NBA pays tribute to Late Karibi-Whyte as the jurist is laid to rest
Dear Colleagues, The Bar and Bench were thrown into mourning when the news of the death of Hon. Justice Karibi-Whyte filtered in.
Reforming the Nigerian Criminal Justice System
By Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. The Nigeria Criminal Justice System has endured Legislations foisted on it by colonial legacy . Thus ,our Body of Laws that drive our Criminal Justice System are stern...
African Fact Checkers to organise webinar on fake news and its impacts
African Fact Checkers cordially invites you to a Zoom Webinar on the theme: Fake News: Whose problem is it? Date: 02 October 2020Time: 12:00 PM West Central Africa Goals of the Webinar:
“Strategies for Peaceful Coexistence-” African Peace Magazine and Centre for Peace and Conflict Management in Africa to hold Webinar
Theme: “Strategies for Peaceful Coexistence: Understanding the Causes and Factors that trigger Religious Crises”Date: September 29, 2020Time: 12:000 PM West Central Africa Goals of the webinar: To expose participants to the immediate...
2020 Elections: Edo State As A Pacemaker Towards Realizing the Democracy of our Dreams In a Perennially Troubled Country?
(By Udems) There were few statements I had considered not well-thought-out, and I have commented thereon, published under the headline, “Dear Governor Obaseki, Be Humble & Magnanimous In Your Victory; Let Mr....
Is The Judiciary Really The Weakest Arm Of Government?
BY OGBA KENDRICK PELA; ESQ The American Politician and Legal scholar Alexander Hamilton released a plethora of essays popularly termed “The Federalist Papers” on May 28, 1788 written to galvanize the ratification...
Understanding and enforcing your rights (Part I)
By: Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. As a Citizen of this Country, you have some rights that inalienable and sancrosact. Some are Fundamental Human Rights provided for by the Constitution, while others are Rights...
Dear Governor Obaseki, Be Humble & Magnanimous In Your Victory; Let Mr. Oshiomhole Be (A piece of Advice from a Disinterested Fellow)
(udems) I have just read a piece of news under the headline, ”Obaseki: There’ll Be No Mercy For Oshiomhole If He Creates Problems In Edo.” THENIGERIALAWYER of 22 September 2020, reports that...
The Bar Council Has Exclusive Powers to Issue & Amend Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers in Nigeria
In an article titled, “The General Council of the Bar (GCoB) Is Not Vested with the Power to Issue RPC,” and published by Pointblanknews on 19 September 2020, a very respected learned...
NBA Sets Up Task Force to Look Into Complaints Of CAC Delays
It is no news that over the past few weeks, lawyers have expressed their grievances, particularly on social media, over allegations of delay in service delivery by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)...