•Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN) Confusion has continued to trail the just concluded national poll of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), with a new twist as a group of lawyers yesterday, asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stop the swearing in of the President-elect, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), and other newly elected na...
•Nigerian lawyers A forum of Yoruba lawyers, under the aegis of Egbe Amofin Oodua, has called for the postponement of the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, citing concerns over the transparency and credibility of the electoral process. The group said delaying the election would allow the implementation of agreed...
•Amuwo-Odofin Lawyers Forum executives during Annual General meeting in Lagos The Amuwo-Odofin Lawyers Forum in Lagos has called for the continued independence of the judiciary, saying an impartial justice system is essential to upholding the rule of law and public confidence in the courts. The Chairman of the forum, Chris Aghaonu, who made th...
•Nigerian lawyers Judicial activities at courts in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Ota, and Sagamu have been paralysed as members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) commenced a three-day courts’ boycott Members say the boycott is in protest against certain policies of the Ogun State judiciary, which they believe are inimical to the intere...
•Nigerian lawyers The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned lawyers against instituting court actions aimed at drawing the judiciary into internal disputes within political parties, vowing to impose disciplinary sanctions on erring practitioners. The association, in a statement issued today, expressed concern over what it described as a gr...
•Nigerian lawyers The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed shock at reports about judges bullying lawyers and also unlawfully ordering their detention. The first report of such a thing emanated from the proceedings in Suit No. PHC/301/2016, Mr. Bodiseowei Zidougha v. The Chief of Naval Staff & 2 Ors before the High Court of Rivers ...
The Body of Benchers has sanctioned 17 lawyers over professional misconduct, with penalties ranging from two to five years’ suspension handed to the erring lawyers. The revelation was made at the Body of Benchers’ annual lecture and presentation of the report of the Disciplinary Committee for the year 2025, reports Channels TV. In attendance w...
•Pastor Bakare The Serving Overseer of CitaÂdel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has urged urgent personal and structural reforms within Nigeria’s justice system, warning that entrenched corruption among legal practiÂtioners and judges continues to hold the nation captive. The cleric, who is also a legal practitioner, described th...
•Chimamanda Adichie Solicitors acting for renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, have written to Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Lagos, over the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi. This comes as the Lagos State government confirmed the suspension of the anaesthesiologist at the clinic as probes continue into the circumstanc...
•NBA logo and IGP Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Force’s decision to resume enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy from January 2, 2026, has reopened a legal and institutional dispute with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which insists the matter remains before the courts and has warned of possible contempt proceedings. In a statement ...
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