Tag: NBA
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Yahaya Bello: NBA disowns protesting ‘lawyers’
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday, disclaimed a protest by lawyers over what they called the illegal approach of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in handling its allegations against former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello The no fewer than 500 legal practitioners from across the country on Monday, stormed the Supreme Court…
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Slain Nsukka lawyer: NBA disagrees with police account
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nsukka Branch, has disagreed with the account of the Police Command in Kogi on how its colleague, Mr. Elias Ugwu, was allegedly killed on March 9. The association made its position known in Nsukka on Friday in a press statement signed by Mr. Sunny Okoro, Chairman, NBA, Nsukka Branch.
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Ex-minister Agunloye seeks AGF, NBA , others’ intervention in alleged $6bn fraud
A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, charged with six billion dollars Mambilla Hydroelectric plant fraud, has sought intervention from the Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. He also sought the intervention of the President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
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Alleged sexual harassment: NBA, FIDA storm court for suspended UNICAL professor’s trial
Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), on Wednesday, stormed the Federal High Court, Abuja for the trial of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL).
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We insist bail must be free – NBA
The Chairman of Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olabisi Makanjuola, has called on lawyers to report any demands for money for bail at police stations. Makanjuola told NAN on Tuesday in Lagos that bail remained free by the provisions of the 1999 Constituion.
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Corruption thrives in legal profession practice in Nigeria – NBA
The Adamawa branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has identified corruption as one of the major impediments hindering legal profession and its practice in Nigeria. Mr. Jibril Jimeta, Chairman of the organising committee of the just concluded Law Week organized by t
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Kano palaver: I have been vindicated – Ex- NBA President calls A’Court President for explanation
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, has called on the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem, to address what he described as an “embarrassing situation” from the court’s recent judgment on the Kano State governorship election. In a statement made available to journalists on Friday,…
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INEC, NBA to commence prosecution of electoral offenders in 2023 general elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon commence the prosecution of 1,076 electoral offenders arrested in 35 states across the country during the 2023 general election. A credible source in the commission on Wednesday told NAN
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We’ll not recognise Osun Acting CJ – NBA tells Adeleke
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has condemned the removal of the Chief Judge of Osun, Justice Adepele Ojo, by Gov. Ademola Adeleke. The NBA said in a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Akorede Lawal, that it
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NBA President condemns attack on Judicial officers in Gombe
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, on Friday condemned the attack on an Area Court judge in Gombe, calling for prompt investigation of the case.