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NBA Calabar Branch Advocates Strong Workplace Ethics to Boost Productivity and Healthy Employment Relations.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Calabar Branch, (the Doyen Bar) has called on employers and employees across Nigeria to strengthen employment relationships by promoting healthy workplace ethics and adherence to…

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CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: Join Us for the Grand Book Launch Honoring NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN!

Dear Learned Silk, Benchers, and Distinguished Colleagues, The Editors of the Legal Essays in Honour of Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, cordially invite you to a landmark event in the Nigerian…

GOODWILL MESSAGE TO THE EASTERN BAR FORUM ON THE OCCASION OF ITS FIRST QUARTERLY MEETING, 2026

It gives me great pleasure to extend warm greetings to the Governing Council and the…

International Day of Education: A Call to Action for the Legal Profession

As the global community marks the International Day of Education, there is a renewed opportunity…

Okey Leo Ohagba Felicitates the 2026 Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture on Fawehinmiism

I write to convey my warmest felicitations to the Adeniyi Quadri led EXCO and the…

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Breaking: A new disputes practice begins operations in Nigeria

A new disputes firm has begun operations in Nigeria, bringing together two established practices in…

Afam O. Okeke, Esq. Mourns Pa Godwin Oladeinde Odunlami

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE It is with deep sorrow that I received the news of the passing…

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE ON THE PASSING OF PA GODWIN OLADEINDE ODUNLAMI

I received with deep sadness the news of the passing of Pa Godwin Oladeinde Odunlami,…

FIDA Rivers Celebrates Cordelia Eke’s Appointment as Permanent Secretary

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, Rivers State Branch, has congratulated Mrs. Cordelia U. Eke on her well-deserved…

EFCC Chairman Highlights Court Orders Hindering Anti-Corruption Efforts

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has expressed concern…

Federal High Court Grants ₦5 Million Bail to Journalist and Whistleblower Isaac Bristol

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to journalist and whistleblower Isaac Bristol,…

NBA Women Forum, Bwari Branch Appoints Ruth Bankyu Shewo as Substantive Facilitator

The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF), Bwari Branch, has announced the appointment of Ruth Bankyu Shewo as the Substantive…

Hope Behind Bars Africa and NBA Secure Release of Seven #EndBadGovernance Protesters in Kano.

Hope Behind Bars Africa, in collaboration with the Citizens’ Liberties Committee of the Nigerian Bar…

NBA-AGC 2025: Early Bird Registration Extended to March 31 – Don’t Miss Out!:

GREAT NEWS! YOU ASKED AND IT’S BEEN ANSWERED We are pleased to announce that the…

Defamation: FG Withdraws Criminal Defamation Case Against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal defamation charge against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, marking a…

Court Orders Arrest of Ondo Women Affairs Commissioner Over Alleged Assault on Magistrate

Akure Magistrate Court Orders Arrest, Remand of Commissioner for Contempt and Alleged Threats A Magistrate…

Celebrating the Resurrection: Emeka JP Obegolu SAN’s Easter Message to the Bar

EASTER MESSAGE FROM EMEKA JP OBEGOLU, SAN, FCIArb, FICMC "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,…

DSS Deploys Over 50 Operatives to Kuje Prison Following Malami’s Bail Amid Terrorism Financing Probe

Security has been significantly tightened at the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre as over 50 operatives of the Department of…

Abuja one-chance attacks: Fear and Outrage in Abuja as Nurse and Senior Lawyer Found Dead in Suspected ‘One-Chance’ Attacks

Abuja one-chance attacks : Abuja residents and legal and health-care communities have been plunged into fear and mourning following the…

Abubakar Malami: Malami, Son, Wife Granted ₦1.5 Billion Bail in High-Profile Money Laundering Case

Abubakar Malami: In a significant development in one of Nigeria’s most high-profile anti-corruption trials, the immediate past Attorney-General of the…

Akwa Ibom: JUST IN: 13-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Killed by Soldier

Akwa Ibom: A wave of grief and outrage has swept through Ette community in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of…

UNN VC Under Fire Over Alleged Tampering Of Ex-Minister Uche Nnaji’s Academic Records

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, is facing mounting pressure to step aside as allegations surface over the alleged manipulation of academic records…

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UNN VC Under Fire Over Alleged Tampering Of Ex-Minister Uche Nnaji’s Academic Records

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, is facing…

Federal Government Unveils Inspire Live Online Classes to Revolutionize Secondary Education Nationwide

The Federal Ministry of Education has formally launched the Inspire Live(s) Online Real-Time Classes Initiative,…

Academia Forges the Bar; Possibility Shapes its Future By Prof. Foluke Dada-Lawanson

As a Professor of Law, I have encountered brilliant young lawyers whose dreams stretch beyond…

Chief Emeka Obegolu, SAN, Ph.D., to Chair the 2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

The Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has announced its Second International Conference,…

Netherlands Tightens Rules on Self-Employment as Courts and Government Redefine Working Relationships

New court rulings and legislative reforms in the Netherlands have elevated entrepreneurship as a decisive factor in classifying working relationships,…

U.S. Releases Invictus Obi After Serving Sentence for $11 Million Fraud

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has released Nigerian businessman Obinwanne “Invictus Obi” Okeke after serving six years for a $11…

Opinion: Global Law Firms Are Merging Why Is Nigeria Still Building Silos?

Nigeria’s legal profession is expanding in numbers but shrinking in structure. As leading global law firms pursue strategic mergers to…

“Why Attack an IDP Camp Screaming ‘Allahu Akbar?’ — US Congress Delegation Speaks After Nigeria Tour, Reveals Next Step”

A United States congressional delegation has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s security crisis, questioning why attackers would target churches and…

US Congressman Riley Moore Describes Nigeria Visit as “Distressing” After Middle Belt Fact-Finding Mission

US Congressman Riley Moore has described his visit to Nigeria’s Middle Belt as distressing, citing violent attacks, displacement, and alleged…

NBA Calabar Branch Advocates Strong Workplace Ethics to Boost Productivity and Healthy Employment Relations.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Calabar Branch, (the Doyen Bar) has called on employers and employees across Nigeria to strengthen employment relationships by promoting healthy workplace ethics and adherence to…

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Breaking: A new disputes practice begins operations in Nigeria

A new disputes firm has begun operations in Nigeria, bringing together two established practices in arbitration and commercial dispute resolution. Detail Dispute Lawyers commences operations on Monday 16 March 2026.…

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Birthday Tribute to Prof. Babafemi A. Badejo

Today, I celebrate a distinguished scholar, principled public intellectual, and exemplary leader, Prof. Babafemi A. Badejo, Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee, as he marks another remarkable birthday.…

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THE UMUAHIA/IKWUANO/IKOT EKPENE ROAD: A SHAMELESS ATTEMPT TO REWRITE A KNOWN STORY

I read with a mixture of amusement and sadness the statement credited to one Mr. Chidi Uwaeziozi, who claims to be the Controller of Works for Abia State in the…

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On what amounts to infamous conduct by a legal practitioner

It is an infamous conduct in a professional respect for a legal practitioner to hold onto a client's money without justification after a demand for the money by the client.…

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Call for Amicable Resolution of the Kano State Law Officers’ Strike

The ongoing industrial action by members of the Law Officers Association of Nigeria, Kano State Branch, has understandably generated concern within the legal community and among members of the public…

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The Nigerian Bar Association Calabar Branch Unveils 2026 Bar Week Logo and Theme.

The Nigerian Bar Association, Calabar Branch (the Doyen Bar), on Thursday, March 12, 2026, officially unveiled the logo and theme for its 2026 Annual Bar Week in a historic ceremony…

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Prof. Mohammed Tawfiq Ladan to Speak at NBA Gombe Branch Law Week 2026

The Nigerian Bar Association Gombe Branch has announced that distinguished legal scholar, Mohammed Tawfiq Ladan, will be speaking at the NBA Gombe Branch Law Week 2026. The Law Week, scheduled…

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NBA Keffi Branch Holds Congress Meeting, Constitutes Electoral Committee

The Keffi branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held its monthly Congress meeting on March 12, 2026, at the High Court of Justice 1, Mararaba, Karu Local Government Council,…

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IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE: A SOLEMN CALL FOR UNDERSTANDING AND HARMONY. 

I have followed with keen interest the concerns raised by the hardworking and dedicated members of the Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN), Kano State Chapter. Law Officers serve at…

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Breaking: Court Awards ₦20 Million Against Police for Unlawful Arrest, Torture, and Seizure of Vehicle

In a significant reaffirmation of the protection of fundamental rights in Nigeria, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has delivered a landmark judgment condemning unlawful police conduct…

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