SAN title can be withdrawn if abused — AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has warned that the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is a privilege that can be withdrawn…
NBA Digital Seal: Application Step By Step Guidelines
Dear colleagues, Following the successful relaunch of the NBA Digital Stamp and Seal, we are pleased to formally announce the application and usage process for lawyers. The Digital Seal is…
Cash-and-Carry court judgments: SANs divided over allegations against Judges
A recent allegation by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, that many court judgments are influenced by the fatness of envelopes rather than the…
Law School releases guideline for 2025/2026 Bar Part II tuition fee payment
The Council of Legal Education (CLE), through the Nigerian Law School, has released an official public notice detailing how eligible candidates can pay their Bar Part II tuition fees for…
Kogi church hails lawyer over security initiative
The Evangelical Church of West Africa, Egbe Regional Division, Kogi State has commended a legal practitioner, Adedimeji Roger, for deploying his security initiative, D’Rogers Initiatives, during the church’s recently concluded…
Int’l lawyer, Chief Ike Onwuchuluba is dead
The legal community and alumni of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) have been plunged into mourning following the death of Chief Barrister Ike Onwuchuluba, President of the UNEC…
NBA Abuja member and GS of Otu Oka-Iwu, Ogechukwu Okafor is dead
The legal community in Abuja has been thrown into deep mourning following the sudden death of Barrister Ogechukwu Okafor, Secretary-General of Otu Oka-iwu Abuja, the Association of Igbo Lawyers in…
FHC judgement, mandatory CPD, and the misplaced priorities of NBA leaderships
The Nigerian Bar Association is not implementing CPD in a manner that delivers genuine value to lawyers. Beyond that, discussions about mandatory CPD programmes should rank very low among the…
Petition against Nasarawa judge dismissed, NJC posits lawyer’s detention right
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has thrown out a petition accusing a Nasarawa State High Court judge of bias and abuse of judicial authority, describing the complaint as unsubstantiated and…
Lawyer petitions Bauchi Police Command over alleged impersonation, forgery
A legal practitioner, Mr. Adam Tanko Jibril, has petitioned the Bauchi State Command of the Nigerian Police Force over alleged cases of impersonation, forgery, and unlawful use of his Nigerian…