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Theme: “Justice for All” Are you a legal practitioner, academic, researcher, activist, or law student passionate about expanding access to justice in Nigeria? The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) invites submissions for its Maiden Edition of the NLS Law Journal, set to be officially unveiled at the NLS Annual General Conference (AGC), July 2025. 🗓️ Submission Deadline: 15th July 2025 📄 Word Count: Maximum of 3,000 words 📎 Format: MS Word | Referencing Style: OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) 📚 Key Areas of Interest Include: Access to Justice Legal Education Litigation and Court Practice Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)…

The Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria has commenced its 2nd Quarter National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, amid warm messages of goodwill and solidarity from across the legal community. One of such notable greetings came from Okey Ohagba, Esq., a past national officer of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), who in a heartfelt message extended his “warmest felicitation to the FIDA Nigeria National Executive Council led by the CVP/National President, Mrs. Eliana Martins, the EXCO and members of FIDA Nigeria, Rivers State branch ably led by Chairperson Mrs. Tamunoibuemi Life-George, all FIDAns Nationwide.” Ohagba…

(A). BACKGROUND: Earlier in 2025, the Nigerian Bar Association led by Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, introduced the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) Rules 2025, requiring all practising lawyers in Nigeria to complete at least five CPD credit hours annually. The goal is to uphold professionalism and excellence, ensuring lawyers continuously update legal knowledge, skills, and ethical practice. Lawyers can earn these credits through: (1) NBA‑ICLE-approved courses, seminars, workshops, webinars, and (2) publishing in accredited legal journals, thus catering to diverse learning methods. To this end, NBA is rolling out digitalised annual practice licences (the first of their kind) accessible to members via…

In a major legal victory for electricity consumers, the High Court of Imo State sitting in Owerri today delivered judgment in Suit No: HOW/1169/2021 — Dr. Nnamdi Iwu v. Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) & Anor., awarding the Plaintiff, Dr. Nnamdi Iwu, the sum of ₦3 million in damages. The presiding judge, Hon. Justice L.C. Azuama, found the Defendants liable for negligence and extortion, condemning the EEDC’s conduct as unlawful and exploitative. According to facts presented before the court, Dr. Iwu had, after months of inaction by EEDC, personally replaced a dangerously dilapidated electricity pole supplying power to his residence.…

Expert and those who know insist that security is the business of everyone. That is why the slogan “if you see something say something” is a useful preventive or pre-emptive admonition or caution. What if the people see something and say or do nothing? How about where nothing is done in response to what was seen and said? To be useful, the person or authority to whom something seen was reported to must do something. That is being responsible and responsive. It takes two to tango. Across the globe, the primary purpose of government remains welfare and security of the…

The legal career of Joseph Chu’ma Otteh, whose mortal remains were committed to earth on 20 June 2025, could easily have been different. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife in 1988, very much one of the best students in the set. In 1989, Joe enrolled as a lawyer in Nigeria. He had every opportunity to deploy his prodigious talents and considerable skills in the pursuit of personal fortune and no one could have begrudged him. Instead, he chose the path of legacy and impact through the pursuit of an unpredictable career…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch, has escalated its response to the shocking assault of one of its members, Anosike Olachi Madonna, Esq., by court staff at the Owerri North Magistrate Court sitting at Awaka, by formally constituting a Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the incident. This comes as the NBA Women Forum (NBAWF), Imo State Chapter, issued a strong condemnation and called for justice and institutional reform to protect female lawyers in hostile work environments. In a notice issued this morning, June 21, 2025, from the Secretariat of the NBA Owerri Branch, the Association confirmed the formation of a…

In a decisive move to curb unprofessional conduct within the Imo State Police Command, Commissioner of Police (CP) Aboki Danjuma has issued a stern directive to residents: “If any police officer asks you for money, that’s extortion, tell them ‘NO.’ Similarly, any policeman that stops you to check your phone, don’t allow it.” This statement came during a statewide checkpoint inspection conducted by CP Danjuma and his team on June 17, 2025, aimed at eliminating extortion, harassment, and unlawful practices by police officers. During the inspection, CP Danjuma emphasized the command’s zero-tolerance policy for misconduct, specifically warning officers against extorting…

A disturbing incident of physical assault on a legal practitioner by a court staff has rocked the legal community in Imo State, prompting swift condemnation and action from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch. Anosike Olachi Madonna, Esq., a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Owerri Branch, recounted a humiliating ordeal she suffered on Friday, 20th June 2025, at the Owerri North Magistrate Court, currently sitting at Awaka. In a detailed account made public shortly after the incident, the young lawyer narrated how she was assaulted and demeaned by court staff while discharging her professional duties. “Dear Learned Silks, Seniors,…

The Kano State Police Command has issued a stern warning following the circulation of a viral video showing a group of youths vandalizing campaign billboards of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement released on Friday, the police described the act as unpatriotic, criminal, and a threat to public order. The video, widely shared on social media, captures unidentified individuals tearing down the president’s campaign posters in what the authorities labeled as destruction of public property. “The Kano State Police Command is disturbed by a viral video showing some unpatriotic individuals engaging in vandalism and destruction of public property on the…