A major crisis has engulfed the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) as two of its factions in Nigeria are in a face-off over its planned International Conference scheduled to hold in Accra, Ghana. CITY LAWYER recalls that African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) International Inc. has been promoting its international conference, saying that it is planned...
Sir James Louis Okoye, a former Catholic Knight of St. John International who denounced Christianity during the official opening of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, Nnewi, in January over non-recognition of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has been arrested. In a video that went viral, Okoye, also known as Ebube Anaedo, was reportedly seen last...
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved an initial public offering of Dangote Group’s refinery business, the company said on Friday, officially kicking off Africa’s biggest-ever share sale. The IPO could raise approximately ₦2.15 trillion ($1.63 billion) if fully subscribed, with the company planning to sell 4.1 billion ordinary shares at 525 naira per...
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has criticised former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, questioning his suitability for the position of Vice President over what he described as his past actions against the judiciary. Wike also took aim at the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), accusing the association of abandoning its traditional role as an...
FROM MANDATE TO IMPACT: MOSHOOD ABIOLA’S LEADERSHIP AND THE NBA LAGOS TASKFORCE’S FIRST YEAR OF RESULTS By Uchenna Mathew, Secretary, NBA Lagos Branch Taskforce on Illegal Practice of Law The first year of the NBA Lagos Branch Taskforce on Illegal Practice of Law has demonstrated what purposeful leadership, collective commitment and a clear mandate can...
INAUGURAL ADDRESS PROTOCOLS Today, I stand before you with a heart full of gratitude, a profound sense of humility and responsibility, and an unshakable faith in the future of our profession. Twenty-four years ago, in August 2002, I attended my first Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association as a newly called lawyer. At...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, has criticised the organisation of the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, saying the event fell below expected standards and exposed serious shortcomings in logistics and planning. Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Friday, a day after publishing an interim assessment of the...
VALEDICTORY SPEECH WE CAME TO SERVE. WE LEAVE A STRONGER BAR. Today, as I hand over the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association to a new National Executive Committee, I do so with a heart full of gratitude and a deep sense of fulfilment. Two years ago, I accepted the responsibility of leading our great...
The 2027 African Action Congress Presidential candidate, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, has made mockery of former Rivers State governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, as flood disrupted delegates at the venue of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. Sowore, in a post on his X handle on Saturday, took a jibe at Amaechi...
Registration has commenced for the eagerly awaited Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) 2026 Annual Conference. A statement signed by the Chairman of the NBA-SPIDEL 2026 Annual Conference Planning Committee (CPC), Sir Ejike Ezenwa (SAN, FCArb) urged lawyers and other stakeholders to visit the NBA-SPIDEL Stand at the NBA-AGC Exhibition...