AFAM OSIGWE (@afamosigwe) / X

AFAM OSIGWE

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AFAM OSIGWE

@afamosigwe

President, Nigerian Bar Association. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Arbitrator, Mediator, Life Bencher, public speaker and motivator.

Abuja, Nigeria

Joined June 2009

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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Aug 30, 2024
Yesterday, August 29th, 2024, I was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc, alongside other members of the National Executive Council. In my inaugural speech, I emphasized our commitment to fostering a proactive, unified, and inclusive
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Mar 18, 2025
“STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS: “SUSPENSION” OR OTHERWISE SUMMARY REMOVAL OF A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNOR AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc has taken due notice of the declaration of a state of emergency in
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Aug 12, 2025
“The treatment of Ms. Comfort Emmanson by Ibom Air was reckless and violated her right to dignity of human person” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc strongly condemns the treatment of Ms. Comfort Emmanson in the incident aboard an Ibom Air flight on 10 August 2025
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Dec 3, 2024
STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION ON THE ARREST OF DELE FAROTIMI AND ALLEGED INVASION OF HIS LAW FIRM The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc is gravely concerned about the arrest of Dele Farotimi @DeleFarotimi on allegations of libel, as well as the reported
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Sep 4, 2024
Dear Colleagues, I have directed the branches of the Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc to monitor the trials of the #EndBadGovernance protesters. Additionally, I have launched a Pro Bono support initiative for protesters who lack legal representation. The Nigerian Bar
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Oct 25, 2025
Happy birthday to me!
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Oct 2, 2025
My speech at the Supreme Court’s 2025/2026 Opening of the Legal Year and Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, where I addressed critical issues facing our justice system. You can watch using the link: youtu.be/XJp6SUXJ200 Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN President,
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Oct 3, 2025
The rule of law must prevail!
Nigerian Bar Association
@NigBarAssoc
Oct 3, 2025
The Nigerian Bar Association has formally notified the Nigeria Police Force of the pendency of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1821/2025 challenging the legality of the tinted permit policy. The NBA has demanded an immediate abatement of all acts in disregard of the court and has further
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Apr 10, 2025
ENUGU TO HOST THE 2025 NBA @NigBarAssoc ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE!
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Aug 19, 2025
“Justice Must Be Seen to Be Done: Operatives who assaulted Ms. Jennifer Elobor must be prosecuted” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc stongly condemns the brutal assault on Ms. Jennifer Elobor, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Anambra State.
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Apr 15, 2025
“Government Must Stop the Killings and Protect Nigerians as Mandated by the Constitution” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc is deeply alarmed by the renewed wave of senseless killings in Plateau, Benue and other States, including the horrific massacre of a family
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Aug 16, 2025
Our position remains that if there’s money or anything needed by the judiciary, be it vehicles, courtrooms, or other infrastructural needs, they should be budgeted for in the judiciary budget, and the judiciary should be allowed to execute them. Nobody should give the excuse that
Comrade Etaba Agbor
@Etaba_agbor
Aug 16, 2025
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc, Afam Osigwe, SAN @afamosigwe, says public donation of cars and houses to judges by governors, who are sometimes boastful during the gesture, is demeaning and ought not to be so. In an interview with Channels
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Mar 20, 2025
In this exclusive BBC @BBCAfrica interview, I shared my thoughts on the legal and constitutional implications of the state of emergency in Rivers State. I addressed critical questions on the rule of law, the removal of the governor and other elected officials, and the need for
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AFAM OSIGWE
@afamosigwe
Oct 3, 2025
“NO NATION CAN THRIVE WHEN ITS CITIZENS LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR” The abduction of our colleague, Isyaku M. Danjuma, Esq., a member of the NBA Birnin Kebbi Branch, who was kidnapped in the early hours of October 1, 2025, around Ibeto town in Magama Local Government Area of Niger
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