A LEGACY OF ADVOCACY: A TRIBUTE TO A DISTINGUISHED LIFE | Clementina E. Ukiri, Esq.
I once sat in a courtroom and watched, in quiet awe, as the distinguished Learned Chairman Emeritus of the NBA Ikorodu Branch addressed the bench. I studied his mastery of courtroom advocacy, taking mental notes on the precision and grace with which he navigated the law. How quickly time flickers by. Yesterday, he transitioned to eternal glory. While my heart is heavy, I am profoundly thankful for a life spent enriching the Nigerian legal industry. His passing is a reminder: we will not be young forever. Old age eventually brings its trial…
THE ARCHITECTURE OF IMPACT: WHY AMB. BARRISTER CLEMENTINA E. UKIRI ENDORSES BARRISTER JULIUS NNAMANI FOR NBA IKORODU CHAIRMAN.
Leadership is not a laboratory for trial and error; it is a repository of institutional memory. During the landmark two-year tenure of the most distinguished Chairman Emeritus, Bayo Akinlade, Esq. , one man stood at the administrative heart of that vision. As Branch Secretary, Barr. Julius Nnamani worked side-by-side with leadership to place NBA Ikorodu on the global map of human rights—an achievement recognised by the Open Society Justice Initiative . He does not just remember those programs; he helped design them. He knows why they suc…
REPRESENTATIVES OF FIDA NIGERIA IKORODU BRANCH VISIT CALEB UNIVERSITY LAW COLLEGE.
The representatives of FIDA Nigeria Ikorodu Branch, ably led by Salem Anyalewechi, Esq., Assistant Secretary and Coordinator for Student Chapter, visited the Law College of Caleb University yesterday, 10/10/2025, to establish relations with the Student Chapter of FIDA. Fruitful deliberations with the Acting Dean (Dr. Olugbenga Asaaju and his team, comprising the Deputy Dean, Dr. Mrs. Adetutu - facilitator, and the Chief Admin Officer) on how to move the Student Chapter forward without interfering with their academics, which is the primary purp…
YOUNG LAWYERS FORUM (YLF), NBA IKORODU BRANCH, EXPRESSES THEIR APPRECIATION TO THE 2022 - 2024 LED EXECUTIVES OF THE FORUM FOR A SUCCESSFUL PALLIATIVE PACKAGE.
On behalf of the Young Lawyers Forum (YLF), NBA Ikorodu Branch, I would like to express my gratitude to Almighty God and all our contributors both within and outside our Branch for a successful "PALLIATIVE PACKAGE" for our members from the Young Lawyers Forum (YLF), NBA Ikorodu Branch 2022 - 2024 led Executives (ONE LOVE, GREATER TOMORROW) for a surprising turn-out which has indeed boosted my morale and made me optimistic personally about positive life of all young lawyers in the nearest future. Sir, your positive commitments toward…
NBA IKORODU BRANCH CONGRATULATES MR. NURUDEEN ALOWONLE OGBARA, FORMER CHAIRMAN, NBA IKORODU BRANCH, ON HIS CONFERMENT WITH THE 2023 IKODASS FELLOW AWARD.
We celebrate our Chairman Emeritus as he adds another feather to his bright cap. Today, he will be conferred with the Ikorodu Oga Development Association (IKODASS) Fellowship Award for his landmark achievements and uncommon contributions to society through the use of law as a social engineering tool vide his vociferous advocacy, human rights activism, and selfless services which have led to freeing of several indigent members of the society from military dungeons, civilian cells, and correctional centres in his 28 years of legal practice. He p…
REPORT OF THE LAGOS STATE BAR AND BENCH FORUM.
Dated 27th October, 2023. The leadership of NBA Branches in Lagos State met yesterday, 26th October 2023 with the Honourable Chief Judge of Lagos State, Hon. Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba shortly after the Valedictory Court Session for the Late Chairman Emeritus of Ikeja Branch, Mr. Olayinka Oyeniyi Farounbi. The meeting which commenced about 3:50 pm and ended at 8:30 pm had in attendance the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN; the 3rd Vice President of the NBA, Mrs. Amanda Demechi Asagba; the NB…
AT THE AGE OF 40, NURUDEEN OGBARA, ESQ. WRITES A HEARTFELT BIRTHDAY ODE TO HIS LOVELY WIFE.
It is never too late to celebrate a beauty who was born in the month of August. - Nurudeen Ogbara, Esq. MY ODE TO YOU Nobody makes me laugh like you do. Continue to be yourself, babe. I shall always be your staunchest ally. Happy birthday to the best wife on the planet. You brighten my life, and I'll be eternally grateful. Happy birthday, my lovely life mate. I'm looking forward to growing old with you. Happy birthday, my darling, because no one knows me like you do, and no one ever will. Happy birthday to my forever lover! My best fri…
NBA IKORODU BRANCH LAW WEEK 2023 - DAY 2.
Thank you for yesterday's turnout. I welcome you all to Day 2. Saturday, June 3rd, 2023. - WALK AGAINST DOMESTIC & GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE Time: 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Venue: NBA Ikorodu Bar Centre to Ita Elewa Mini Stadium. - NOVELTY MATCH/HEALTH CHECK Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Venue: Ita Elewa Mini Stadium. - VARIETY/CULTURAL EVENING Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Venue: Lagos State Park/Garden by Ikorodu Jetty, Ebute. Tiwatope Ebinum, Esq. Secretary, Law Week Committee. Idris Kolawole Thany, Esq. Chairman, NBA Ikorodu Branch.
NBA IKORODU BRANCH LAW WEEK 2023 - DAY 1.
I welcome you to Day 1. Friday, June 2nd, 2023. - PRESS CONFERENCE Time: 9 a.m. Venue: NBA Ikorodu Bar Centre. - JUMAH SERVICE/LEGAL AID Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Venue: Omitoro Central Mosque, off Ijede Road, Omitoro, Ikorodu. Tiwatope Ebinum, Esq. Secretary, Law Week Committee. Idris Kolawole Thany, Esq. Chairman, NBA Ikorodu Branch.
THE ADDRESS OF THE CHAIRMAN, NBA IKORODU BRANCH, TO NIGERIAN LAWYERS - THERE IS NO VICTOR OR VANGUISHED IN THIS ELECTION. IT HAS HELPED TO OPEN NEW FRONTIERS AND THINGS HITHERTO THOUGHT TO BE IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE VERY IMPRESSIVE OUTING OF MR. PETER GREGORY OBI/LABOUR PARTY UPSETTING THE STATUS QUO IN THE JUST CONCLUDED ELECTION.
Good morning all! Happy New Month. I wish us divine blessings this new month. Congratulations to everyone who exercised their civic right in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. May the gains abide with us now and forever more. As members of the elite corps of the Nigerian society, we are the leading light that less privileged people look up to as role models and advisors. We have the responsibility to enlighten people. Elections are over and the task of nation-building will continue. There are no perfect election…
THE CHAIRMAN, NBA IKORODU BRANCH, FELICITATES WITH MRS. CLEMENTINA E. UKIRI, ESQ. AS SHE CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY TODAY.
Happy birthday to my person, my true friend, my adviser, an amazon & wonderful personality, warm, dazzling, enchanting, intellectual of no mean repute, a rare breed, a lawyer with another address in journalism, very humble, cool-headed, always willing to learn new things, astute, academic, beauty, and brains personified with great wisdom and uncommon gift in human relations, a technocrat, great publicist, a quiet but great achiever, a mother Theresa of our time, always going extra mile for people who seek her help without expecting a rewar…
REPORT OF COURTESY CALL ON OUR LIFE PATRON ‐ ODOFIN ADEWUNMI OGUNSANYA, SAN.
Dated this 20th day of September 2022. Distinguished Colleagues, REPORT OF COURTESY CALL ON OUR LIFE PATRON ‐ ODOFIN ADEWUNMI OGUNSANYA, SAN. The Executive Committee of the Branch yesterday (September 19, 2022) paid a courtesy call on our Life Patron ‐ Odofin Adewunmi Ogunsanya, SAN in his office in Victoria Island, Lagos. We were well received by the Distinguished Learned Silk. The atmosphere was relaxed and cordial. We were treated to rib-cracking jokes by our Life Patron who was obviously pleased with our visit. The highlights of the visi…
NBA AGC 2022: WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN, NBA IKORODU BRANCH, I. K. THANY ESQ.
Gentlemen Conferees, this is Lagos! The city of aquatic splendour. The commercial capital of Nigeria and the centre of excellence!... To continue to read the address, view the following pictures below.
CONDOLENCES IN RE: OGAGA EMOGHWANRE, ESQ. | NBA IKORODU BRANCH
Dated this 10th day of August 2022. Distinguished Colleagues, CONDOLENCES IN RE: OGAGA EMOGHWANRE, ESQ. As we are all aware by now, the rude shock of the demise of Mr. Ogaga Emoghwanre broke in the evening of today. Our condolences to the NBA family on the passing unto greater glory today of Mr. Ogaga Emoghwanre, Aspirant for the office of NBA National Publicity Secretary, 2022, Publicity Secretary NBA Benin Branch, Secretary NBA National Welfare Committee, and Special Assistant to the NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata. In Mr. Ogagas's h…
COMPLAINT AGAINST THE CRUDE, BABBARIC, UNPROFESSIONAL, UNETHICAL, UNBECOMING AND ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ACP SEIDU BAWA, AREA COMMANDER, AREA N COMMAND, IJEDE, LAGOS AND DEMAND FOR HIS IMMEDIATE REDEPLOYMENT.
Attached is the Chairman of the NBA Ikorodu Branch's complaint against the Area Commander, Seidu Bawa dated 28th, July 2022. On his orders, a Magistrate was forced out of the police station at gunpoint at Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos State and this was unprofessional, unethical, and an illegal act of conduct. Read up on the incident by clicking the link below. https://mattersofthenigerianbar.blogspot.com/2022/07/magistrate-on-police-station-visit.html
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MAGISTRATE ON POLICE STATION VISIT FORCED OUT OF POLICE STATION AT IKORODU AT GUNPOINT ON ORDERS OF THE AREA COMMANDER.
Wednesday 27th July 2022. The Magistrate on her monthly visit to the police detention facility at Area N Command was forced out of the Police Station by the Area Commander. Volunteers from the NBA Ikorodu branch in partnership with Duty Solicitors Network in their report recount the incidence: "... The magistrate requested the presence of one Emmanuel Olukeji, the IPO said he was with the Area Commander. While we were waiting, the Area Commander (AC) suddenly bounced on us. The AC aggressively confronted the Magistrate and was shouting a…
2022 NBA ELECTIONS - FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE NBA IKORODU BRANCH, MRS. GLORIA CASSIUS CONGRATULATES Y. C MAIKYAU SAN AND THE HOST OF ELECTED NATIONAL OFFICERS.
2022 NBA Election The just concluded National Elections of the Nigerian Bar Association is the hallmark of a continuous progressive movement of the Bar, piloted by competent administrators. All elected officers to whom the Nigerian lawyers have reposed confidence have a great responsibility to improve the Bar in tandem with international standards, under the acceptable rules of engagement and the NBA Constitution. As to whom much is given, much is expected! Thus, we expect the best and nothing short of the very best in terms of conscious effor…
NBA IKORODU BRANCH: NOTICE OF MEETING.
18TH JULY, 2022. ALL MEMBERS OF NBA IKORODU BRANCH NOTICE OF MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE 242ND MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION IKORODU BRANCH WILL HOLD AS FOLLOWS: DATE: MONDAY 1ST OF AUGUST, 2022. TIME: 2:00 P.M PROMPT. VENUE: BAR CENTRE, BEHIND UNIQUE BLOSSOM SCHOOL, T.O.S. BENSON ROAD, IKORODU, LAGOS STATE. AGENDA: 1. NBA PRAYER 2. READING OF AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE NBA 3. CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS 4. CONSIDERATION & ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF LAST MEETING 5. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 6. KNOWLEDGE-…
NBA NATIONAL OFFICERS' ELECTION 2022: VENI, VIDI, VICCI.
July 17, 2022. Mr. Oluwaseun Aka, NBA NATIONAL OFFICERS' ELECTION 2022: VENI, VIDI, VICCI. The above were the immortal words of a great legend and historical figure which when translated means: I came! I saw! I conquered! The curtains have finally fallen on the NBA National Officers' Election 2022, in which you were our Branch Ambassador in the race for the office of Assistant General Secretary. You fought a good fight and you indeed came, saw, and conquered! It may not be conquest in the manner most people are familiar with. But, …
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UPDATE FROM MAGISTRATE COURT THREE, IKORODU PRO-BONO MATTER.
(Appearance on behalf of NBA IKORODU BRANCH Probono Committee) Case No: (IKD/ C/8/22 Commissioner of Police vs. John George 'M' Aged 18 years The business of the honourable court is for sentencing the convict; John George. Recall, that on the 31st, of June 2022 the court convicted the defendant of the two counts charge bothering felony and stealing preferred against him. Consequently, the matter was earlier adjourned till the 7th, of July 2022, and further adjourned till today the 14th, of July 2022 for sentencing. After due considera…
