Senior Advocate of Nigeria( SAN), Afam Osigwe, has officially taken his oath of office and been inaugurated as the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Osigwe will lead the association, alongside other newly sworn-in national officers, for the next two years. EKO HOT BLOG reports that he succeeds the immediate past president, Yakubu … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has pledged to promote the rule of law, adhere to the principles of separation of powers, and tolerate dissenting views within the ambit of the laws of Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made a strong commitment to advancing legal and judicial reforms in Nigeria during the opening … Read more
It was the former First Lady of the United States of America, Eleanor Roosevelt, who said, “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” EDITOR’S PICK: [EDITORIAL] As INEC Ended Voters Registration Too Soon Opinion!!! The Mafia Paradigm EDITORIAL: The Impropriety Of EFCC-Okorocha Tango In Abuja No doubt, the above … Read more
2023: Nigeria’s Security Can’t Be Entrusted To Shettima – PDP EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that Nigeria cannot afford to leave the running mate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, in charge of the nation’s security owing to its antecedents. The … Read more
Shettima’s Outfit At NBA Conference Spur New Challenge On Twitter EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerians on the micro blogging platform, Twitter are mocking the outfit of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual conference held in Lagos. This online media platform … Read more
We Lack Heroes To Inspire Our Younger Generation – Chimamanda Adichie EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie says the country does not have “heroes” who will inspire its younger population. Adiche made the comment on Monday in her keynote address at the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association … Read more
Atiku Never Said He’ll Handover Federal Varsities To State Govts – Aide EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to Atiku Abubakar has said that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not handover Federal Universities to state governments if he becomes president in 2023. Ibe who … Read more
Tinubu Absent, As Atiku, Obi, Shettima, Others attend NBA Conference EKO HOT BLOG reports that Leading Presidential Candidates of the 2023 election stormed Lagos on Monday for the 62 nd Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference (AGC). The conference was declared open by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. … Read more
The President of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari has decried what he described as the “terribly slow pace” of justice administration in the Nigerian courts on Wednesday. Buhari, who recalled how it took so long for the courts to decide and eventually dismiss the election petitions he filed to challenge his losses in the 2003, … Read more
Some lawyers have vehemently opposed the invitation of governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai by Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to speak at the association’s annual general conference. The lawyer under the auspices of the aegis of Open Bar Initiative expressed their displeasure at the association’s action In a petition to Koyinsola Ajayi, chairman of the … Read more