Members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA; National Conscience Party, NCP; Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, and Joint Action Committee, JAC, in apparent disapproval of the 2018 Land Use Charge Law in Lagos state, stormed the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday to protest against the hike in levies charged by […]
Paul Usoro, SAN has urged the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association to put the interest of the country’s lawyers and the national interest as the umbrella body of lawyers begin its first quarterly meeting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital for the year. In a statement, he said the “importance and centrality […]
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has said the implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 in states across the country will help tackle existing and emerging areas of crime and criminality in the country. The association also said the implementation of the Act will also ensure the effective and efficient administration of the criminal […]
The President of Nigeria Bar Association, Ikeja branch, Adesina Ogunlana, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s “silence and indecisive action” on herdsmen killings. He said Buhari’s attitude is enough ground for him to be impeached. In a chat with newsmen, Adesina said the President is indirectly approving the killing by Fulani herdsmen. His words: “We have […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to work with the government to avert the collapse of public confidence in the justice system of the country. The President stated this while receiving the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NBA at the State House in Abuja. He warned that a collapse […]
Abasiodiong Ekpeyong, Esq has won the inaugural Paul Usoro Pro Bono Challenge, a contest where young lawyers were encouraged to share their stories of offering unpaid legal services in order to encourage young inspired, forward-thinking members of the Nigerian Bar to spark a movement and change the narrative in Nigeria’s legal space. Mr Ekpeyong was […]
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, has called on the Federal government pay more attention to the human rights violation in the North East. He also urged the Federal Government to step up its efforts to ensure that normalcy is restored in the region. Mahmoud spoke at a programme organised […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has urged 28 states government that are yet to adopt and domesticate the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 to do so to allow for a uniform administration of criminal justice system in the country. The NBA President, Mr Abubakar Mahmud (SAN), stated this on Thursday at the ACJA […]
Peter Fowoyo Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN, on Monday sued the Federal Government at a Federal High Court, Abuja asking it to declare that section 138 of the constitution disqualifies the President (Muhammadu Buhari) from holding the office of Minister of Petroleum Resources, which is an executive office. […]
…Lagos has made greatest institutional transformation, says NBA President Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday called on lawyers in the country to raise their voices in support of the demand for devolution of power to States and fiscal federalism, especially the review of the current revenue sharing formula. By the current revenue allocation […]
Some Senior lawyers have condemned Wednesday National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) survey on corruption that rated judges and policemen as the most corrupt in the country . The senior lawyers, Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN) and Mr. Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), also argued that there was no scientific proof and data by the NBS to back up […]
The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has been listed among important thought leaders in the corporate and government circles that will speak at this year’s edition of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference. Ogunsanya, who was recently named African CEO of the Year by a pan African platform […]
The chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), governing board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said that the interventionist agency would collaborate with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Niger Delta Task Force to build peace and resolve conflicts in the Niger Delta region. Senator Ndoma-Egba said this when members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), […]
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has stressed the need for capacity building and regular updating for its members, especially the young lawyers practicing in Rivers State. Speaking at the formal opening ceremony of the NBA branch in Okehi, Eche Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mr. Felix Amadi, the branch NBA chairman, emphasised the importance […]
The arrest of Nigerian judges at midnight for alleged corruption by the Directorate of State Security (DSS) and subsequent arraignment of some of the judges by the Federal Government came under the scrutiny of legal practitioners at the annual Bar week of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Onitsha branch. Ike Akariwe, a former national vice- chairman of the NBA, who […]
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Tijani Umar has justified his recent trip to United States as necessary for the expected smooth preparation of the two national basketball teams, D’Tigers and D’Tigeress, for their international commitments. Speaking to Extra Time penultimate week, Umar was coy over the main agenda of his consultation, but hinted of meeting […]
Chief Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate and former President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in this interview with PETER FOWOYO, took a swipe at the members of the National Assembly for the outrageous salaries being paid to the lawmakers by the Revenue Fiscal and Mobilization Committee and quickly call on the President-elect to revert same without […]
A Maritime Lawyer and former President Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Barrister Olisa Agbakoba, has said that for Nigerian aviation to compete favourably with aviation sectors in the developed countries, it must have a sustainable aviation policy. The legal practitioner, who said this at a media briefing in Lagos, also called for a review of the […]
After surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist penultimate week, Houston Rockets guard, Patrick Beverley will require four months of recovery, league sources has revealed. Beverley’s ligament had to be reattached, a procedure that crushed a fleeting hope before the surgery that a two-month recovery period could’ve had Beverley back for the […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Warri branch, on Thursday dragged President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to a Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, over alleged attempts to stop the use of Card Readers for the general elections scheduled for the 28th of March and April 11th, 2015. Also joined in […]