The Chairman, Board of Directors, First Bank of Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika wants Nigerians to take their destiny in their own hands and build the country. Awosika who was speaking during the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2020 Conference on Tuesday, believes that instead of complaining about issues plaguing the country, Nigerians, […]
The head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, appealed on Wednesday for a second term in office after a months-long storm over alleged corruption and poor governance that ended after he was cleared in an independent probe. In a speech at the AfDB’s annual meetings, Adesina formally requested […]
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 Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong gave the charge today, […]
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 capacity to reason has a perspective of what ‘Justice’ entails. […]
According to the publication, Nigerian Justice System: The Ideal, Hope And Reality by M. Shehu, Dr. M. Faud Bin Othman and Dr. N Binti Osman published in 2017, the “Justice system and its administration in every state is the reflection of that state’s extent of civilisation, the dispensation of justice […]
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 Secretary of GivingTide, Dr. Abia Zelu expressed great delight on […]
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 judicial reforms. The Vice President’s statement cannot be over-emphasized as the […]
