The President of the Peoples’ Club of Nigeria/International, Chief Joseph Ilonze, has petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, accusing three lawyers of being the brain behind the club’s current leadership crisis. The alleged club members are Felix Obi-Okafor, Fidelis Onyebueke and Lawrence Ari...
•VeryDarkMan and Bobrisky The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; to conduct an independent investigation into allegations made by a blogger, Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan, that some officers of the E...
•The protesters in court The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has offered free legal representation to #EndBadGovernance protesters with court cases across the country. President of the NBA, Afam Osigwe, who announced this on his X handle today, also directed NBA branches to monitor the legal proceedings against protesters across the country. He...
•Police The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has confirmed the killings in Suleja area of Niger State, vowing to take action. It was earlier reported how some persons were killed when security operatives forcefully dispersed the crowd of protesters who blocked a major road, leaving passengers trapped for hours, reports Daily Trust. When contacte...
•Osigwe, Erojikwe and Ikwuazom Following the declaration of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association, his opponents in the polls have questioned the integrity of the process and called for an audit. The first runner-up, Tobenna Erojikwe who was said to have polled 10998 as against Osigwe’s ...
•Afam Osigwe (SAN) A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the 2024 NBA election held online. Osigwe secured the highest number of votes, with 20,395, surpassing his closest rival, Tobenna Erojikwe, who got 10,970 votes, and Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), who recei...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Nigeria Bar Association Section on Public Interest has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to stop the directive requiring vehicle owners to register and obtain a Central Motor Information System Certificate for a fee of not less than N6,000. NBA-SPIDEL questioned the leg...
The NBA Benin Branch has kickstarted its 2024 Law Week. The event was flagged off on Monday, July 1, 2024, at the Ceremonial Court Hall of the Edo State High Court, Sapele Road, Benin City, with the theme “Law As A Tool For Economic Advancement And National Security.” A statement by the branch publicity secretary, […]
In a bold stance against what it terms exploitative and anti-people policies, the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to reverse the hike of electricity bill or face a lawsuit. The move comes amidst widespread public outcry over the drastic increase in electricity costs,...
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has urged the court to sack the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, from office for allegedly violating the National Youth Service Corps Act. The organisation also asked the court to compel the NYSC to nullify the certificates given to Musawa...

