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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged legal professionals to remain steadfast in defending the rule of law, constitutional democracy and the fundamental rights of citizens. Governor Fubara made the call at the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with the theme, “Beyond Limits.” The governor described the legal system
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, says more than 23,000 legal practitioners from across Nigeria and a number of lawyers from outside the country are expected to attend its 66th Annual General Conference scheduled to begin on August 21, 2026, in Port Harcourt. NBA President, Mazi Afam-Osigwe, SAN, disclosed this at a press conference in Port
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court that ordered the proscription of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and three other political parties. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, the appellate court held that the Forum of Former Legislators, which instituted the suit seeking the
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, has assured that future editions of the Rivers State Multi-Door Courthouse (RSMDC) Statewide Settlement Week will no longer be held during the court vacation to enable judges and legal practitioners participate fully. Justice Chibuzor-Amadi gave the assurance at the opening of the second five-day Statewide Settlement
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over its alleged failure to explain and account for more than ₦211 trillion recorded in the company’s 2023 audited financial statements. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1427/2026, was filed last week before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch, has been postponed following a dispute over the publication of the eligible voters’ register and other electoral guidelines. Members of the branch had gathered at the NBA House in Port Harcourt for the election before disagreements over the voters’ list and election procedures sparked
A constitutional and human rights lawyer, Tonye Sipoto-Pepple, has cautioned government institutions and public authorities against referring matters already determined by competent courts to administrative or legislative committees, describing the practice as inconsistent with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. Sipoto-Pepple’s remarks follow complaints by some families and individuals who alleged that despite obtaining valid
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Degema has restrained the Government-Recognized Amadabo of Bakana, Lawrence Odum, and the Bakana Land Committee from further trespassing on disputed community lands. Justice B. S. Kokpan issued the order after hearing submissions from counsel to the claimants, I. F. Igbikikuno, and counsel for the defendants, D. L. Dokubo,
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, an al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist organisation, to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to multiple terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the sentence after convicting Abubakar Abba, popularly known as Abu Baraa, and Mahmud Usman, also known as Mamuda, on
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The history of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has traveled a path that parallels the political evolution of the country. It began in 1900, the same year in which the government of Queen Victoria assumed formal authority over the country after revoking the Royal Charter of Taubman Goldie’s Royal Niger Company.
