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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch, has come out strongly against the conduct of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), accusing him of constitutional violations and undermining democratic governance. In a strongly worded press statement by…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has clarified that the ₦300m it received from the Rivers State Government was a gift and was not tied to any purported hosting right for its Annual General Conference. A statement by the Chairman of the 2025 NBA Conference Planning…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the relocation of its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Enugu, citing what it described as an unconstitutional governance structure in Rivers. In a joint statement issued on Thursday and signed…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reiterated its position that the removal of the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by President Bola Tinubu is unconstitutional and has called on the President to reverse that decision. On Tuesday, the President declared a state of…

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has condemned the National Assembly’s approval of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling the decision unconstitutional and dangerous for Nigeria’s democratic principles. In an…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has opposed President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. The association condemned the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and democratic rule…

COMPLIANCE WITH THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS’ REMUNERATION ORDER 2023 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Remuneration Committee, writes to formally notify all Local Government Authorities of the Legal Practitioners’ Remuneration Order 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the Order). This Order, which came into force on the…

Distinguished Colleague, The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), under the leadership of Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has introduced and commenced the issuance of digital Annual Practice Licenses to all legal practitioners who have paid their Annual Bar Practicing Fees as and when due for…

A prominent female lawyer, Stella Oyiogu, has been summoned by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) following allegations of willful misconduct, initiated by notable Nigerian figures such as General Yakubu Gowon, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, and Lamido of Adamawa,…