ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, AT THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HELD ON MONDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2023, TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE 2023/2024 LEGAL YEAR AND THE CONFERMENT OF THE RANK OF THE SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA
PROTOCOLS Introduction PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE JUDICIARY “It is sad that so much has been said in the newspapers of this country on the case. The new technology of Internet reporting has added to the comments, some of them doubting our integrity to do justice according to law. I regard them as blackmail, and I […]
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, DELIVERED AT THE VALEDICTORY COURT SESSION HELD IN HONOUR OF THE RETIRED JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA, THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, JSC, CFR, ON 27 OCTOBER 2023 AT THE SUPREME COURT COMPLEX, ABUJA
PROTOCOL Preamble Depleting Supreme Court Concluding remarks Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN PRESIDENT
Independence Day Message By The President Of The Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, AT THE COURT OF APPEAL OPENING OF THE LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY HELD ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2023 AT THE COURT OF APPEAL HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
PROTOCOL Bench and Bar Relationship JUSUN Attacks on the Judiciary “Most worrisome is the attack on the judiciary by the media and the members of the Bar. This is a huge limitation on the development of the justice system. Before the court makes a pronouncement or a judgment, the media with the help of legal […]
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, DELIVERED AT THE VALEDICTORY COURT SESSION HELD IN HONOUR OF THE RETIRED JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA, THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, CFR, JSC, JARUMAR KABI, ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2023 AT THE SUPREME COURT COMPLEX, ABUJA
PROTOCOL Preamble “There should be two cardinal objectives of courts in a democracy. One is obvious: courts must accomplish justice. The second, often neglected, is: courts must convince those whom they serve that justice is being accomplished.” Child Rights Advocacy Depleting Supreme Court Remuneration of Judges and Justices Concluding remarks Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN […]
KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2023 ANNUAL CLASFON CONFERENCE HELD AT LA KINGS HOTEL, 31 STADIUM ROAD, PORT HARCOURT, ON 3 AUGUST 2023
THEME: THE LORD IS OUR LAW GIVER (ISAIAH 32:23) KEYNOTE TOPIC: LAW AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR NATION BUILDING: EXPLORING INNOVATIONS INTRODUCTION: What is Law? The correct answer to this question remains a matter of great disputations as there is no generally accepted definition of law. One author had boldly asserted that law can never be […]
Statement Of The President Of The Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, Oon, San, On The Incident Between Officers Of The Dss And Ncos At The Premises Of The Federal High Court, Lagos On 25 July 2023
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME REMARKS AT THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION ON LEGAL PRACTICE (SLP) CONFERENCE ON MONDAY 17 JULY 2023 AT THE AUDITORIUM, NBA NATIONAL SECRETARIAT BUILDING, ABUJA
PROTOCOLS It is with great joy that I welcome you all to this August event, the 2023 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice (NBA – SLP), taking place here at the NBA House, Abuja. I am especially excited because this is my Section’s Conference – SLP being my primary Section. […]
GOOD GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY: THE PANACEA FOR A NEW NIGERIA KEYNOTE SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN AT THE 5TH JUSTICE ADEREMI ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES AT AARE AFE BABALOLA BAR CENTRE, IYAGANKU, IBADAN
7 JULY 2023 PROTOCOL 1. Five years ago, the Commonwealth lost of one of her finest jurists, our own Honourable Justice Pius Olayiwola Aderemi, Commander of the Order of the Niger and Papal Knight of St. Gregory the Great. His Lordship’s transition was an unquantifiable loss not only to the Bench, it also dealt the […]
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME REMARKS AT THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION ON BUSINESS LAW (SBL) CONFERENCE WELCOME DINNER ON WEDNESDAY, 5 JULY 2023 AT EKO HOTEL, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
PROTOCOLS I am delighted to welcome you all to this auspicious and very distinguished occasion – the 17th Annual Conference of the NBA Section on Business Law (SBL), taking place in Nigeria’s Centre of Excellence and commercial nerve-centre; the 6th largest economy in the continent – the beautiful city of Lagos. This is the second […]