Mazi Afam made this statement at a brief media parley held on Wednesday,13th June, 2018.According to him, lawyers want a Bar Association that cares about its member’s welfare; a bar that cares about young lawyers, a Bar that cares about protecting their income.
A lot has already been said and written about Paul Usoro as The Man, The Lawyer, The Candidate… Some have however called for reflections from a time more distant into the past. I am in a position to offer this; so I will start with a glimpse of Paul from earlier days and from my own perspective . I will progress from there, giving my own impressions of Paul Usoro as a boy, a law student and then a legal practitioner.
Kehinde Olamide Ogunwumiju is the youngest among the list of 30 lawyers’ shortlisted for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN only at age 37. He is 12 years post-call and had dedicated his post call years to active advocacy and personal development. He is an associate in the firm of Afe Babalola & Co.
Recently, three students from the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in Osun State, made the nation proud by winning the Spirit of the Competition Award at the 4th International Negotiation Competition in New Delhi, India.
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) in conjunction with the Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) of the NBA 2017 AGC, are organizing the following games/competitions at the forthcoming conference: Table Tennis tournament, Cycling, Speed Boating, Zuba games.
The Presidential position of the NBA is expected to be zoned to the Eastern Bar Forum of the Association in 2018 in accordance with the internal zoning arrangement of the Association
Our Legal Personality Of The Week Is Mazi Afam Osigwe a Former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association
Professor Ernest Ojukwu is Our Lawyer of the Week
