Tag: NBA
Influence peddling: Wole Olanipekun reacts to NBA president’s letter asking him to step down as BoB chairman
The Chairman of Body of Benchers (BoB), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has said that he is angry with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Olanipekun [...]
Trouble in Nigeria’s legal body as NBA president Akpata fail to attend Body of Benchers’ meeting
The outgoing president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata was conspicuously absent on Tuesday at the meeting of the Body of Bencher [...]
NBA begins disciplinary action against partner in Wole Olanipekun’s law firm for trying to steal client
The Nigerian Bar Association has began disciplinary proceedings against Adekunbi Ogunde Esq, a Partner at the Law Firm of Body of Benchers Cha [...]
Yakubu Maikyau takes over as NBA president
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, has emerged as the 36th President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA.
Maikyau emerged during [...]
Mob chanted secessionist slogans while attacking me, says CCT chairman
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, says that not only did a mob assault him at Banex plaza Abuja, but that th [...]
Lawyers sign petition to strip Malami of SAN rank over
Some lawyers have started signing a petition to strip Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), of the rank of senior advocate of Nig [...]
Malami weakens NBA powers in new gazette
A new gazette by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), which supposedly weakens the powers of the Nig [...]
40 Northern Bar leaders disown NNBA, pledge allegiance to Akpata
Leaders and branch chairmen of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in the northern geo-political zone have dissociated themselves from any splinter grou [...]
Obasanjo shuns NBA invitation as speaker to annual conference
Following the controversy that trailed his inclusion as one of the speakers at the 60th Virtual Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Associat [...]
Olumide Akpata sworn-in as 30th NBA president
Olumide Akpata was yesterday sworn in as the 30th President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Akpata, who is the first lawyer to emerge president [...]