NBA, Senior Advocates decry actions of Imo Govt, police over closure of Owerri court

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN), on Thursday, condemned the actions of the Imo Government and the Nigerian Police Force leading to the closure of the Owerri division of the National Industrial Court.The NBA’s President, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, and BOSAN’s Chairman, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, decried the role played by the state government and the police in the court shutdown.The leadership of the two associations spoke separately in Abuja at the 2022/2023 Legal Year of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN).Maikyau…

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NBA assures members of free, fair technological-based election

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), on Thursday, assured its members of a free, fair and technological-based poll in the election of its executives come July 16.Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA), Mr Ayodele Akintunde, SAN, gave the assurance during the 2022 Manifesto Day and the Presidential Debate organised for members vying for various positions in the association.“The electoral process is essentially based on technology because we are adopting e-voting.“And what we are trying to do is to let people know that it is possible for you to…

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