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NBA Calls For Appointment Of More Justices At Supreme Court

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, OON, SAN has commiserated with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, his brother Justices and staff of the Supreme Court over the fire incident at the Supreme Court complex, yesterday. According…

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NBA-SPIDEL Rebuffs NBA Benin Branch Claims

The Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has issued a strong rebuttal to claims by the NBA Benin Branch disputing its position on the composition of election tribunals in Edo State. Earlier, NBA-SPIDEL had decried the failure of…

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NBA Treasurer Anze-Bishop Calls for Audit

The embattled Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Treasurer, Caroline Anze-Bishop, has called for an independent audit of the association’s finances to ascertain the true financial status. This comes after NBA President Yakubu Maikyau SAN accused her and other national officers of financial fraud at…

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NBA-SPIDEL Urges Edo State Chief Judge To Constitute LGA Election Tribunal

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has expressed concern over the lack of properly constituted local government election tribunals in Edo State. In a statement, NBA-SPIDEL said the Chief Judge’s release announcing a single tribunal chaired…

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NBA Asks Members To Update Details On New Online Portal

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has requested all members to update their information on the recently launched NBA portal to maintain accurate records and enhance service delivery. In a notice to lawyers, NBA General Secretary Adesina Adegbite announced the deployment of an improved…

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Gombe NBA to Probe Police Assault on Chair

The Nigerian Bar Association, Gombe State branch has inaugurated a seven-member committee to investigate an allegation of assault on its chairman, Benjamin Sati, by an Inspector of Police, Kabiru Ibrahim. On Wednesday, Sati had alleged that Ibrahim called him stupid for parking in…

16/09/2023 0Comments

LPPC Shortlists Law Professor Sacked for Exam Malpractice

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted for the rank of SAN, an applicant who only a few years ago earned a pink slip and general infamy for smuggling unauthorised material into an examination facility. According to Peoples Gazette, Benedicta Lopez…

16/09/2023 0Comments

NBA’s SPIDEL Condemns Minister’s ‘Interference’ In UNICAL Sex Harassment Probe

The Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has strongly criticized the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, for alleged witness tampering in the ongoing probe of sexual harassment claims at the University of Calabar. Below read the…

15/09/2023 0Comments

[FULL LIST]: Falana, Ajulo, Other Senior Lawyers Shortlisted for Rank Of SAN

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee on Thursday released the full list of senior lawyers shortlisted for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). On the 69-man shortlist obtained by The Lawyer are Funmi, wife of Mr Femi Falana (SAN); the daughter of…

14/09/2023 0Comments

NBA 3rd Vice President Responds to NBA President’s Allegations

1.0 PROTOCOLS The Board of Trustees The Body of Benchers President Distinguished National Officers Past Presidents The Body of Benchers The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Chairman General Council of the Bar Past…

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