The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn in Mr Hassan Saubana, a Taraba-based lawyer and Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Wukari branch, as a Notary Public. The CJN administered the oath of office to Saubana during a brief ceremony at the Taraba High Court...
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Chairman-Elect, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, Mr Idemudia Iredia-Osifo, has said that the Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to local government may experience hitches if not well regulated. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the apex court had, in a landmark judgment,...
With the battle for the throne of the Kano Emirate shifted to the court, the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has declared that no society develops at the expense of justice. He spoke yesterday in Kano at the opening of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference. In...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has given the Federal Government and Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) a seven-day ultimatum to reverse to the old electricity tariff or face a lawsuit. The chairman of the branch, Mr Seyi Olawunmi, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Olawunmi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has vowed to improve the welfare of lawyers and legal personnel of the state judiciary so as to improve the administration of criminal justice in the state. Zulum stated this on Monday during a 3-day workshop organized by...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday, disclaimed a protest by lawyers over what they called the illegal approach of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in handling its allegations against former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello. The no fewer than 500 legal practitioners from across the...
A former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Douglas Ogbankwa, on Thursday appeared in a Benin High Court for allegedly stealing a stabiliser. Ogbankwa is charged with conspiracy to commit felony, forcible entry, wilful damage, theft, forceful ejection as well as aiding and abetting forceful ejection....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Vice Chairperson, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bauchi State Branch, Sadiya Saleh, has lamented the high rising cases of rape of minors below 10 years, disclosing that no fewer than 10 cases are recorded weekly in the state. Saleh, the Chairperson, Human Rights...
Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), on Wednesday, stormed the Federal High Court, Abuja for the trial of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL). While Linda Bala led the delegation of the...
The Chairman of Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olabisi Makanjuola, has called on lawyers to report any demands for money for bail at police stations. Makanjuola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that bail remained free by the provisions...
Former Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has apologised to Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over her “kangaroo judgment’ comments. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an FCT High Court had in a judgment on Dec. 18,2023, barred Tallen from holding public office, in a case, filed...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has berated the police for inhuman treatment of lawyers and the general public. Falana, a human rights activist, made the remark on Thursday in Lagos when hundreds of lawyers trooped out to protest against the alleged brutality of the...
A former of Minister of Women’s Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja, seeking to set aside the judgment of an FCT high court which barred her from holding public office. Justice Peter Kekemeke of the FCT High Court had on Dec. 18...
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ile-Ife Branch, has expressed concern at the prolonged strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria JUSUN, Osun chapter. The union had embarked on the strike to protest alleged high handedness by the leadership of the judiciary headed by Justice Adepele Ojo, the...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, on Monday urged lawyers to expose anyone, including judges, who may want to destroy the image of the country’s judiciary. Falana made the remark in Ibadan during the opening of the Law Week of the Ibadan Branch of Nigerian...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has condemned the removal of the Chief Judge of Osun, Justice Adepele Ojo, by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has condemned the removal of the Chief Judge of Osun, Justice Adepele Ojo, by Governor Ademola...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bauchi State Chapter, on Thursday condemned the alleged police torture of 28-year-old Aminu Abidina to death in Bauchi. Mrs Sadiya Saleh, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the NBA, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Bauchi. She said...
Indigent Nigerians are benefiting from free surgical operations for sundry ailments courtesy of the Nigerian Bar Association. At the last count, 162 patients have been operated at the Garki Hospital, Abuja, venue of an outreach programme jointly sponsored by NBA, Kebbi State Government and Moses Lake...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has assured of his administration’s commitment to conclude a thorough review of the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country. Tinubu said this on Thursday when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says securing administrative bail of suspects in EFCC’s custody is free. The Acting Ibadan Zonal Commander of EFCC, Halima Rufa’u stated this while receiving Executive Committee members of Ibadan Branch of Nigerian Bar...