The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the conduct of former presidential candidate and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, describing it as a disruption of courtroom decorum. According to reports from Daily Post, drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja when Sowore clashed with a Senior…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed displeasure with the manner Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja handled the behaviour of a lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, in court. The NBA, in a statement on Tuesday by its President, Afam Osigwe, submitted that there must be mutual respect between the bench and the bar. Naija News reports that the…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Umuahia branch, has called for the building of foster homes in the state to ensure that minors arrested for small offenses are not kept in the same cells with notorious criminals. The NBA made the appeal in Umuahia during the citizens’ engagement forum organized by the Abia State Government in…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged members of the Nigerian Bar Association to deploy their profession in addressing issues of social justice and uniting the country. Speaking at the NBA’s 2025 Annual General Conference in Enugu on Sunday, the Sultan further warned that the rising cost of litigation had excluded the poor and…
The Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has written to the Commissioner of Police of the Oyo State Police Command, over the alleged assault, torture and unlawful detention of one of its members, Oluwatope Raphael. The association, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Ibrahim Lawal, demands that the State Police command conduct an…
More reactions have continued to trail the recent killings in some communities of Plateau State, as the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has called for the prosecution of suspects arrested in connection with the attacks in the state rather than in Abuja. The NBA also said states across the country should be allowed to establish State…
LeBron James and his eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history on Sunday after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east…
The Nigerian Bar Association has set up free legal support services for anyone whose fundamental human rights may be violated as a result of the ongoing hunger protest. The association’s President, Yakubu Maikyau, in a statement on Thursday, through the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Lawal, disclosed that directives have been sent out to all…