proposed bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians, describing it as an unconstitutional affront to civil...

ISSUES WITH RIVERS STATE SOLE ADMINISTRATOR’S DISCIPLINARY THREAT AGAINST NBA PORT HARCOURT BRANCH CHAIRMAN
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ISSUES WITH RIVERS STATE SOLE ADMINISTRATOR’S DISCIPLINARY THREAT AGAINST NBA PORT HARCOURT BRANCH CHAIRMAN

By Sylvester Udemezue In a joint statement issued on 17 April 2025, the Chairmen of all branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Rivers State strongly condemned the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), accusing him of unconstitutional actions that undermine democratic governance. The NBA criticized the suspension of elected officials...

NBA NEC MEETING SET TO DEBATE N300M AGC RIVERS REFUND
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NBA NEC MEETING SET TO DEBATE N300M AGC RIVERS REFUND

The Nigerian Bar Association National Executive Council (NBA-NEC) meeting scheduled to hold in Ilorin tomorrow may take a definitive position on the request by Rivers State Sole Administrator for refund of the N300 million fund for aborted hosting of the NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) in Port Harcourt. The conference has since been moved to...