THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF “SCHOOL CERTIFICATE LEVEL OR ITS EQUIVALENT”: DOES THE NON-SUBMISSION OF PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATES DISQUALIFY A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE? The recent publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the personal particulars and credentials of candidates for the 2027 Presidential Election has once again reignited public debate over the constitutional educational qualification required for election...
EXCLUSIVE: NBA PRESIDENCY: ECNBA ASKS APPEALS C’TEE TO DISMISS AKANGBE’S PETITION (DOWNLOAD COPY)
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has urged the NBA National Officers Election Appeals Committee to dismiss the petition by one of the presidential candidates challenging the return of Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya SAN as the duly elected President of the association. In an Answer to Akangbe’s petition obtained by CITY LAWYER, the electoral body stated that the...
NBA ELECTIONS 2026: THE INSIDE STORY
The 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Elections will go down in history as one of the fiercest contests in the association’s recent history. THE BUILD-UP There is no gainsaying that the build-up to the elections was characterized by high stakes politicking and intrigues that tested the wits and resolve of many stakeholders. Predictably, the appointment of members of the...
NBA ELECTIONS: ICT GURU AND EX ECNBA MEMBER UDOTAI ASKS 4 HARD QUESTIONS
Technology expert and former Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), Mr. Basil Udotai has raised four questions he says the ECNBA must answer regarding the NBA Elections. In a post on his verified LINKEDIn platform, Udotai said that “these are not allegations that the election was compromised,” adding that “once an election authority publicly announces an attack of...
![AT THE AGC 2026 PROMO: PLOT OF CHIEF EMMANUEL OSUALA NWAGBARA ESQ. [NBA LAGOS] PROCEEDS TO FINISHING, WITH P.O.P. CEILING, DOORS, WINDOWS & TILING AT LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME](https://citylawyermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG-20260725-WA0016-860x655.jpg "IMG-20260725-WA0016")
AT THE AGC 2026 PROMO: PLOT OF CHIEF EMMANUEL OSUALA NWAGBARA ESQ. [NBA LAGOS] PROCEEDS TO FINISHING, WITH P.O.P. CEILING, DOORS, WINDOWS & TILING AT LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME
AGC 2026 Promo: Plot of Chief Emmanuel Osuala Nwagbara Esq [NBA Lagos] proceeds to finishing, with P.O.P Ceiling, doors windows & tiling at the Lawyers In Business Mass-Housing & Land-Banking Scheme We are building into flats, and Tenants are already waiting to move in; while maintaining the Duplex Exterior, approved by the FCDA. Other Seniors are building Staff quaters to...
‘COURTS OF JUSTICE CAN END ATTACKS ON JUDGES’ – BY ODINKALU
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Around Africa, many associate the job of a judge with the easy life. All they do, they believe, is cozy up to politicians and give them what they want. The reality, however, is a lot harsher and this is not exactly new. When the United Nations adopted the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary...
‘SUPREME COURT’S DIRECTIVE ON USE OF “BARRISTER”: MY UNDERSTANDING,’ BY UBANI
There appears to be some misunderstanding regarding the recent communication from the Registrar of the Supreme Court concerning the use of the title “Barrister.” Some have interpreted the directive to mean that it is now unlawful for anyone to address a legal practitioner as “Barrister.” With respect, I do not believe that is the correct interpretation. In my view, the...
RISE AND RISE OF NIGERIA’S WOMEN IN LAW
By Favour Abalaka For the first time in Nigeria’s legal history, four women simultaneously sit at the helm of the judiciary’s highest echelons, legal education, and the Bar. FAVOUR ABALAKA takes a look at the careers of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun (Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Supreme Court), Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem (President of the Court of Appeal),...
‘WE’LL PARTNER WITH YOU FOR BOLD REFORMS,’ NBA-LIM CHAIR TELLS BADEJO-OKUSANYA
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Lawyers in the Media Forum (NBA-LIM), Mr. Adam Adedimeji, has described the last biennial election of the Nigerian Bar Association, as a sign of national renewal. Adedimeji made the remark in a congratulatory message to NBA President-elect, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN. Badejo-Okusanya was declared winner of the election by the Electoral Committee of...
CORRECT FORM OF ADDRESS FOR A JUDGE IN NIGERIA (IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER) IS “MY LORD” OR “YOUR LORDSHIP”
THE CORRECT, PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL FORM OF ADDRESS IN NIGERIA FOR A JUDGE (IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER) IS “MY LORD” OR “YOUR LORDSHIP” (A Respectful Reaction to the Article by Eyimofe Atake, SAN) By Sylvester Udemezue BACKGROUND In a recent article titled “My Lord or My Lady? The Correct Mode of Addressing Female Judges,” Learned Silk, Eyimofe Atake, SAN, argues that...