Dr Princess Frank-Chukwuani to Lead FIDA Abuja’s Landmark 35th Anniversary Planning Committee
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, Abuja Branch, has officially signalled the start of a historic era with the inauguration of its specialised planning committee for the branch’s…
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Paul Harris Ogbole, SAN, has been appointed as the Chairman of the NBA Future of Legal Practice Committee by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN.…
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PLAC Condemns Nigerian Police for Cybercrimes Act Abuse
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Anambra: Decomposing Body of Kidnapped Lawmaker Found
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HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY TO Y. C. MAIKYAU, SAN
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FIDA Nigeria Press Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
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Ondo Governor Welcomes NBA President, Pledges Support for NEC Meeting and Legal Profession
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, on Tuesday led a delegation of NBA National Officers and Bar Leaders on a courtesy visit to the…
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On the 3rd of February 2025, during the two-day Sensitisation Program on the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, organised by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Program (ROLAC)…
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