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COVID – 19 and the Need for Judicial Re-Think

Crisis has a way of bringing to light what has been hiding beneath the surface.…

Non-Compete Clauses in Contracts of Employment: Contractually Beneficial or a Challenge to Public Policy?

The regulation of the relationship between an employer and an employee derives from statute and…

An Open Letter to Mr. Olumide Akpata, the President-Elect of the Nigerian Bar Association

Dear Mr. President (Elect),Now that the elections are over: Can the Nigerian Bar Association now…

Lessons from NBADECIDES2020 by Raymond Nkannebe

After what was a long, tasking and punishing campaigns, elections into the office of the…

Legitimacy, Illegitimacy and Legitimation: An Obstruction or Promotion of S.42 (2) of the 1999 Constitution?

Introduction According to the Supreme Court case of Lalli v Lalli, an illegitimate child is…

THE OLU THAT I KNOW by Tobenna Erojikwe

There may be lawyers that are more compassionate and concerned about the lot of fellow…

FELLOW YOUNG LAWYERS, OLUMIDE AKPATA IS OUR BEST BET. THIS IS OUR MOMENT. LET'S SEIZE IT! By Dignity Ekop

As young lawyers, while we form a large percentage of the current NBA population, we…

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2020 Election: The Dele Adesina that I know by Saheed Abiola ESQ

It is less than 24hrs to the NBA National Election, Lawyers in Nigeria would be…

Prof. Ilochi Okafor, SAN, Endorses DASAN for NBA Presidency

In the hours of our greatest crisis, the very dark days following the gruesome murders…

JUST IN: WHY LAWYERS ARE LOSING FAITH IN THE ECNBA-By Caleb Adebayo

Yesterday, the Electoral Committee of the NBA ( ECNBA) organised a virtual meeting with the…