The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the petition to recall the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, saying it has not met the constitutional requirements. In a terse statement today, the electoral commission said the petition to recall Senator Natasha did not meet constitutional requirements. “The petition for the recall of the Senator...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 Edo governorship election, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, has rejected the ruling of the election petition tribunal. The tribunal had yesterday upheld the election of Mr. Monday Okpebholo as governor of the state while dismissing Ighodalo’s petition. In a statement, Ighodalo said while he respects the...
Immediate past Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Treasurer Caroline Ladidi Anze-Bishop has urged the NBA Constitution Review Committee to expunge section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution . Section 9(3)(b) of the NBA Constitution bars lawyers in public office from contesting for the offices of NBA President, Vice Presidents and General Secretary during NBA Elections. In a...
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Tobenna Erojikwe has vowed to “test” issues arising from the 2023 NBA Elections at the Court of Appeal. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Erojikwe stated that “In view of the foregoing, my lawyers have applied for a certified copy of the Judgment and I...
BODY NOW CUSTODIAN OF LAWYERS’ ROLL DRAFT LPA BILL RETAINS BODY AS REGULATOR LAWSUIT ON APPOINTMENT C’TE CHAIR ‘DARKEST SPOT’ The immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN has chronicled his stewardship while leading the elite body, reputed as a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the...
At the close of the much-sought-after Early Bird window for the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA AGC) scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, no less than 9,180 lawyers have registered for the annual fiesta. Though the original Early Bird window was set to close on 28th February, 2025, the deadline...
Bar Leaders are seemingly divided on the fate of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as the host of this year’s Annual General Conference (AGC). The Annual Conference is by far the foremost signature event of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). While the planning towards the event had been seamless before now, spanner was thrown into the...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN has stated that the fate of Port Harcourt as the host of this year’s Annual General Conference (AGC) will be decided on Thursday. Osigwe told CITY LAWYER that an Emergency NBA National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting has been scheduled to hold that day...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked former Chief Justice of Nigeria and Vice Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola to immediately forward its petition against body’s Chairman, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN to the body’s Ethics, Compliance and Internal Disciplinary Committee. The request is contained in a letter obtained by CITY...
MY SACK WAS SPONSORED BY HIGH-PROFILE FRAUDSTERS WE ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE CLAIMS – POLICE THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO COURT – PSC Compulsorily retired star prosecutor at the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Mr. Simon Asamber Lough SAN has vowed that he was sacked because he refused to back a plot against the...