The Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF France) has secured the release of three suspects detained for about eight years in Lagos State. According to a statement by Angela Uwandu, the Head of Office of Avocats Sans Frontières France, the victims are beneficiaries of ASF France’s pro bono legal aid, on the wings of the European...
The Annual Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch (“Capital Bar”) kicked off today with much fanfare. Confirming this to CITY LAWYER, the Branch Chairman, Mr. Clement Chukwuemeka Ugo said Day-One of the Law Week went as planned. Below is the full schedule for the Law Week. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR NBA...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Unity Branch at the weekend organized a hike for lawyers. A statement made available to CITY LAWYER noted that “The event saw a good turn out of lawyers. However, it was a pleasant surprise when two silks, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN and Dr. Sunny Ajala SAN joined in the exercise...
The reported sale of a huge chunk of shares of Union Bank Plc has ran into hot water as a judgement creditor has warned prospective buyers to beware of its claims against the bank. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, J-K Gadzama LLP warned that its client, Petro Union Oil & Gas Company...
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN has urged NBA branch leaderships to be accountable and display positive leadership, adding that these attributes are the life wire of the legal profession. Gadzama stated this while receiving a delegation of NBA Gombe Branch led by its Executive Committee in his Abuja law...
The appointment of the latest batch of Court of Appeal Justices has been strewn with controversies, not least the claim that the interviews conducted by the National Judicial Council was perhaps shambolic. Just when justice sector stakeholders thought that the ghost of the troubled exercise was to be laid to rest with the scheduled swearing-in...
The arrow-heads of the eagerly awaited Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference have extended invitations to prospective delegates to attend the forthcoming conference. In separate colourful video skits, NBA-SPIDEL Chairman, Prof. Paul Ananaba SAN; former NBA 1st Vice President and Conference Planning Committee Chairman, Mr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani...
AS ANANABA IS SET TO BOW OUT AFTER SPIDEL REVIVAL The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has set up a 9-member Electoral Committee to midwife the next leadership for the section. A statement by the NBA-SPIDEL Council Chairman, Prof. Paul Ananaba SAN named fiery human rights activist and current...
SEEKS INCLUSION OF YOUNG LAWYERS IN STANDING COMMITTEES Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has warned that a reform of the association’s electoral process has become “urgent,” adding that the NBA Constitution does not envisage internet voting as currently used for past NBA elections. In a memorandum to the NBA...
The Central Planning Committee (CPC) for the eagerly awaited Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference has invited exhibitors to add more value to the conference by providing services to conferees. A statement today by the Media & Publicity Sub-committee said: “We therefore write to invite you to showcase...