NBA Warri Branch to Host Fireside Chat with Chief T.J.O. Okpoko, SAN
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Warri Branch is pleased to announce a special virtual fireside chat with Chief T. J. Omonigbo Okpoko, SAN (OON, FCIArb), scheduled for Thursday, 13 November…
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Stakeholders Urge Nigerian Government to Improve Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities
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Police Arrest Hassan Taiwo Soweto, 17 Others at #EndSARS Memorial Protest
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DSS Removes Adeboyega Fasasi as CSO to President Tinubu, Appoints Rasheed Atanda Lawal
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NBA Section on Legal Practice Calls for Article Submissions for 2024 E-Newsletter
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FG Takes Steps to Avert ASUU Strike
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Court to Deliver Judgment in N1 Billion Suit Over 14-Year Disappearance of Kingsley Amos in State Custody
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Jigawa Commissioner, Sankara Caught With Married Woman
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HONORING OKEY LEO OHAGBA, ESQ. A PAST NBA NATIONAL OFFICER ON HIS SPECIAL DAY: A STICKLER FOR LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE
Dear Okey Ohagba Esq., Today, we gather to celebrate a remarkable individual whose contributions have greatly enriched the Nigerian Bar Association and the legal community as a whole. As a…
NBA Reaffirms Commitment to Labor Justice at the Opening of the 2024 Legal Year of the National Industrial Court
At the opening of the 2024 Legal Year of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, the NBA President was represented by the esteemed 2nd Vice President of the NBA, Mrs.…
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