Funtua, Ankpa, Kafanchan, Okene among 16 NBA Branches risk derecognition
Over membership shortfall. Seventeen branches of the Nigerian Bar Association are at risk of losing their status following a breach of the minimum membership requirement stipulated in the NBA Constitution…
Academic Conspiracy: FG Bans Honorary Degree Holders From Using ‘Dr’ Title
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a new policy prohibiting recipients of honorary degrees from using the title “Dr” before their names in official, academic, or professional settings. The government…
Blue Silks: ‘How CJN, NBA, LPPC silence conferred tacit approval’
Amid ongoing legal battle and controversy over the introduction of the Blue Silks rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria, SCN, as an alternative to the title of Senior Advocate of…
NBA Appeal Committee nullifies welfare dues as requirement for voting in Asaba Branch Election
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA Branches Election Appeal Committee (West) has upheld a petition challenging the inclusion of welfare dues as a condition for voting in the forthcoming Asaba Branch…
Biennial workshop on Child Justice, CJN Kekere-Ekun urges judges to exercise restraint in proceedings
The Biennial National Workshop on Child Justice and Human Rights opened on Tuesday at the National Judicial Institute, with stakeholders calling for stronger collaboration to protect children within Nigeria’s justice…
ECNBA clears all aspirants for 2026 NBA National Officers Elections
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association has cleared all aspirants seeking national offices in the forthcoming 2026 elections of the Nigerian Bar Association, with no candidate disqualified at…
Justice Crack remanded in DSS custody over alleged breach of peace, felony
The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Justice Chidebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The defendant was arraigned on…
$4.5b Fraud allegation: Court admits EFCC statements of Emefiele’s co-accused
Hon. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, ruled that some extrajudicial statements made by Henry Omoile, co-defendant to former Central Bank of…
Court rejects bid to stop ICPC probe
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kurudu, Abuja, has declined jurisdiction in a suit seeking to restrain the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)…
Court sets date for ruling on Sowore’s no-case submission in cyberstalking trial
Hon. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed May 8, 2026, to rule on the no-case submission filed by activist and publisher of Sahara…