Sharif’s Death Sentence The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has said that the visit by its delegation has helped to save and preserve the life of Kano State musician,Yahaya Sharif-Aminu who was sentenced to death by a Kano State High Court. “The end result of our mission was successful,”NBA’s 1st National Vice President, Mr. John Aikpokpo-Martins … Read more
Former vice-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday Ubani, has sued attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami. The litigation is sequel to AGF move to tinker with the rules of professional conduct for legal practitioners (RPC), 2007 by the AGF Ubani wants the court to determine whether Malami has the power to single-handedly … Read more
Lawyers say Malami acts unilaterally The cold war between attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) appears to have become aggravated. Some lawyers have initiated a process that will culminate in the eventual stripping of the AGF of his Senior Advocate Nigeria (SAN) rank. SAN is the highest rank for … Read more
There was no authorised approval for the amendments – NBA The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed opposition at the amendments to the rules of professional conduct for legal practitioners (RPC), 2007. The RPCs are laid down professional conducts expected of lawyers when dealing with clients, courts and their colleagues. In an amendment by the … Read more
Singer wants Court to set aside Sharia court judgement Yahaya Shari-Aminu, the musician that a Shari’a court in Kano sentenced to death for blasphemy is seeking the reversal of the judgement. To this end, the singer has filed an appeal at the Kano state high court. Shari-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging on August … Read more
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up a two-man Fact-Finding Committee for the reported case of a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu who was sentenced to death in Kano State for blasphemy. This was made known according through a statement issued on Thursday by the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ernest Nduka, NBA President, Olumide Akpata. … Read more
Chairmen of the various branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) that make up the northern geopolitical zone has disassociated themselves from the activities of some lawyers from the region. You will recall that some lawyers of Northern extraction resigned there membership of the association to form a parallel NBA. The splinter group emerged following … Read more
By Simon Kolawole Two can play the game. That should sum up the politicking surrounding the disinvitation of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, for the 2020 annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) where he was to be a guest speaker. If he was “cancelled” simply because of the allegations that … Read more
The newly sworn-in President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata; and some other Senior Advocates of Nigeria have condemned the move by northern lawyers in the country to form a parallel association. Some lawyers of northern extraction had, on Friday, formed the ‘New NBA,’ following the recent controversy that trailed the withdrawal of an … Read more
NBA playoff games will resume on Today, Saturday, August 29 after the league and players agreed Friday on plans for greater social justice and racial equality measures following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts said in a joint statement that “All parties … Read more
Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the plan by some aggrieved members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to form a splinter group that is parallel to association will be vehemently resisted. Following the controversy that greetes the withdrawal of invitation to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, as a speaker at an … Read more
Dissatisfied with the alleged peddling of sectional interest by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, some Lawyers of like minds have decided to form new ‘Nigerian Bar Association’ with the aim of protecting their interests as encapsulated under Section 40 of the Constitution. This was contained in a statement signed by Barr Nuhu Ibrahim, Esq and … Read more
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, following protests from some lawyers. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) made this known in a series of tweet on its official Twitter handle on Thursday, 20th of August. The Statement read, “The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its … Read more
THE South-West Lawyers’ Forum, popularly known as Egbe Amofin, has rejected the result of last week’s national election of the Nigerian Bar Association, alleging manipulation. In an August 1, 2020 communiqué signed by the Chairman of its Steering Committee, Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN), and Secretary, Dr. Oluwole Akintayo, Egbe Amofin claimed that 4,000 ‘ghost voters’ … Read more
– NBA 2019/20 season will resume on Thursday on StarTimes – Its resumption is coming five months after it was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic – The game will be resuming without a live audience to maintain social distancing The NBA 2019/20 season is set to resume today July 30 after nearly five months break … Read more
Comedian Lasisi Elenu is in serious trouble with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Ekohotblog reports that Lasisi Elenu has been called out by the Nigerian Bar Association NBA for misinterpreting lawyers in his recent video skit. In the skit, Lasisi dressed like a lawyer and also played the part of one. READ ALSO: Police Arrest … Read more
Nigeria’s Human Right lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has berated Nigerian lawyers stressing that they are comfortable with impunity and human right abuses in the nation. Falana disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. He said “Nigerian lawyers are comfortable with impunity, abuse of the rule of law, and … Read more
The Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, has tagged the Nigerian Bar Association NBA an enemy of the people of Rivers state for politicizing security issues in the state. The Governor disclosed this on Friday while delivering his keynote address at the Opening Session of the 2019/2020 Legal Year of the Rivers State Judiciary in … Read more
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). NBA President, Mr Paul Usoro, in a statement he signed on Saturday said the association was confused by the announcement of the commission to shift the polls on the same day they were meant to … Read more