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Former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, FCIArb (UK), has joined Catholic members of the legal community in mourning the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis. In a heartfelt tribute titled “A Gentle Farewell to a Shepherd of Justice,” Akangbe described the late […]

Immediate Past Secretary General of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Adesina Adegbite, has defended the N300 million payment made to the NBA by the Rivers State Government under Governor Siminalayi Fubara, stating that the funds were meant for specific conference souvenirs and not for hosting rights of the NBA Annual General Conference. Speaking in an […]

Pope Francis, 88, a humble reformer who sought to make the Catholic Church more inclusive much to the ire of some conservatives, has died, the Vatican said Easter Monday. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the pope’s death from the Casa Santa Marta with these words, according to Vatican News: “Dearest brothers […]

After a brief meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday morning, Pope Francis’ annual Easter speech included a condemnation of unnamed political leaders who use “fear” to oppress marginalized people including immigrants and refugees. Pope Francis, who is recovering from a bout of pneumonia that kept him in a hospital for five weeks, […]