Refund N300m We Paid For Conference Hosting Rights, Rivers Taunts NBA

The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has replied to the Nigerian Bar Association regarding the reason for relocating its Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu State. Ibas faulted the reason cited by the NBA, describing it as misleading and uncharitable. The Sole Administrator stated this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday by his media aide, Hector Igbikiowubo, and sent to newsmen. He said while the NBA reserves the right to choose a venue for its conference, the association had yet to…

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12-Year-Old’s Two Hands Amputated For Allegedly Stealing Phone, NBA, Government Kick + Photo

The two hands of a 12-year-old boy simply identified as Adamu have been amputated by his nephew for allegedly stealing a phone in Gombe State. The Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association in the state, Mwalin Abdu, brought this to public attention on May 27. Abdu, who is also the Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee of the NBA, drew attention to the development on a day that was observed worldwide as Children’s Day. In a statement, titled: “Protecting our future: Urgent action needed on child protection in Gombe…

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Court Okays Registration Of New Lawyers Association To Rival NBA

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to approve the registration of Nigerian Law Society (NLS), a new professional body of lawyers. NLS is a rival association to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which has existed as the sole law association since 1933. The plaintiffs in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/482/2023 contended that they had submitted two separate applications to the CAC for registration as an incorporated trustee but the commission refused to approve any of the names proposed. According to them, the CAC claimed…

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