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Foreign News
DNA Evidence Overturns Murder Conviction After 38 Years In UK Prison
New DNA evidence has cleared a British man who spent nearly four decades in prison for a 1986 murder…
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Nigerian Lawyers
MULAN Conference: CJN Urges Lawyers To Apply Caution In Use Of Artificial Intelligence
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has advised lawyers to approach the use of Artificial Intelligence…
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Litigation
Lawyers Mobilise For Utomi As DSS Files Suit Over Shadow Government Plans
Hundreds of lawyers across Nigeria are mobilising in support of Professor Pat Utomi, following a legal challenge from the…
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NBA
NBA Anambra Demands Justice Over Lawyer’s Assassination, Declares Two-Day Court Boycott
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Anambra State has condemned the killing of Barrister Ifeanyi Rolex Iloakasia. The lawyers described…
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NBA
Kano Cannot Override NBC Authority Or Gag Free Speech, Says NBA President Osigwe
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned a recent directive by the Kano State Government. The State Government…
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NBA
NBA Warns Branches Against Enforcing Extra Fees As Prerequisite For Mandatory Dues
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned its branches against enforcing additional fees as a condition for paying mandatory…
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Metro News
Tinubu Orders Armed Forest Guards To Reclaim Nigeria’s Forests From Terrorists And Kidnappers
President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of a special armed unit to protect Nigeria’s forests. The new force…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Afam Okeke Applauds MULAN’s 16th Annual Conference on AI, Law, and Religion in Ilorin
Afam Okeke, Immediate Past Chairman of NBA Abuja, has congratulated the leadership and members of the Muslim Lawyers Association of…
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NBA
“It Is The Duty of Aviation Organisations To Ensure The Highest Safety Levels”- NBA President Osigwe Raises Alarm On Air And Exam Crises In Nigeria
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has raised serious concerns over increasing threats to…
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Lawyers' Events
NBA Calls For Overhaul Of Judicial Appointment Process Amid NJC Reforms
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for sweeping reforms in the process of appointing judicial officers in Nigeria.…
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Metro News
Otu Signs Senior Citizens, Roads And Gaming Bills Into Law
Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State has signed three significant bills into law, including the Senior Citizens…
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Metro News
A Reply To Chidi Odinkalu: NJC Was Unfair To Justice Inyang, JCA By Alex Morgan Esq
After reading the article entitled “Blessed Are The Crooked Judges’ by Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a legal mind for whom…
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Metro News
Tinubu, Jonathan Back Judicial Reforms At Justice Ariwoola’s Book Launch In Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former President Goodluck Jonathan pledged strong support for ongoing judicial reforms at a high-profile…
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Foreign News
AfBA President, Ibrahim Eddy Mark Pays Tribute To Late Dr. Rodger Chongwe At Supreme Court Of Zambia Valedictory Session
The African Bar Association (AfBA) paid glowing tribute to its founding president, the late Dr. Rodger Masauso Alivas Chongwe…
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Crime
Supreme Court Orders Fred Ajudua Back To Jail Over Alleged €0.89 Million Fraud
The Supreme Court has ordered Fred Ajudua, a Lagos-based businessman, back to prison over his ongoing fraud case…
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Metro News
NBA President, Osigwe Constitutes Appeal Committees For Branch Elections
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced the constitution of Branch Elections Appeal Committees to oversee disputes arising from…
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