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Implications and legality of the resolution of the NBA-NECouncil ‘ratifying’ the  suspension of Joyce Oduah by NBA-NECommittee during the subsistence of  a suit on the subject matter

A Comment by Sylvester Udemezue Gentlemen, I have got a copy of the originating processes from TheNigeriaLawyer. I can confirm that the Registered Trustee of the NBA is sued as the first Defendant in suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1426/2022, challenging the 15 August 2022 suspension of Joyce Oduah as the NBA General Secretary (NBA GS). Temitope Onabanjo…

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Joyce Odua: NBA was in fatal error rooted in self-help to have ratified the suspension being challenged in court – Okutepa, SAN

By Lillian Okenwa Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Jibrin S. Okutepa has described the ratification of Mrs. Joyce Oduah’s suspension as General Secretary at the weekend by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as “the worst example of disrespect for the rule of law.” The ratification came even as a…

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Is The Judiciary Beyond Redemption ?

By Sonnie Ekwowusi To affirm that the judiciary is corrupt is an understatement. The judiciary is not just corrupt; the men and women entrusted with the affairs of the judiciary are suffering from a huge character-deficit. It is painful that our judiciary has been constituted into an object of derision by the very people who…

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The Olumide Akpata NBA Presidency: Leisure Of Promise-Making And The Difficultness Of Promise-Fulfilment (Part 1)

Memory Verse: “… hitting the ground running immediately will not be enough, we also need to hit it flying. Nothing short of that would match the expectations of our members and Nigerians". (Per Olumide Akpata, in his Inaugural Speech on 28 August 2020) Below are seventeen (17) major promises and covenants Mr. Olumide Akpata, while…

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Who will love this country?

On Wednesday, May 21, 2003, Dr Olu Agunloye, then minister of power and steel, presented a memo to the federal executive council (FEC). He sought its approval to award a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract for the Mambilla Hydropower Project to Sunrise Power and Transmission Ltd, a company promoted by Chief Leno Adesanya. The…

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An Analysis Of The CBN’S Cybersecurity Guidelines To Other Financial Institutions

By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, SAN, FCIArb. (UK). INTRODUCTION Set to take effect from January 1, 2023, this regulatory guideline is aimed at the Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) (such as microfinance, development banks, etc.), to enhance cybersecurity and strengthen the defense against cyberattacks, targeted at the information and communications system of the financial industry, which is…

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Sliced Bread and the Nigerian Dream

I woke up a little after 3am thinking about Nigeria and its future. Sliced bread is metaphoric for a near perfect and elitist state of existence. It represents ready made situations, it represents an organised state of things, in fact it simply represents the best among the rest. Nigerians would love their standard of living…

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