The Nigerian Bar Association National Executive Council (NBA-NEC) meeting scheduled to hold in Ilorin tomorrow may take a definitive position on the request by Rivers State Sole Administrator for refund of the N300 million fund for aborted hosting of the NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) in Port Harcourt. The conference has since been moved to...
BY JESUTOFUNMI IDOWU INTRODUCTION The legal profession has long been associated with the courtroom, where lawyers argue cases before judges and represent clients in disputes. However, the landscape of legal careers is rapidly evolving, with new opportunities emerging beyond the traditional legal setting. Law graduates now find themselves facing a broader spectrum of career paths...
NEWS RELEASE Greetings. I hope you don’t mind that I’m sharing this with you, but I’m super excited. After months of planning and collaboration, I’m proud to share that JusticeTechNG 2025 is officially live! It’s Nigeria’s first national hackathon and accelerator focused entirely on solving justice problems through technology. We’re calling on teams of innovators...
By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen The name of the person who appends his or her signature on a court process is very necessary to its credibility. It adds weight and merit to the processes brought before the court. Without a name, the court may embark on a journey of discovery to determine the signatory, and this may...
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NEWS RELEASE Survey on NBA’s Direct Marketing Practices During Elections NBA Data Protection Survey – We Value Your Feedback Dear Colleague, The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Data Protection Committee is conducting a brief survey to gather members’ views on the use of direct marketing including unsolicited campaign messages and calls during NBA elections (national and...
This article by Festus Okoye discusses the process of taking election petitions to the Tribunals and Courts, and laments about the prevalence of the narrative that Courts and Election Tribunals displace voters’ decisions, due to a poor understanding of the adjudicatory role of Courts and Tribunals in electoral dispute resolution, which is ‘sui generis’. He explains the...
CITY LAWYER LAW REPORT In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 24th day of May, 2024 Before Their Lordships Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun Mohammed Lawal Garba Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumjiu IbrahimMohammed Musa Saulawa Tijjani Abubakar Justices, Supreme Court SC/CV/709/2020 Between OWIGS AND OBIGS NIG. LTD APPELLANT And ZENTIH BANK PLC...
Rejoinder To Ozekhome’s Belated Alarm on the Risks of Nigeria as a One-Party State: Welcome The ‘One Party’ Judiciary, no more Dissenting Judgments; Welcome the Stomach Infrastructure Lawyers, no more Human Rights Lawyers (Falana as the Last Man Standing) By Tonye Clinton Jaja On 11th May 2025, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN was reported to have...
By Folarin Aluko “Even the wind leaves a trail—if you know where to look.”— African Proverb In a time when deepfakes, filters, and artificial intelligence distort the boundaries of perception, today’s Legal Practitioner must become a master of the law and technology. Today, a single WhatsApp message can tilt the scale in a multimillion-naira contract...