Igbo lawyers under the aegis of Otu Oka Iwu (Law Society) have asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to halt the ongoing exercise for appointment of Court of Appeal justices due to alleged marginalization of the South East geo-political zone. In a strongly worded complaint addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria...
The Grand Finale of the Incomparable Mock Trial, The Mike Igbokwe SAN Edition held last Thursday at the J. F. Ajayi Auditorium, University of Lagos. Sponsored by senior lawyer and maritime law expert, Chief Mike Igbokwe SAN, the moot programme is designed to hone the skills of Law students in litigation and courtroom decorum among...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, SAN, has called on legal practitioners to embrace innovation, invoking the timeless wisdom of Lord Denning in Parker v. Parker, that the law would remain stagnant if we refuse to act simply because something has never been done before. He stressed that continuous professional development is...
Contrary to reports suggesting that the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, described judges and lawyers as the “worst bribe takers and givers,” a review of the full text of his speech shows that no such assertion was made. Excerpts from the address reveal that Osigwe neither labelled judges as...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has unveiled its amended constitution titled Nigerian Bar Association 2015 (as amended in 2025). A certified copy of the amended constitution was made available to CITY LAWYER by an NBA officer. It is instructive that NBA President, Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN made references to the amended constitution in his report...
NEWS RELEASE The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has resolved to take decisive steps in response to the continued delays surrounding the appeal involving our colleague, Mr. Bright Ngene. Ngene has been languishing at the Enugu Correctional Centre for nearly two years amid prolonged delays in the hearing of his appeal....
• ‘I NO LONGER PRIORITIZE REGIONAL ALIGNMENT‘ Legal scholar and Bar Leader, Prof. Foluke Dada-Lawanson has sensationally dumped Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential hopeful, Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinboro SAN and thrown her weight behind his rival, Mrs. Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya SAN. The move may have brightened Badejo-Okusanya’s chances at the forthcoming NBA presidential election, moreso as it...
The Enugu State Judiciary is currently under national spotlight as the fourth judge yesterday recused himself from an appeal filed by embattled senior lawyer, Mr. Bright Ngene over his conviction by an Enugu Magistrate Court. Ngene has been languishing at the Enugu Correctional Centre for nearly two years amid prolonged delays in the hearing of his...
In a recent commentary titled “Eastern Bar Forum and Its Body Language; NBA Elections 2026,” Mr. Bayo Akinlade raises questions about leadership and rotation in the NBA. Yet what is framed as principle merely masks gatekeeping, and historical practice is confused with constitutional democracy. The following points clarify why true leadership in the NBA is...
The Nigerian Bar Association Human Rights Institute (NBA- HRI) has raised serious concerns over the continued detention of a legal practitioner, Mr. Bright Emeka Ngene, who remains in custody at the Enugu Correctional Centre amid prolonged delays in the hearing of his appeal. It is recalled that CITY LAWYER had in a special report spotlighted...