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Matters arising from Chief Obasanjo’s condolence letter

Guest Author 4 years ago

By Femi Falana SAN Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke ill of the dead and exposed the dead […]

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OLASUPO ATI-JOHN, FBR CONGRATULATES UCHENNA NWADIALO AS SHE EMERGES AGS NBA ELECT

Guest Author 4 years ago

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE I am deeply euphoric about your victory at the just concluded NBA 2020 National elections. It gives me great pleasure to extend my warmest and most sincere congratulations to you on your emergence as Assistant General Secretary elect […]

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Driver, owner of vehicle that killed Flying Officer Arotile arraigned

Guest Author 4 years ago

By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna The Police have arraigned the driver and owner of the vehicle that killed Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, in a crash at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. The duo was […]

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NBA 2020: FULL TEXT OF JOYCE ODUAH, FICMC’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

Guest Author 4 years ago

My distinguished Colleagues, On Thursday, 30 July 2020, I was elected the General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) – the largest and most vibrant Bar Association in Africa. Consequently, the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) […]

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NBA GENERAL SECRETARY ELECT, JOYCE ODUAH, FICMC CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

Guest Author 4 years ago

My distinguished Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to join the United Nations and all the nations of the world to celebrate the 2020 International Youth Day, today, 12 August 2020. The theme of this year’s International Youth Day, “Youth […]

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WEBINAR: Wole Olanipekun & Co. To Hold #WOCJusticeSummit On “Developing An Institutional Concept Of Justice In Nigeria” 22nd August, 2020

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In the words of James Baldwin, “If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to […]

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Police arrest couple, five others for selling day-old baby in Rivers

Guest Author 4 years ago

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a couple and five others for selling a day-old baby for N600,000. The Guardian gathered that the incident happened last weekend in Igwurita community of Ikwere Local Government Area of the state. The suspects […]

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NBA General Secretary Elect, Joyce Oduah, FICMC Mourns Hon. Justice Okeke Jude

Guest Author 4 years ago

Last week, I received the devastating news of the demise of an eminent member of the Nigerian Judiciary, Hon. Justice Okeke Jude, who died at the age of 64 on 04 August 2020. Until his death, His Lordship was the […]

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CBN adjusts official exchange rate to N379 to dollar

Admin 1 4 years ago

By Collins Nweze The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday adjusted the official exchange rate to N379 to the dollar. The official exchange rate had remained at N361 to the dollar for about five months until yesterday’s adjustment, which is […]

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RE: ALEGEH URGES ADESINA, AJIBADE TO SUPPORT AKPATA | Femi Falana SAN

Guest Author 4 years ago

It is on record that Mr. Alegeh, SAN, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association had congratulated Mr. Olumide Akpata on the 30th of July 2020 even before the conclusion of the 2020 NBA election. Mr. Alegeh has since […]