The Igede ethnic group has formally placed a request before the National Assembly to join the proposed Ogoja State. The quest for the creation Ogoja State is led by the convener of Ogoja State Movement, Papa Dorn Cklaimz Enamhe and Mr. Johnny Agim SAN. The Igede group has requested to separate from Benue and be...
NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is pleased to announce that His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has confirmed his attendance and Chairmanship of the Opening Ceremony at the upcoming NBA Annual General Conference 2025 scheduled to hold in Enugu State. This confirmation followed a courtesy...
THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, IKEJA BRANCH (TIGER BAR) – ANNUAL LAW WEEK 2025 FELICITATION! I write to convey my warmest felicitations to the Adeniyi Quadri led EXCO, the Law Week Planning Committee, and the entire members of NBA Ikeja Branch (The Tiger Bar) on the occasion of your 2025 Law Week, themed “Preserving the Legal...
IN THE CASE OF SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN VS THE SENATE AND OTHERS BY CASMIR OJUKWU I. INTRODUCTION The judgment of Hon. Justice Binta Nyako delivered on 4th July 2025 at the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sparked widespread public discourse, particularly concerning her Lordship’s observations on the six-month suspension imposed on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by...
A LAYMAN’S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING HON. JUSTICE BINTA NYAKO’S JUDGMENT – A TALE OF TWO ACTS OF DISOBEDIENCE: SENATOR NATASHA DISOBEYED THE SENATE RULES, AKPABIO DISOBEYED THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION (SENATOR NATASHA’S MISDEMEANOUR VS. AKPABIO’S FELONY) BY TONYE CLINTON JAJA A lot of commentaries have been written by lawyers on the true meaning of the judgment...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has mobilized 97 volunteer lawyers to defend its interim leaders against what it calls a fake lawsuit allegedly backed by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party made this known in a statement last Tuesday, calling the legal challenge “fabricated, fraudulent, and politically motivated.” Mr. Mohammed Sheriff, who leads the...
NEWS RELEASE Leading human rights activist, Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, SAN, has been appointed the Legal Adviser to the Assemblies of God, Nigeria. The appointment has been greeted with praises from associates and stakeholders across the country who described the development as well-deserved and a testament to Ubani’s integrity, legal prowess, and unflinching commitment to...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch has demanded probe of the death of its member, Mr. Bright Nda Owhor who was fatally shot last Saturday while on his way from work. In a letter made available to CITY LAWYER and addressed to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, the branch leadership chronicled the...
RIGHT OF REPLY REBUTTAL TO DR. TONYE CLINTON JAJA’S OPEN LETTER: A MISGUIDED, MISINFORMED, AND MISCHIEVOUS INTERPRETATION OF A JUDGMENT The attention of discerning legal minds has been drawn to an open letter authored by one Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, dated the 5th of July, 2025, addressed to His Excellency, the President of the Senate...
THIRD OPEN LETTER TO DR. UBANI: HOW HON. JUSTICE BINTA NYAKO’S JUDGMENT IS AN INDICTMENT OF DR. UBANI’S ROLE AS LEGAL ADVISER TO THE SENATE PRESIDENT FOR HIS VIOLATION OF SECTION 63 OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION AND FAILURE TO REVIEW THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE SENATE, 2023 AND SPONSORED ONLY THREE BILLS SINCE 2023 (TIME...