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• Dr. Mutiu Agboke Assumes Duty as Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: World

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced Dr. Mutiu Olaleke Agboke as the 21st Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ondo State. A seasoned legal scholar and vetera...

• Nigerian Bar Association Demands Immediate Prosecution Following Palm Sunday Massacre of Twenty Eight Residents in Jos

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The Nigerian Bar Association has issued a formal condemnation of the recent insurgent attacks in Plateau State, labeling the Palm Sunday killings as a grave violation of the right...

• NBA Condemns Omoyele Sowore’s "Courtroom Spectacle" and Warns Against Converting Judicial Sanctuaries into Media Briefing Zones

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Afam Osigwe (SAN) has issued a stern warning against the use of courtrooms for press conferences. The statement follows an incident involvi...

• Nigerian Bar Association Denounces Delta State Festival Assaults as National Disgrace and Collapse of Conscience

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The Nigerian Bar Association has formally condemned the mob violence and sexual assault of women during the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro, Delta State. Legal leaders are demanding the...

• Nigerian Bar Association Condemns Judicial Misconduct After Judge Orders Defense Lawyer to Kneel in Open Court

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Africa

  NBA President Afam Osigwe has formally denounced Justice Mohammed Umar for imposing a non-legal punishment on attorney Marshall Abubakar during a federal hearing. The association m...