The Grundnorm

I have painstakingly perused the manifestos and blue prints of the various aspirants for the position of NBA General Secretary. Much as they are replete with noble gestures and innovations, you will agree that manifestos alone cannot instill the desired change in our secretariat. What is required is […]

BLACK LIVES MATTTERS, THE LIFE OF FORMER NDDC BOSS MATTERS BUT THE LIFE OF THE IKOKO FIVE? Blacklivesmatters! #blacklivesmatters!!, #Blacklivesmatters!!! Just few months ago this hashtag reverberated through out our social media space by overzealous, hypocritical Nigerians who jettisoned the saying that charity begins at home. Before you […]

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ordered the return of two houses belonging to former Nigeria Senate President Bukola Saraki that were forfeited to the Nigerian government.The Federal High Court in Lagos in 2019, ordered the interim forfeiture of two properties located at Ilorin, Kwara […]

AS the number of confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) rises across the world and the race for a solution intensifies, with different countries seeking local remedies, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has insisted that no Rapid Test Kit has been approved for COVID-19 […]

The Initiative for Women and Girls Right Advancement (IWOGRA) has said that involving men and boys in the fight against rape will bring the concerns of women and girls to the front burner of interventions to end rape.This was the discuss in a webinar organised by the group […]

The personal assistant of a young tech entrepreneur who was found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment this week was arrested early on Friday and is expected to be charged in the grisly killing, according to two officials briefed on the matter. The entrepreneur, Fahim Saleh, 33, […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Friday struck out four of the 10 count charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC against Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President, Paul Usoro, SAN and two others over payment of professional […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the powers of the Federal Road Safety Corps to enforce traffic laws on all public roads in Nigeria and impound violators’ vehicles.Justice Anwuli Chikere made these declarations in a judgment she delivered on Wednesday.The judgment was delivered in a suit […]

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has instructed his legal team to seek all necessary redress in a competent court of jurisdiction against the former acting Managing Director Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh over the defamatory statements she […]

A number of virtual private network providers in the U.S. and Canada have shut down their servers in Hong Kong, citing concerns over the national security law.IPVanish, which shut down servers, alleged the new law puts Hong Kong under the “same tight internet restrictions that govern mainland China.”Hong […]

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has joined several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in signing a statement condemning restrictions on freedom of expression in China, particularly in relation to citizen journalists, human rights advocates and lawyers. The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) delivered the statement at […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would not step in to block a Florida law requiring people with felony convictions to pay fines before they may vote, potentially blocking about three-quarters of a million otherwise eligible voters from the polls.The decision was announced in an unsigned order. […]

The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch and that of the Eastern Bar Forum paid a joint condolence visit to Mrs. Adumo Granville Abibo wife of late Sir Granville Abibo SAN KSC and management and staff of his law firm Granville Abibo & Co. on […]

I have carefully studied the various profiles and manifestos of all the contestants for the office of NBA General Secretary 2020. While doing that, I equally had in contemplation their antecedents in office prior to this time. The concept of true leadership has never been about power grabbing […]

The Eastern Bar Forum will hold it’s 2nd Quarterly General Meeting on Saturday, 18th July, 2020 by 12pm prompt. The meeting which is slated to consider the proposed amended constitution of the Forum amongst other issues is billed to hold on Zoom. In a statement issued by the […]