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...
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has weighed in on the raging power tussle in Rivers State and asked the warring parties to think about the poor in the state. In a long tweet on today on the crisis, Obi noted that the situation in Rivers is an example of...
More human rights groups have criticized the judgment of the Supreme Court upholding the death sentence on Adamawa farmer Sunday Jackson, describing it as a miscarriage of justice. Ngozi Molokwu, Chief Executive Officer of Injustice Is Real, condemned the judgment, arguing that the prosecution failed to prove the murder charge beyond reasonable doubt. Centre for...
By David Iyowuna Eresia-eke Ibe The impeachment notice served on Governor Siminalayi Fubara by the Martins Amaehule-led Assembly is a political script with no legal foundation. It is filled with vague accusations, legal misinterpretations, and an outright disregard for constitutional principles. Baseless Allegations Without Substance The lawmakers claim the governor engaged in “reckless and unconstitutional...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) under the aegis of NBA Chairmen in Rivers State has warned against harassment and intimidation of the state Judiciary. This is coming against the backdrop of the resolution by the Rivers State House of Assembly directing the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the Rivers State Chief Judge for...