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Agenda for the new NBA president, By Gbemiga Ogunleye

July 27, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

In his acceptance speech in the early hours of Sunday, when he was declared as the President-elect of the over 200,000 (two hundred thousand) members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe, struck the right cord. He called for “a moderated celebration” and urged his supporters to be “magnanimous in victory.” While appealing […]

AGF Malami may lose SAN rank if found culpable in Odili’s home raid ―NBA president says

November 6, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, says the Attorney-General of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, may be stripped of his senior advocate rank if he is found to be involved in the raid of the home of Mary Odili, a supreme court Justice and wife of former Rivers state governor, Peter Odili. […]

Former NBA President, Chief Babatunde Benson is dead

June 25, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Babatunde Olusola Benson, is dead. Chief Benson, who held the traditional title of Asiwaju of Ikorodu, died on Thursday, nine days to his 89th birthday on July 4, 2021. His death was announced by Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Shotobi, and Ikorodu Branch of the NBA. […]

Nigerian judges now afraid to do their duties due to intimidation by executive arm, security agencies -NBA president

June 21, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro SAN, has declared that judges are afraid of performing their duties as expected due to fear and intimidation from the executive arm of government. Usoro lamented over the “intimidation of judges by members of the executive arm and security operatives”, stressing that judges now “operate under an […]

Gov Udom co-charged with NBA president, Paul Usoro & others over N1.4bn

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN, was on Tuesday, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at a Federal High Court in Lagos, for an alleged N1.4 billion fraud. Usoro, who pleaded not guilty, was docked before Justice Muslim Sule Hassan on a 10-count charge. He was alleged in the […]

Paul Usoro, NBA President, in court to face money laundering charges (Photos)

December 10, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro SAN arrived the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday for his arraignment in court on money laundering charges. Mr Usoro was accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of converting and laundering a sum of N1.4 billion belonging to the Akwa Ibom State Government. Many lawyers being […]

NBA President, Usoro, has case to answer on alleged money laundering – EFCC

December 8, 2018Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, has a case to answer over alleged N1.4 billion fraud. This was disclosed by EFCC’s acting spokesman, Tony Orilade, in Abuja on Friday. Mr Orilade said that: “indeed, the EFCC had invited Usoro in June this year, […]