The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court challenging the Inspector-General of Police’s tinted-glass permit policy. The association described the directive as unlawful and a violation of citizens’ fundamental rights. In a statement on Thursday, Paul Ananaba, chairman of the NBA’s Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL),…
Sultan of Sokoto and chairman of the Northern Traditional Rulers, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has warned that justice in Nigeria is increasingly becoming a “purchasable commodity” where the poor are victims and the rich evade accountability. The revered monarch made the remarks on Sunday at the opening of the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of…
A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Solomon Bob, has tackled the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over its criticism of the recent state of emergency declared in Rivers State, accusing the association of hypocrisy, insincerity, and political bias. He also demanded the immediate refund of N300 million allegedly paid by the state…
The NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) Planning Committee has clarified that Rivers State did not pay hosting rights for the 2025 AGC in Port Harcourt. Chairman Emeka Obegolu, SAN, explained that the decision to hold the conference in Port Harcourt was made in August 2024 without a bidding process. Obegolu stated that the host city…
The Rivers government has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million allegedly paid for the hosting rights of the legal body’s 2025 annual conference. The state government, under the leadership of the sole administrator, said if the NBA is truly anchored on principles, it should demonstrate it by returning the sum….
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency and removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. In a statement on Tuesday, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) said the President does not have the constitutional power to remove an elected governor under a state of emergency….
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has described as disturbing, an allegation that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, collected N15million bribe to drop a money laundering case against a convicted crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The legal body, in a statement that was signed by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe,…
The newly elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, has officially assumed office as the 32nd President of the NBA in a ceremony held in Lagos. Osigwe, who succeeded Mr Yakubu Maikyau, took the oath of office on Thursday, marking the start of his tenure as the leader of the prestigious legal body….