O. V. Frank-Briggs Esq. , past Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Port-Harcourt Branch has given a reliable eye-witness account regarding the unfortunate stories trailing an after-party organised by The Integrity Group to celebrate the emergence of Prince Nyekwere as the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt Branch.  He recounts as follows:

As Nigerian lawyers prepare for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2020 elections, one of the major contenders for the position of the President of the NBA, Mr Olumide Akpata (Senior Partner at Templars), shared his perspectives in an interview with The Palm (People’s Accolade Law Magazine) on 18 June 2020. The interview was moderated by

WHY OLUMIDE AKPATA? In December, 2017, I attended the NBA Dinner of the NBA Lagos Branch (one of the best events I have ever attended till date) at a time when I was disillusioned with the Profession. I was working tirelessly with a law firm in Ikeja earning a remuneration that couldn’t take me home

Appellant ought to appreciate that commercial transactions are not to be blocked; blighted and bloated by technicalities and foisted delays that take their toil not only on their opponent’s time/resources but indeed delays that clog on the administration of justice and dissipates judicial energy and public resources are condemnable. The prolongation of this needless dispute

As the NBA national election 2020 draws close, the Chairman of the NBA Section on Business Law decided to express his support for the candidacy of the amiable Mr Olumide Akpata. The Learned Silk made it clear that he had no difficulty in his decision to pitch his tent with Mr Akpata. He didn’t just

According to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in a notice published today, 2/6/2020, in its official Twitter handle, the Commission notifies the general public as follows: Following the further ease of the Covid-19 Lockdown by the Federal Government, the Commission wishes to inform its valued customers and the General Public that it is now open

Uwa Vera Omozuwa  – pretty young lady, 22, undergrad – raped and killed. Her ordeals reopen the many wounds inflicted on the hearts of many and reinforces the blemishes on the moral fabrics of the society.   When a woman is raped, the rapist did not just force his way in to steal some pleasure –

If there is an industry the Nigerian economy is to be proud of, it is definitely the entertainment industry. While every other aspect of our lives, to a great extent, defiled all works and prayers to improve, the Nigerian entertainment industry has grown from the proverbial grace to the Tu Face’s kind of grace, drawing