‘The Bar Is My Constituency’ — NBA President Badejo-Okusanya Pledges Inclusive Leadership The newly inaugurated President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, FCIArb, has pledged to lead an inclusive Bar, declaring that her administration will accommodate every member […]
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Tinubu Asks US Court to Dismiss Atiku Lobbyist’s Suit, Denies Alleged Cover-Up President Bola Tinubu has asked a United States federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., a Washington-based lobbying firm associated with former Vice President […]
Police Bust Alleged Kidney-Harvesting Syndicate, Arrest Two Doctors, Others in Nasarawa The Nigeria Police Force has arrested four persons, including two medical doctors, over their alleged involvement in a human trafficking and organ-harvesting syndicate operating in Nasarawa State and surrounding […]
Police in Adamawa State have arrested a man identified as Andrawus James for allegedly attempting to sell his 18-year-old niece for ₦7 million after reportedly luring her away from her parents with the promise of employment in Abuja. James, a […]
As the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference continues in Port Harcourt, delegates and other participants have an opportunity to obtain copies of Mining Law in Nigeria, the landmark legal text authored by eminent jurist Dr. Adekunle Akanbi Ojo, […]
Security and the future of policing in Nigeria took centre stage at the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, where presidential candidates presented competing approaches to tackling insecurity while the Chief of Staff to the President, […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Group, popularly known as “White Lion”, over an alleged foreign exchange transaction involving about ₦990 million. According to the report, the defendant was brought before […]
President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy, dismissing calls for its restoration as a reflection of what he described as “serious ignorance” about the workings of the Nigerian economy. Tinubu maintained that the subsidy […]
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reminded successful bidders in the 2025 Licensing Round that they have 60 days left to pay their signature bonuses and fulfil other post-award requirements or risk losing their provisional awards. The warning […]
As the NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) draws closer, we are excited to announce that books written by some of Nigeria’s leading legal minds and authors in NBA Ikeja Branch will be available for purchase during the conference. This is […]