TRIBUTE TO HONOURABLE JUSTICE AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE ON HIS RETIREMENT

Today marks the graceful exit Honourable Justice Ahmad Belgore J.C.A (Rtd).  Honourable Justice Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore J.C.A from the Bench after nearly 33 years of Judicial Service, having attained the statutory age for retirement. Born 18th April 1953, His Lordship attended Oke-Oyi, Afon and Baboko Primary Schools, all within Ilorin Emirate. Subsequent educational qualifications were received […]

A TRIBUTE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BARASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON,SAN, TO OUR SLAIN COLLEAGUE, MRS. OMOBOLANLERAHEEM

LAWYERS WITH DISABILITIES IN NIGERIA: REALITIES, CHALLENGES AND EXPECTATIONS

THE KEYNOTE SPEECH PRESENTED BY MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION AT THE MAIDEN CONFERENCE OF LAWYERS WITH DISABILITIES FORUM (NBA-LWDF) BEING HELD AT PAVE HOTEL & SUITES, AHMADU BELLO WAY, ABUJA, ON TUESDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2022. PROTOCOL OPENING REMARKS I felt honoured when my special friends of […]

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME REMARKS AT THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION ON PUBLIC INTEREST AND DEVELOPMENT LAW (SPIDEL) CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY ON WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE 2023 AT THE CITADEL, LAGOS

PROTOCOLS I welcome you all to this August gathering – the Annual Conference of the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL), holding in the beautiful city of Lagos – the Centre of Excellence. I thank Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the constant support the Nigerian Bar Association has received from […]

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 LATE HONOURABLE JUSTICE CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC, ON 10 OCTOBER 2023 AT THE SUPREME COURT COMPLEX, ABUJA

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 LATE HONOURABLE JUSTICE CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC, ON 10 OCTOBER 2023 AT THE SUPREME COURT COMPLEX, ABUJA PROTOCOLS “Lives of great men all remind us We can make our […]

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

REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR.YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, AT THE 20TH GANI FAWEHINMIANNUAL LECTURE HELD ON 15 JANUARY 2024THEME: RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND AGITATION FORSECESSION IN NIGERIA

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION – MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN – ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2023/2024 LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT HELD AT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT HEADQUARTERS, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA, ON MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2023

PROTOCOLS “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 will not succumb to blackmail. … […]

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