The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has defended the decision to petition the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) against senior lawyer, Jibrin Okutepa, SAN, insisting…
Over petition to BoB, alleges abuse of power and interference with pending litigation Chief Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Bencher, has fired back at the President of…
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned reports that a judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, allegedly ordered a lawyer to kneel during proceedings, declaring that no judge has such…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, has called for deeper legal collaboration between Nigeria and Liberia, highlighting the role of legal professionals in strengthening justice systems across…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe (SAN), on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu lacks the constitutional authority to amend or override the Petroleum Industry Act through an…
In a fierce letter, two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), have petitioned the Board of Trustee of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA accusing the President of the Association, Afam Osigwe,…
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…
Demands mandatory electronic transmission of results. The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the National Assembly to pass a proposed amendment to the Electoral Amendment Bill that would compel the electronic…
As part of its ongoing advocacy and stakeholder engagement, the Executive Director of the African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development, Madam Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, paid an advocacy visit…
The Nigerian Bar Association and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Nigeria, Abuja Branch, have raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing resurgence of “one chance” criminal…