NEWS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) today 4th of February, 2026 participated in a high-level stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at its Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting brought together key electoral stakeholders, including Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), government officials, and senior officers of INEC, to deliberate on measures aimed...
Erudite scholar and human rights lawyer Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has warned that one of the charges reportedly filed against the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, seriously threatens the integrity of the office of the Attorney-General in particular. He therefore called for an urgent corrective action by the Attorney-General, and expressed the...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate alleged tampering with exhibits in an ongoing N10 billion fraud trial. The order followed a disclosure by the judge on Thursday that the court’s Registrar, Nasiru Zubairu, confessed to him...
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has joined forces with the NBA Human Rights Institute (NBA-HRI) and the NBA Bwari Branch to petition to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over “alarming cases of police brutality, arbitrary arrests, and extortion in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).” A statement seen...
By Sylvester Udemezue I recently came across a news report titled “‘Judicial Independence Must Be Effective, Not Just Formal’ — Gov. Mbah Commissions Enugu Digital Court Facility,” in which it was reported that the Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency Peter Mbah, commissioned a newly built digital court facility. The project was presented as a...
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BY MONDAY UBANI This is a dinner Speech delivered by Dr. Monday Ubani SAN at the dinner of just concluded Eastern Bar Forum Quarterly Meeting held in Umuahia, the State Capital of Abia State between 23rd and 25th of January, 2026. When lawyers gather for dinner, governance is never far from the table. We may...
NEWS RELEASE The formal handing-over ceremony marking the transition of leadership at the Nigerian Law School successfully held on Monday, 12 January 2026, at the Headquarters of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja. Dr. Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote formally assumed office as the 10th Director General, who took over from Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN. In his...
The Osun State Government has instituted a major criminal action against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and three of its top executives over the alleged illegal handling of local government funds in the state. Court documents reveal that on 29 December 2025, the state government filed a 31-count criminal charge before the Chief Magistrate...