Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Jibrin Okutepa, SAN, has said he has lost faith in the Nigerian Bar Association as a professional association of lawyers, following the conduct of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to investigate and sanction lawyers accused of deliberately misrepresenting a…
By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi SAN, FCIArb. (U.K) Contributor: Idowu Jesutofunmi INTRODUCTION Law and politics constitute the twin forces that shape the foundation, direction, and stability of every organised society. Law…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Hon Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, has cautioned court registrars and judicial administrators against selective treatment of lawyers and litigants, warning that such practices…
The Nigerian Bar Association Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE), in collaboration with The CEOs’ Portal, has announced the upcoming Convergence Africa Masterclass for the Law Industry, aimed at equipping…
Raises alarm over ‘judicial interference’ in party affairs. The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has raised concerns over what it described as growing judicial interference in the internal affairs of political…
Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen its justice system gained momentum on Thursday as stakeholders gathered in Abuja for the grand finale of the Juritrust Centre’s Criminal Justice Academy Moot Competition,an initiative…
Like the NBA, lawyers have expressed concern over acts of bullying being displayed by some judges in the course of court proceedings, saying such action speaks to a deeper unease…
Lawyers unite against bullying from the Bench Like the NBA, lawyers have expressed concern over acts of bullying being displayed by some judges in the course of court proceedings, saying…