Leading jurists in the legal profession and other justice sector stakeholders are set to storm Yola, the Adamawa State capital, for this year’s eagerly awaited Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture.

The Annual Lecture holds on Saturday, 17th May, 2025 at the Government House Banquet Hall, Dougirei, Yola, Adamawa State. The theme for this year’s Annual Lecture is “THE LAW, THE COURT AND THE PEOPLE.”

Among the jurists who are expected to feature prominently at the Annual Lecture are retired Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, formerly of Nigeria’s Supreme Court; President of the National Industrial Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip; Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN; and then Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Asaba Division, Justice Ita George Mbaba (OFR).

Others are Hon. Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, Chief Judge of Adamawa State High Court of Justice; Hon. A. K. Jingi, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adamawa State; Chairman of the 2025 NBA Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) Annual Conference Planning Committee, Chief Paul Harris Ogbole SAN, and Mr. Idi Ali, Chairman, NBA, Yola Branch.

The 2025 Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture is billed to honour Justice Galumje with the “Distinguished Jurist Par Excellence Award.”

Meanwhile, Justice Kanyip has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker .

The Annual Lecture is accredited by the Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA- ICLE), and is reputed as the largest single gathering of lawyers in North East Nigeria.

The speakers include Justice Mbaba, Osigwe who is the Special Guest of Honour, and Hon. Justice Nathan Musa rtd (Wakili Alkalai Adamawa) as Royal Father of the Day.

The event will be co-hosted by the Hon. Justice Abdulrahman, Hon. A. K. Jingi, Adamawa State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, and Ali.

This year’s event promises to be intellectually engaging, considering the array of eminent jurists who form the faculty, even as the lecture seeks to x-ray the waning confidence of the people in the judicial system and seek to return the Judiciary to its pristine past glory as the last hope of the common man.

The Annual Lecture will also provide a platform for networking among lawyers as delegates interact with other stakeholders in the legal profession who are making great strides in their space.

The Convener of the Annual Lecture, Mr. Gabriel Adikwu called on all lawyers to make plans to attend, adding that “This is one event you can’t afford to miss!” He also noted that registration is free but compulsory.

To register, click here

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