The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the reported summons issued to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Honourable Justice John Tsoho, by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over alleged non-declaration of certain bank accounts. In a letter dated March 2, 2026, addressed to the CCB Chairman, the NBA emphasized that the...
NEWS RELEASE “Forging a Fraud-Resistant Nigeria: NBA President Hosts CIFCFIN Leadership on Strategic Anti-Corruption Partnership” The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has received in audience the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN) at the NBA National Secretariat in a high-level engagement focused...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from office at the instruction of President Bola Tinubu. Vanguard gathered from a source in the Presidency on Tuesday that Egbetokun is to be replaced by AIG Tunji Disu, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Force CID Annex, Lagos. Egbetokun was asked...
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation has withdrawn the criminal charge filed against senior advocate, Mike Ozekhome, over alleged forgery. The withdrawal was announced on Tuesday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama. The Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), informed Justice Peter...
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....