“Only a life lived in service to others is worth living” – Albert Einstein I, Orowhuo W. A. Okocha, Esq., fondly called “Oros” by my friends, colleagues and associates, am a proud alumnus of both the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, where I […]

On 4 January 2019, in an article titled, “Why Not Face Your Lecturing Job And Leave The NBA For The True Lovers Of NBA ,” Steve Sun had warned or counselled me thus:“And by the way sir, since when did you become a lover of NBA? Why not […]

“Conscience is an open wound, only the truth can heal it “~Usman Dan Fodio. The Nigerian Bar Association is the premium Non State Actor in Nigeria. Conversely ,we have not lived up to expectations .The Association itself is having a problem Managing itself .Previously conducted National Bar Elections […]

1️⃣. Tribal “adoption” is inferior to Article 9 & Part 2.1(d) of the 2nd schedule to the NBA Constitution by virtue of which, in 2020, any lawyer that hails from the core Southwest is entitled to aspire to become the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in […]

Happy Sallah celebrations to all our Muslim brethren.It is well with you all. May you all, individually and collectively, live long on earth to witness many more happy Eid-el-Adha Sallah celebrations. Amen. I respectfully advise that our leaders and indeed all Nigerians, Muslims, Christians, etc, should use the […]

The President of the International Bar Association (IBA), Horacio Bernardes Neto, is to feature in an episode of The Mentorship Chat – a Law Students’ Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) webinar series – on Sunday 24 May at 6pm (GMT +1). At the invitation of LAWSAN President, Emmanuel Nwobodo, […]

22 May 2020 THE CHAIRMAN,NBA BENIN BRANCH,NBA SECRETARIAT,BAR HOUSE,BENIN CITY,EDO STATE Dear Sir, PUERILE VITUPERATIONS AND OUTBURSTS AGAINST THE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE OF THE NBA BENIN BRANCH: ANOTHER CASE OF POLITICS TAKEN TOO FAR May we use this medium to first and foremost wish you a happy birthday celebration […]

➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Why It Is Better To Elect One Who Is Experienced in Both Courtroom Advocacy & Commercial/Solicitor’s Work, as the NBA President In 2020 (By USMAN BAMALA ESQ) ▪️I will start by referring us to a statement by Ben Heineman, Jr., former general counsel of General Electric, about […]

A Benin Based Legal Practitioner has asked Lawyers Nationwide to boycott Online the 2020 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Annual General Conference (AGC) ,holding at Portharcourt,in protest of the Impunity of the Rivers State Government in the Enforcement of the COVID-19 Regulations in the State Douglas Ogbankwa Esq.,who is […]

INTEREST IN SPACE LAW: PART II: WHY BOTHER WITH SPACE SCIENCE?When we think of space, we think of going to the Moon and going to Mars and all the other planets; and we think Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong. However, we fail to realise that the simple everyday […]

INTRODUCTIONTwinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are . . .Like the words of the nursery rhyme reveal, long before the early man figured out how to record history with paintings on cave walls, he always looked up at the heavens in wonder. The early man […]

BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO MY LORD, HON. JUSTICE ESTHER AMENAGHAWON EDIGIN,FICMC:THE HONOURABLE ,THE CHIEF JUDGE OF EDO STATE This is a Special Birthday Tribute to My Lord ,Hon. Justice Esther Amenaghamwon Edigin,FICMC ,who is an Astute,Courageous and Hardworking Judge .His Lordshiphas dedicated His Lordship’s adult Life to Service to […]

The Notice issued by the Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association,Benin Branch-the Lion-Pius Oiwoh Esq on the Online Meeting of the Branch Reads: TAKE NOTICE that the May, 2020 meeting of the Lion Bar holds Sunday,17th May, 2020 at 5pm. Venue; the Bar House for the (EXCO) and […]

May I respectfully still maintain that the “NOTICE OF SWEARING IN OF NEW JUDGES” issued by the Kaduna State judiciary/government is a grossly unnecessary protocol/notice/advert, and serves no useful purpose. We all are already aware of the appointment of these judges. Why organize any special ceremonies for their […]

DOING FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Problems Virtual Court Hearing Would Face In Nigeria. (Part 1: Power) (SYLVESTER UDEMEZUE) 29 April 2020 The idea of having virtual court hearing is excellent and its realization (if practicable) would take us far into the progress path and near the Eldorado. ▪️I […]