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REPORT OF THE NBA PRESIDENT’S WORKING VISIT TO AKWA IBOM STATE

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October 14, 2011

We, Nneoma Anieto Information Officer and Oti Edah Programme Officer, accompanied the NBA President on his 3 day working visit to Akwa Ibom State. The President was also accompanied by some National Officers of the NBA and some senior Lawyers. The Pr...

NBA Election Reform and Constitution Review Committee Inaugurated

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September 30, 2011

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on Thursday the 29th of September inaugurated a new Committee of the NBA, the NBA Election Reform and Constitution Review Committee. The twelve (12) man committee was mandated by the President of the...

UNVEILING THE NBA CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM CONFERENCE

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July 12, 2011

On Wednesday the 6th of July, the President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN with all the members of the NBA Criminal Justice Reform Conference Committee led by its Chairman A.B Mahmoud SAN unveiled the Criminal Justice Reform Conference to the...

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN RECEIVES THE NBA PRESIDENT JOSEPH BODUNRIN DAUDU SAN

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June 5, 2011

On Thursday the 2nd of June 2011 just three (3) days after his Inauguration as the President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan GCFR received the President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin...

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM: NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION INTERVENTION

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June 3, 2011

On May 29, 2011, a new administration was inaugurated in Nigeria under the leadership of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. In his inaugural speech, President Jonathan said that the time for lamentation is over and that the era of transformation is...

NBA PRESIDENT HOSTS AFRICAN BAR LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE WEST AFRICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

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May 19, 2011

The NBA President Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on Thursday the 12th of May hosted African Bar Leaders and Members of the West African Bar Association to a dinner at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja. The NBA President held this dinner to welcome the A...

MORE CARS FOR THE NBA SECRETARIAT

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April 8, 2011

On the 7th of April, the President of the NBA unveiled 3 brand new Peugeot 306 cars for use at the National Secretariat. The President said during the unveiling that the Cars would be useful to the six (6) directorates of the NBA in the smooth runnin...

NBA PRESIDENT PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS (FRSC)

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April 8, 2011

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on Thursday the 7th of April paid a courtesy visit to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). He was warmly received by the Corp Marshal and Chief Executive of the FRSC Osita Chidoka who gave him a bri...

NEW GOVERNING COUNCILS FOR SECTION ON BUSINESS LAW, SECTION ON PUBLIC INTEREST AND DEVELOPMENT LAW, WOMENS FORUM AND YOUNG LAWYERS FORUM INAUGURATED.

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April 1, 2011

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on the 30th of March 2011 inaugurated new Governing Bodies for the Section of Business Law, Section on Public Interest and Development Law, Women’s Forum and Young Lawyers Forum. The Inauguration i...

NBA RULE OF LAW COMMITTEE HOLDS ONE DAY SEMINAR

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March 24, 2011

“The law must therefore take its course on the Ruler and the Rich alike, Prince and Pauper, Rich and poor. No man must position himself above the law” these were the words of NBA President Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN at the NBA Rule of Law Commit...

DIGNITORIES AND STAKEHOLDERS THRONG THE NBA PRESIDENTS CONSULTATIVE DIALOGUE ON THE APRIL 2011 ELECTIONS

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March 23, 2011

The long anticipated NBA President’s Consultative Dialogue on the State of Preparedness for the April 2011 Elections held on the 22nd of March 2011 at Sheraton Hotels and Towers with massive attendance from Security agencies, media, monitors, obser...

NIGERIA IN THE 2011 ELECTIONS:

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March 17, 2011

NIGERIA IN THE 2011 ELECTIONS: Are we ready for the April 2011 Elections? By John Demide Nigeria as an emerging democracy has been bedeviled with the recurring question that most countries emerging from military rule are always faced with. Which ...

NBA JUDICIARY CRISIS COMMITTEE INAUGURATED

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February 26, 2011

The High Powered Committee consisting of the soundest minds in the Legal profession constituted by the NBA President to look into the crisis in the Judiciary was inaugurated on the 25th of February 2011. The Inauguration which was held at the NBA Nat...

NBA Constitutes High Powered Committee

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February 23, 2011

NBA HIGH POWERED COMMITTEE TO INTER-ALIA INQUIRE INTO THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE JUDICIARY SUCH AS RECENT FACE OFF BETWEEN THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA AND PRESIDENT, COURT OF APPEAL, ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AGAINST THE JUDICIARY AND COMPLAINTS AGAIN...

NBA HOLDS NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

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February 21, 2011

The Nigerian Bar Association held it’s quarterly NEC meeting on the 18th of February in Awka Capital of Anambra State. The meeting which was held at the Women’s Development Centre Awka was presided over by the President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin...

NBA HOLDS CONSULTATIVE FORUM WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

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February 12, 2011

The NBA on the 11th of February 2011, held a Consultative Forum with development partners at the New Rockview Hotel Abuja. The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu welcomed donors from different embassies, NGO’s, Ministries and donor agencies...

DEVELOPMENT LAW INITIATIVE: THE NBA EXAMPLE

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February 7, 2011

Legal regulation is an integral component of economic reforms. It has been recognised that certain legal and institutional frameworks are conducive and enable economic growth. Without enabling laws and laws to regulate economic reform and developme...

ELECTION WORKING GROUP OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION INAUGURATED

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January 21, 2011

A new Election Working Group of the NBA has been inaugurated. The new group was inaugurated on the 19th of January 2011 by the President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN. The group’s inauguration is coming barely six (6) days after the former g...

UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT

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January 20, 2011

Representatives of the Law Students Association of the University of Abuja paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association in a bid to familiarize themselves with the workings of the NBA. During the visit, the President of the ...

TECHNICAL CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE WORKING VISIT TO PORTHARCOURT

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January 20, 2011

The Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) of the Nigerian Bar Association in pursuit of its mandate of preparing a truly memorable conference come August 2011 has since swung into action taking swift and decisive actions and measures. The...

NBA partners law institute on judicial development’

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January 19, 2011

THE President Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Mr Joseph Bodunrin Daudu (SAN) has said the body will partner with the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) to achieve a strategic plan for the development of the law. He made this remark at...

NBA Holds Annual Retreat For National Officers and Selected Members Of Staff

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January 17, 2011

The Nigerian Bar Association held a Two day Retreat for its National Officers, Select members of the NBA and secretariat staff from the 12th to the 14th of January at the Old Rockview Hotel Wuse Abuja. The NBA President in his opening speech stated t...

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO THE NBA

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January 17, 2011

A representative from the United Nations Development Programme Venice Gutherie on Tuesday the 11th of January paid a courtesy visit to the President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN. The UNDP is presently taking the lead in supporting Civil Socie...

FG gets NBA’s ultimatum to reopen schools

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January 12, 2011

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has given the Federal Government between now and Sunday, January 16 to rescind its decision to close primary and secondary schools in the country or face court action. NBA President Joseph Bodunrin Daudu (SAN) said i...

ELECTION CONFLICT MANAGEMENT TEAM PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION

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January 11, 2011

The Election Conflict Management Team on Tuesday the 11th of January paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Bar Association. The group which is a partnership of 10 Institutions which are stakeholders in matters of National security was warmly received...

Let NBA manage Prison decongestion fund – NBA president tells FG

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December 16, 2010

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has declared that that the Federal Government has not managed the prison decongestion fund very well. Speaking at a round table on an Agenda for Human Rights in Nigeria in Abuja on recently, NBA’s President Chief ...

NBA PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT THE HONORABLE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION’S ON PENAL REFORM AND PRISON DECONGESTION.

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December 15, 2010

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on Monday the 13th of December 2010 delivered a goodwill message at the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation’s Conference on Penal Reform and Prison decongestion. Speaking at the event whi...

NEW COMMITTEE OF THE NBA INAUGURATED

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December 6, 2010

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on Thursday the 2nd of December inaugurated a new committee of the NBA, The Technical Committee on Conference Planning. This committee is designed to ensure that the 2011 conference is a success. The...

NBA ASABA HOLDS ANNUAL DINNER AND RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF THEIR OWN

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December 6, 2010

The NBA Asaba branch is holding a reception in honour of one of their own, Hon. Justice S.C Oseji (JCA) on Saturday the 11th of December, 2010. The reception which will be chaired by Olisa Agbakoba SAN (Former President of the NBA) is in celebration...

NBA LAGOS COMMITTEE CLE ORGANIZES SEMINAR

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December 6, 2010

The NBA Lagos Committee on Continuing Legal Education organized a seminar on the Tuesday the 30th of November. The seminar which was tagged “Law Firm Practice in Nigeria” was held at the Lagos Multi Door Court House, Igbosore Lagos. Mr Frank ...

NBA ENUGU HOLDS LAW WEEK

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December 6, 2010

The Nigerian Bar Association Enugu Branch under the Chairmanship of Mrs Nnenna Uko will be holding her Law week from the 6th to the 10th December 2010. The event will be held at Zodiac Hotels Enugu. Programmes billed for the Law week are MCLE worksh...

NBA, eminent lawyers hail constitution amendment judgment

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November 9, 2010

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) J. B Daudu SAN who spoke to Daily Trust on the ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos which declared the amendments to the 1999 constitution null and void without the president’s assent sai...

NBA Section on Legal Practice conference begins today

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November 9, 2010

The Fourth Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Legal Practice (SLP) conference will start in Calabar, Cross River State today. It will end on Friday. The theme of this year’s conference is: "Corruption, The Dwindling Economy and the Disappear...

Kuramo 2010: Deploying Law as catalyst for Africa’s development

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November 9, 2010

For two days last week, eminent personalities and professionals from various disciplines gathered in Lagos to discuss development, leadership and legal systems, among others, in Africa. By the time they called it a day, it had been agreed that there ...

Corruption List Not From EFCC – WAZIRI

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November 4, 2010

Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farida Waziri, on Friday denied the controversial EFCC advisory list, which listed some politicians who should not be fielded by political parties in the 2011 elections, saying it did not e...

I never sent any advisory list to PDP, others — EFCC Chairman

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November 4, 2010

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri has described as baseless criticisms over a purported advisory list to political parties saying that those behind the outcry are only out for mischief. “ I have b...

NBA's Visit to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

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November 4, 2010

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri, on Friday said she neither compiled nor sent any advisory list to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties to stop 55 aspirants from contesting el...

NBA PRESIDENT PAYS A COURTESY VISIT TO THE ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

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October 30, 2010

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on Friday the 29th of October paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the EFCC Farida Waziri. The EFCC Chairman warmly welcomed the NBA President and congratulated him on his recent election as the ...

Abuja bombings: S’Africa court denies Okah bid to view evidence

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October 25, 2010

Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah’s bid to extricate himself from links with the October 1 bombings in Abuja suffered a major set back yesterday. The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court hearing h...

NBA slams SSS over secret trial of suspects

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October 25, 2010

ABUJA — The authorities handling of Thursday’s arraignment of seven persons in connection with the Independence Day bomb blasts has sparked angry reactions from the bar and the civil society which say the development is anti-democracy. The NBA to...

May 29 Sacrosanct – Senate, NBA

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October 20, 2010

The Senate President, Senator David Mark, said yesterday that the nation is committed to May 29 handover date, adding that the National Assembly was amending the Constitution to accommodate the timeline requested by the Independent National Electoral...

NBA canvasses nine-month span for election petitions

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October 20, 2010

THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has canvassed a nine-month period within which election petitions should be completed, saying that it will be impossible for the petitions to be cleared before winners are sworn-in. Its National President Mr. Joseph...

NBA faults suspension of Aondoakaa’s SAN

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October 12, 2010

THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has kicked against the suspension of former Attorney-General of the Federation Mr. Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) from the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria. I...

NBA Reacts: LPPC Can Give but Can’t Take

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October 12, 2010

A few days ago, it was announced by the LPPC (i.e. the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee the body responsible for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria upon deserving legal practitioners who have satisfied existing criteria ...

NBA faults suspension of Aondoakaa’s silk rank

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October 12, 2010

A few days ago, it was announced by the LPPC (i.e. the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee the body responsible for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) upon deserving legal practitioners who have satisfied existing cri...

Wrong amendment

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October 6, 2010

At the risk of sounding offensive, wisdom appears to have deserted our lawmakers when they made the Court of Appeal the court of first instance to deal with petitions that may arise from presidential and governorship polls. By the provisions of secti...

Attack has exposed security weakness, says NBA

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October 5, 2010

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Joseph B. Daudu (SAN) has expressed sadness over the bomb explosions which rocked Abuja during the 50th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria on Friday. In a statement issued yesterday, the NBA said the a...

It’s wrong to make Court of Appeal election tribunal

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October 5, 2010

You have been in the saddle as Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president for almost one month, what are the challenges? Have you met your expectations so far? The expectations of people are high. I knew from the beginning that the office is very cha...

Atiku, Gusau proffer solutions to security lapses

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October 4, 2010

NBA, Ribadu blames FG, security agencies. Okah to be arraigned in South Africa today. Presidential aspirants, Atiku Abubakar, Mohammed Gusau, and Nuhu Ribadu at the weekend proffered solutions to security lapses that led to the bombing of Abuja, ...

NBA faults Presidency, NASS on constitution amendment

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October 4, 2010

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday faulted the planned amendment of the constitution to accommodate extension of elections’ dates. Briefing reporters in Abuja, NBA President Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN) said polls shift would have negative effe...

NBA faults 2010 Electoral Act over election petitions

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October 4, 2010

ABUJA—The Nigeri-an Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, declared that it was wrong for the 2010 Electoral Act to confer original jurisdiction in governorship matters on the Court of Appeal, insisting that the current number of justices of the appellat...

Kidnap: NBA wants state of emergency in Abia

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October 4, 2010

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has called for a state of emergency in Abia State saying that security, law and order has completely broken down in the state. The Association through its President Joseph Daudu (SAN), at a world press conference, We...

NBA PRESIDENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER THE STATE OF THE NATION

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September 30, 2010

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN convened a press briefing yesterday at the NBA National Secretariat Abuja. The Purpose of the press briefing was to state the views of the Nigerian Bar Association {NBA} on the state of the nation. T...

Corruption in Judiciary serious, NBA tells CJN

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September 28, 2010

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday alerted of rising level of corruption among judges in the country and then charged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Aloysius Katsina-Alu, to take allegations of high profile corruption in the judiciary ser...

NBA says Nigeria’s legal system may collapse

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September 28, 2010

President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Joseph Daudu (SAN) has raised alarm over what he called the looming collapse of Nigeria’s legal system as a result of unnecessary emphasis on election cases. Daudu spoke during the valedictory court s...

Election petition: NBA calls for sack of corrupt judges before 2011

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September 28, 2010

ABUJA—The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, insisted that unless the mounting allegations of corruption levelled against the judiciary was taken very seriously, dishonest politicians might resort to using judges to alter results of the 2011...

Lawyers raise fresh fears over next year’s election

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September 28, 2010

THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has raised fresh fears over next year’s general elections. Its President Mr. Joseph Daudu SAN, said there is "clear and present danger that our legal system may collapse due to unnecessary emphasis on election cas...

IBA: NBA Resolves Canadian Visa Imbroglio

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September 28, 2010

Following the angst expressed by many Nigerian lawyers who were denied visas to attend the International Bar Association Conference in Vancouver Canada, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. J.B. Daudu SAN, led a high powered delegatio...

THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT THE VALEDICTORY SESSION IN HONOUR OF HIS LORDSHIP HON. JUSTICE IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU

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September 28, 2010

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on behalf of the NBA wished Hon. Justice Ikechi Francis Ogbuagu a retiring Justice of the Supreme Court a happy retirement. The President expressed these wishes on behalf of the bar in his speech dur...

GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA), J.B DAUDU, ESQ., SAN PRESENTED BY THE 1ST VICE PRESIDENT

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September 22, 2010

GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA), J.B DAUDU, ESQ., SAN PRESENTED BY THE 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, NBA AT TH OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2010/2011 LEGAL YEAR OF THE COMMUNITY COURT OF JUSTICE ECOWAS ON WEDNESDAY, 22ND SE...

NBA President speaks at the National Stakeholders Dialogue

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September 22, 2010

The President of the NBA on the 21st of September presented a speech at the National Stakeholders Dialogue. The Speech which was titled The Electoral Law and Constitutional Amendments: The Challenge of time dealt with the new Electoral bill passed by...

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Law Quest Training Company Limited

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September 20, 2010

The President of the NBA Joseph Bodunrin Daudu SAN on Friday the 17th of September signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lawquest Training Company for the implementation of the mandatory Continuing Legal Education Programme for Legal Practitioner...

My leadership of NBA 'll be second to none - NBA President JB Daudu

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September 16, 2010

NBA'll tame arbitrary arrest, secret trial, corruption in electoral process, others in my tenure. Mr. Joseph Bodunrin Daudu , SAN assumed office on August 28 as the 24th President of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA). Legal Editor , FOLUSO OGUNMO...

NBA President meets with the Attorney General of the Federation

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September 16, 2010

The NBA President on the 31st of August met with the Attorney General of the Federation. The President was accompanied by the General Secretary and Director Administration of the NBA. Prof Akper the special adviser to the Attorney General was also at...

NBA President visits INEC

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September 16, 2010

The NBA President paid a courtesy visit to the INEC Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega on the 2nd of September at 9am. The President paid the visit in the company of the Director of Administration, the Publicity Secretary and the General Secretary of the N...

NBA on Nigeria’s criminal justice system

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September 16, 2010

The Nigerian Bar Association recently bemoaned the crisis in the nation’s criminal justice system. According to a report by the NBA Human Rights Institute, every aspect of the criminal justice system – from law enforcement through the judiciary t...

MULAN joins forces with NBA for free, fair elections

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September 16, 2010

What does Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) set out to achieve? MULAN is an association that was formed to champion the cause of the down trodden members of the society. We are set out to assist them in actualising and protecting their le...

How to correct defects in Electoral Law, by lawyers

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September 16, 2010

THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), has identified defects in the Electoral Law 2010, which guides the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) preparations for the forthcoming elections. Given the ...

NBA President becomes Vice Chairman of the Council of Legal Education meeting.

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September 16, 2010

The President of the NBA was on the 31st of August made the Vice Chairman of the Council of Legal Education meeting. This was during a visit to The Nigerian Law School with the NBA National secretariat Director of Administration Mr Osita Ok...

Court of Appeal President pledges to support the NBA.

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September 16, 2010

Hon. Justice Isah Ayo Salami President of the High Court on the 1st of September pledged total support to the NBA. The President of the appeal court was speaking during the visit of the NBA President to the court of appeal. The NBA President had p...

NBA presidency: Daudu’s call to duty

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August 11, 2010

The election of 50-year-old Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joseph Bodunrin Daudu as the 25th President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) last week has demonstrated that about 1, 215 accredited delegates’ drawn from 88 branches of the associatio...

NBA to take stand on zoning soon –Daudu

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August 5, 2010

The President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), has said that the association will soon take a position on the ongoing controversy over the zoning of the nation’s president for the 2011 election. Daudu spoke on Su...

NBA Elects a new President

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August 5, 2010

The process of election into the office of the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is one that can be replicated at the 2011 general elections in the country.This was the view of lawyers who converged on the city of Ibadan to elect ...

NBA ex-chief wants seven-point agenda reduced to two

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May 12, 2010

FORMER Secretary General of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Rabiu Lawal-Rabana (SAN), has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to reduce the seven-point agenda of his predecessor to two so as to churn out the benefits of democracy to Niger...

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