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Driver, owner of vehicle that killed Flying Officer Arotile arraigned

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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

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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

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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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CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW (2) – Success Oghosa Osasogie

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The Administration of Child Justice in Nigeria is a process that involves children who are either in conflict with the law, beyond parental control or children in need of care and protection. In my first article on child justice, I […]

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

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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

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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

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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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NBA-YLF ABUJA BRANCH (Unity Bar), GETS NEW EXCOS AS DAVID, RAHILA, CLEMENT EMERGE CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY RESPECTIVELY

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On the 7th August, 2020, the NBA Abuja Branch, Unity Bar inaugurated the new Leaders of Young Lawyers’ Forum to pilot the affair of the forum for the next two years. At the virtual meeting of the branch presided over […]

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JUST IN: NBA GENERAL SECRETARY ELECT, JOYCE ODUAH, FICMC VISITS NBA FIRST FEMALE GENERAL SECRETARY, HAIRAT ADE-BALOGUN, OON

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Like many lawyers fondly say, humility is ingrained in the DNA of Joyce Oduah, FICMC. It is therefore not surprising that earlier today, Friday, Mrs. Oduah decided to visit and pay homage to the first female NBA General Secretary, Hairat […]