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I Was Dehumanised in Prison – Inibehe Effiong

In an interview with Punch Newspapers, Inibehe Effion, the lawyer incarcerated for contempt by the Akwa Ibom Chief Judge shares his prison experience. Would you like to recount what your first day was like in detention in the Ikot Ekpene Custodial Facility in…

27/08/2022

Inibehe Effiong Regains Freedom

Nigerian lawyer Inibehe Effiong on Friday regained freedom after 30 days in prison for alleged contempt. Effiong left the prison in Akwa Ibom State at about 8:00 am and said he was ‘incarcerated’ for saying the truth. “I consider it an honour for me…

26/08/2022

BREAKING: LPDC Dismisses NBA’s Petition Against Olanipekun

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has thrown out the petition filed before it by the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) asking that partners of Wole Olanipekun&Co be investigated over ambulance chasing accusations. In a petition dated July 19, 2022, NBA through its Vice President,…

25/08/2022

NBA Appeals Court Decision on Ratification of General Secretary’s Suspension

The Nigerian Bar Association has appealed the federal High court decision setting aside the ratification of the suspension of the General Secretary of the Association, Joyce Oduah from office. It will be recalled that the Federal High Court had on 23rd August declared…

25/08/2022

Lagos Lawyer Arraigned for Trafficking 11-year-old Girl

A lawyer, Igwe Ifeoma, has been arraigned before Chief Magistrate P.E Nwaka sitting at the Magistrate’s Court, Yaba, Lagos State, on Wednesday, on charges bordering on child trafficking, assault of an 11-year-old girl, Esther Onwa. Ifeoma is facing six counts of conspiracy to…

25/08/2022

Looting of Materials at NBA Conference Shameful – Akpata

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Olumide Akpata yesterday berated lawyers who stormed the accreditation centre and carted away conference bags and other items. Akpata, who apologised for his lateness to the President’s Dinner held on Tuesday night as one of the highlights of the…

25/08/2022

[VIDEO] Embarrassing Scenes as Lawyers Fight For Conference Materials

There was drama yesterday at the ongoing NBA Conference 2022 as some lawyers were seen struggling and fighting for conference materials. The drama started in the morning when conference attendees noticed that the bags given to them were of substandard quality. After complaints…

24/08/2022

Reps Tag Hate Speech as Electoral Offence, Recommend Imprisonment

A bill seeking to establish a National Electoral Offences Commission, which is under consideration by the National Assembly, has proposed to classify hate speech as an electoral offence that may attract a jail term of 10 years or a fine of N40m…

24/08/2022

Judge has Power to Decide Contempt – Akwa Ibom AG

The Attorney-General of Akwa Ibom State, Uko Udom, SAN, on Tuesday, said that a judge had the power to decide what was contemptuous in his court. Udom stated this while answering a question on the incarcerated human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who was…

23/08/2022

Court Nullifies Ratification of NBA General Secretary’s Suspension

The ratification of suspension of Barrister Joyce Oduah as Secretary General of the Nigerian Bar Association has been nullified by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The ratification effected by the National Executive Council of the NBA was on Tuesday voided and set…

23/08/2022

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