The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Olumide Akpata, has said it is impossible for the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abukakar Malami (SAN), to single-handedly amend the 2007 Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners.
Read More »Lawyers elect Olumide Akpata as next President of NBA
Mr. Olumide Akpata has been overwhelmingly elected as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He defeated two other contestants who are Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). With his electoral triumph, Olumide Akpata, who graduated from the University of Benin in 1992 will be the first non-SAN President of the Association in years.
Read More »NJC capitulates, bars Judges under investigation from sitting
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Thursday placed a bar on judges under investigation for various offences from sitting until the cases against them are concluded.
Read More »Ogah’s victory is not a legal ambush, says ex-NBA chairman
Mr Onyekachi Ubani, a former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch on Wednesday said the victory of Uche Ogah as the governor of Abia State was valid and not a hurriedly executed legal ambush for the acquisition of political power.
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