A businessman and Chairman of Jezco Group, Chief Joseph Ezeokafor, who was kidnapped alongside a reverend sister by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Ifite-Awka, Awka South LGA of Anambra State, have been released and has safely returned. It was gathered that they were released in the early hours of Saturday after being kidnapped and spending several days...
2026 NBA ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE & THE FACE OF PORT HARCOURT By Soseipiriye Long Williams The Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (AGC) for 2026 holds in Port Harcourt, Rivers State from 21st August, 2026-28th August, 2026. The 2025 NBA AGC was originally billed to hold in Port Harcourt but for the political crises that...
Twenty-four years after the killing of Barnabas Igwe, former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Onitsha, and his wife, Abigail, former National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chair, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has questioned why Mr. Ken Emeakayi, the principal suspect, continues to walk free. Besides, Emeakayi whom he said was identified by records as...
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A new scholarly work aimed at deepening the understanding of Nigeria’s criminal justice system has been published by Professor Olugbenga Akingbehin, a renowned academic and Professor of Public Law and Criminology at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Titled “Sentencing and Treatment of Offenders Law in Nigeria,” the book is presented as one of the first...
A Law Firm based in Ajah, Lagos, is is seeking a qualified, dynamic, and result-oriented legal practitioner with proven experience in litigation and dispute resolution to join its growing legal team. Position: Litigation LawyerLocation: Ajah, Lagos, NigeriaEmployment Type: Full-Time Qualifications:LL.B from a recognized UniversityCalled to the Nigerian BarMinimum of 2 – 5 years post-call experience...
In preparation for her inauguration as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the first woman to be elected as NBA President by direct ballot, the President-Elect of the NBA, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has approved the constitution of a Transition Implementation Committee (TIC). According to a statement made available to CITY...
New kid on the block, Dr. Chinedu Maduba has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch. The charismatic Bar Leader polled 369 votes to beat his closest challenger and first runner-up, Mr. John Owubokiri, who polled 267 votes. Another chairmanship candidate, Mr. Anthony Ezenwoko, polled 110 votes to...
House of Representatives Directs AMCON to Restore Olatone Abdulsalam Ventures Ltd to Complete Lease Term on Property, Tells IGP to Discipline Officers for Illegal Enforcement The House of Representatives has directed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to restore Olatone Abdulsalam Ventures Limited to the leased property at 18A Ladipo Oluwole Street, Apapa GRA,...
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has urged the National Officers Election Appeal Committee to “strike out and/or dismiss” the petition brought by two candidates in the just concluded NBA Elections. In separate answers obtained by CITY LAWYER and filed yesterday at the Appeals Committee registry, the electoral body apologized for the...