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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri branch, has suspended appearance at the Justice Orjiakor block of the Justice Oputa High Court complex, located off Port Harcourt Road, Owerri.
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Imo-based lawyers under the aegis of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri branch, have suspended sitting at the Justice Orjiakor block of the Justice Oputa High Court complex located off Port Harcourt Road, Owerri. Spokesperson of the association, Franklin Amandi, announced their decision in a statement on Friday. Also, the lawyers demanded the appointment of…
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Former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu branch, Mr Bayo Akinlade, has raised alarm over the alleged growing collaboration between lawyers and the police in violating citizens’ rights.
31 Dec
Persecution rather that prosecution: In many instances, the real facts of some cases that have found themselves in the dockets of the criminal courts are purely instigated by parties to civil disagreements.
30 Dec
NBA superstar LeBron James celebrates his 40th birthday on Monday, the milestone carrying him to yet another first in a league in which he has starred for more than two decades -- with the clock still running.
20 Dec
President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, yesterday, called on Nigerian universities and other educational institutions to innovate by embracing information and communication technology (ICT) or go into extinction.
17 Dec
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Wole Olanipekun, yesterday, said that the role he and other lawyers played to challenge the removal of former governor of Oyo State, Rasidi Ladoja, in the courts has checkmated the arbitrary removal of governors and their deputies from office.
16 Dec
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has called on the judiciary to maintain its integrity by purging itself of bad eggs. Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the opening of the Law Week and 70th Anniversary Celebration of the NBA,…
10 Dec
The Nigeria Basketball Association (NBA) hosted about 100 young basketball talents in the maiden edition of its Jr. NBA clinic at the Sani Abacha Stadium Indoor Basketball Court, Kano. In addition to under-10 and under-17 boys and girls, the clinic also welcomed 50 local coaches for a physical refresher exercise designed to enhance their basic…
4 Dec
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has demanded the immediate release of detained human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, by the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). In a statement signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA expressed deep concern over Farotimi's arrest on allegations of libel. The NBA said that defamation is no…
2 Dec
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe branch, Dr S.O. Jimoh, has described the term "judicial corruption" as mere name-calling, asserting that corruption is a systemic issue affecting all facets of society. Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Dr Jimoh said that singling out the judiciary for corruption is misleading and unfair. He confirmed…
2 Dec
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Wole Olanipekun (SAN), at the weekend, supported the call for a single six-year term for President, Vice President, governors and deputy governors to achieve political stability, equity and accelerated development of the country. Olanipekun stated this in his country home, Ikere Ekiti, during the fifth empowerment programme…
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