The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FEDA, has been tasked to step up sensitization on societal values as well as undertake indepth research into the psychology of the culprits if the fight against rape must be won. The Commissioner for […]
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Within and outside the Nigerian legal space, there are few words that get more constant reference than the word ’Justice.’ The consistency of its recurrence in our lexicon is indicative of the fact that, almost, if not, everyone with a […]
A renowned NGO, the GivingTide International has congratulated Joyce Oduah, FICMC on her emergence as the General Secretary at the NBA National Election which held on 29th and 30th of July 2020. In a congratulatory letter signed by the Executive […]
At the recent Justice Research Institute (JRI) Virtual Roundtable themed “Selection and Appointment of Judges: Lessons for Nigeria”, His Excellency, Vice – President Yemi Osibajo GCON, SAN, mentioned that there is need for an urgent, honest and frank conversation about […]
By Femi Falana SAN Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke ill of the dead and exposed the dead […]
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE I am deeply euphoric about your victory at the just concluded NBA 2020 National elections. It gives me great pleasure to extend my warmest and most sincere congratulations to you on your emergence as Assistant General Secretary elect […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]