SAYS N300M NBA-AGC REFUND ‘DIVERSIONARY’ Foremost human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana SAN has urged the Nigerian Judiciary to speedily determine the tenure of the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd). The fiery senior lawyer also decried the controversy surrounding the N300 million donation by the state to the Nigeria Bar Association...
PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 8 (EIGHT) BRANCHES OF NIGERIA BAR ASSOCIATION IN RIVERS STATE ON THE RELOCATION OF THE NBA ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE, THE DISMANTLING OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND DISREGARD OF THE RULE OF LAW IN RIVERS-STATE 15th April, 2025 We the Chairmen of the 8 (Eight) Branches of the Nigerian...
“NONCHALANT?” πππ§π§ππ‘π ππ‘π¦πͺππ₯π¦ π§π’ ππ’π π π’π‘ π€π¨ππ¦π§ππ’π‘π¦ πππ’π¨π§ π‘ππππ₯πππ‘ πππͺ π¦πππ’π’π π£π₯π’ππ₯ππ π¦ BY SYLVESTER UDEMEZUE (A). Questions and Observations by Respected Learned Damilola Mumuni, Esq. (Legal Practitioner) posted on the Law and Society WhatsApp Platform on April 10, 2025: “Please release the results, sir. Also, the session has resumed, and some schools have not received their...
Thriving in the Nigerian Legal Market: Opportunities for Young Lawyers By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi INTRODUCTION The Nigerian legal market offers both immense opportunities and significant challenges for young lawyers. As Africaβs largest economy and one of its most influential countries, Nigeria is home to a diverse and rapidly evolving legal system[1]. From the bustling corporate...
Certificate of Occupancy from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to Allotees of Mass-Housing plots in Abuja to commence from April 21, 2025. 50% Deposit secures you a plot and shields from price increment. Balance can be spread across two years of monthly installments. Estate is built-up with a Police Post, and almost 50...
REJOINDER TO DR. OPE BANWOβS ARTICLE ON THE NBAβS N300 MILLION DONATION: A MISPLACED OUTRAGE AND A DANGEROUS MORAL POSTURING By Monday Onyekachi Ubani I have read with respectful interest the recent piece authored by brilliant mind, Dr. Ope Banwo, titled βThe NBA and the N300 Million βDonationβ Mess – Is it Legit Fundraising or...
The Rivers State Judiciary has refuted a report that one of its judges, Justice Boma Diepriye declared as βunconstitutional, null and voidβ, the appointment of Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas by President Bola Tinubu as Administrator of the state. CITY LAWYER recalls that the social media was awash yesterday with reports that a Federal...
Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rivers Government House, Rivers State. Dear Sir, A WORD OF CAUTION TO THE SOLE ADMINISTRATOR OF RIVERS STATE Ordinarily, I would refrain from engaging with you at all, as the position you currently hold in Rivers State is entirely unknown to our sacred constitution, and the legitimacy of your appointment...
ABIYE TAM-GEORGE CONFIRMED FOR ELECTION INTO THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN, NBA LAGOS BRANCH, JUNE 2025 Dear distinguished Senior Advocates, learned senior colleagues and other distinguished learned colleagues, It is with profound humility that I announce my confirmation of eligibility for election into the office of Chairman, NBA, Lagos Branch by the Electoral Committee of the...
COMMENTARY YOUR EXCELLENCY, SIMINALAYI FUBARA, PLEASE COME TO THE RESCUE! BY MONDAY UBANI The ongoing controversy surrounding the N300 million donation by the Rivers State Government under Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for its forthcoming Annual General Conference has become a subject of national discourse, legal curiosity, and political undertones. Originally,...