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NEWS RELEASE NBA CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AS LAWYERS TRAVELLING TO AGC 2026 REMAIN STRANDED ON OHARA–SAPELE ROAD The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has received reports that lawyers and other travellers proceeding to Port Harcourt for the 2026 NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) have remained stranded on the Oghara–Sapele Road following an obstruction caused by...

‘My life in captivity’ – Justice Faruk Bunza After nine days in captivity and subsequently regaining freedom, Weekend Trust tracked Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza to his residence at Unguwar Chaki quarters, Bunza, for an insight into his experience in the bush and more. Although he had to undergo medical checks after his release, the judge,...

Legal scholar, Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu SAN is dead. CITY LAWYER gathered that Kasunmu “departed peacefully” in the early hours of today. A trending post by “The Kasunmu Family” stated that “Professor Kasunmu was not only a cherished patriarch of our family but also a distinguished scholar, mentor, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria whose legacy...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has narrated how it successfully prosecuted a fake lawyer, one John Nwawuto Anoruo. In a statement following the court judgment on the matter, the anti-graft agency stated that “His case began after he submitted a petition dated September 22, 2025, to the EFCC on behalf of his clients...

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Remuneration Committee, Chief Emeka Obegolu, SAN, has charged participants at the Law Students’ Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) North Central Convention in Abuja to uphold the rule of law and defend the supremacy of the Constitution. In a keynote address, the former NBA General Secretary told the participants...

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Nigeria Branch has extended registration for its eagerly awaited 2026 Annual Conference and Gala Night. The conference holds in Port Harcourt from November 4, 2026 to November 6, 2026, with the theme: “Beyond Dialogue: Delivering Excellence in Arbitration and ADR.” The theme is a sequel to previous themes which...

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has urged the NBA National Officers Election Appeals Committee to dismiss the petition by one of the presidential candidates challenging the return of Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya SAN as the duly elected President of the association. In an Answer to Akangbe’s petition obtained by CITY LAWYER, the...

AGC 2026 Promo: Plot of Chief Emmanuel Osuala Nwagbara Esq [NBA Lagos] proceeds to finishing, with P.O.P Ceiling, doors windows & tiling at the Lawyers In Business Mass-Housing & Land-Banking Scheme We are building into flats, and Tenants are already waiting to move in; while maintaining the Duplex Exterior, approved by the FCDA. Other Seniors...

The troubled Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch Election has been engulfed in another controversy over a list of ‘preferred candidates’ allegedly endorsed by the branch leadership. CITY LAWYER recalls that NBA President, Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN recently waded into the controversies surrounding the election, leading to the appointment of an Electoral Committee to...

The Chair of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Professor Uju Agomoh, has urged members of the 2026 SPIDEL Conference Planning Committee (CPC) to ensure that the forthcoming annual conference leaves a lasting legacy for the legal profession rather than becoming “just another conference.” Agomoh gave the charge on Thursday...