The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has rejected a proposal by the Senate to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court bench from 21 to 30. The proposed measure aims to address the growing backlog of cases and enhance the efficiency of the country’s apex court. According to the sponsor of the bill, Osita Izunaso (Imo West), the current …

A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Joseph Daudu (SAN), has urged the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja to reject an attempt by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to discontinue a multi-million dollar criminal case against Trafigura Beheer BV and Trafigura PTE Limited. The defendants are on trial for allegedly stealing $8.4 million worth …

A group of eminent legal practitioners, the Public Interest Lawyers League, has called on the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe and the Chairman, NBA Annual General Conference Organising Committee, Emeka Obegolu to resign over the controversy trailing the N300 million paid by the Rivers State Government to the association to host the event. There have been …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has defended its decision to move its 2025 Annual Conference from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to Enugu, citing the conduct of the state’s Administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) as a key reason for the relocation. In a statement jointly signed by the chairmen of its eight branches in Rivers State, the NBA said …

The NBA war against fake lawyers again paid off Monday as members from Warri, Effurun and Udu Branches arrested a fake lawyer, Tega Ikupa while preparing a Deed of Conveyance with the seal of a Sapele-based lawyer, Israel Onoge Esq at Effurun. They also arrested the suspect’s sister-in-law who is acting as accomplice. The suspects have been taken to the …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday urged magistrates to strictly adhere to the law while giving remand orders, cautioning them against carrying out such actions in the absence of properly filed charges. The body further called on chief judges across the country to ensure that magistrates and judges periodically visit detention facilities. This, he noted, is in line with …

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has demanded for an immediate reversal of the recent fuel price increase saying that the development if allowed to stand, will further deepen the poverty and hardship experienced by the citizens. The association in a statement by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe noted that the significant and abrupt fuel price hike has imposed an unbearable …

Greek-Nigerian basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his long-term partner Mariah Riddlesprigger, the mother of his three children, tied the knot in Greece on Sunday according to media reports. According to Greek media, the ceremony was held at the luxury Costa Navarino resort near Pylos in the Peloponnese on Sunday evening, the culmination of three days of festivities involving a white …

Governors of Ondo, Rivers, Oyo and Jigawa states have restated their commitment to state police. They said the fear of abuse should not stop its establishment. They also believe safeguards can be put in place to address such concerns. The governors spoke during the breakout session of the ongoing Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in …

The locker Kobe Bryant used for the majority of his legendary NBA career sold for $2.9 million on Friday in New York, as part of an auction of rare sports memorabilia at Sotheby’s. The price for the Staples Center locker, which Bryant used while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, nearly doubled the $1.5 million it was estimated to fetch. …