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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 1. I am delighted and honoured that the Honourable, the Chief Justice of…

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