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Women Lawyers
Augie Advocates Merit Over Quotas At NBAWF Annual Conference
Retired Supreme Court Justice Amina Adamu Augie has urged legal institutions to prioritise merit and competence over tokenism in…
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Features
Ashmusy Brings Comedy And Drama To The Courtroom In ‘Court of Chaos’ Series
Popular Nigerian content creator Ashmusy has debuted a new YouTube series titled Court of Chaos, captivating fans with courtroom-themed…
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Opinion
CBEX Wealth Chasers, NDIC And The Fate Of Depositors By Reuben Abati
I was abroad when the CBEX scandal broke: somehow, I tend to be out of town when Nigerians get…
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The Bench
The Nigerian Judiciary Must Be Protected, CJN Kekere-Ekun Urges NBA
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to defend the interity of…
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Foreign News
New NGO Law Further Restricts Civic Space In Zimbabwe
On April 11, 2025, President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law on nongovernmental organizations that sharply curtails the…
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Lawyers' Events
AfBA Leaders Visit Ghana In Preparation For 2025 Annual Conference
The leadership of the African Bar Association (AfBA) has visited Ghana to advance preparations for the 2025 AfBA Annual…
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Opinion
Trump’s Tariffs And The Average Nigerian
Trump’s Tariffs and the average Nigerian Global trade might seem like “big man” politics far away in Washington or Beijing,…
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Crime
Jude Okoye Released From Prison After N1.3bn Fraud Charges Spark Family Rift
Jude Okoye, former manager of PSquare and elder brother to the music duo, has been released from Ikoyi prison…
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Articles
Dr Eberechi Ifeonu, Esq. Honours His Beloved Mother In A Heartfelt Tribute As She Makes Her Final Journey Home
Today we share a deeply moving tribute written by Dr. Eberechi Ifeonu, Esq., a Nigerian-Canadian lawyer, in memory of his…
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Metro News
CAC To Deploy AI For Business Registration, Registrar-General Announces
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) will begin using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for business registration and name availability checks. Registrar-General…
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Foreign News
New Zealand Draft Law Seeks ‘Biological’ Definition Of Man, Woman
A populist party in New Zealand’s governing coalition has proposed a law to enforce a biological definition of men…
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Metro News
Murder: Kano Court Sentences 22-Year-Old To Death For Killing Stepmother, Sister
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki, to death by hanging for murdering his…
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The Bench
Kaduna Court Remands Woman After Phone Rings During Shari’a Session
A Shari’a Court in Rigasa, Kaduna, on Tuesday remanded a woman whose phone rang during a court session, disrupting…
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Opinion
Pope Francis (1936 – 2025) By Reuben Abati
Pope Francis who died yesterday morning, April 21, at the age of 88 was a trailblazer in more…
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Lawyers' Events
NBA AGC 2025 Football Tournament
The NBA-AGC Sport Sub-Committee is pleased to announce that the registration for this year’s Football (Male & Female) competition…
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Lawyers' Events
NBA-SLP Jos 2025: Paul Harris Ogbole, SAN Sponsors 60 Lawyers In Celebration Of His Forthcoming 60th Birthday
As the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) prepares to host its 2025 Annual Conference in Jos,…
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