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CHAMS, ICAN Election and e-Rigging
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CHAMS, ICAN Election and e-Rigging

The credibility of last year’s Council election of the Institute of Chartered Accountants is brought to question as two panel reports reveal evidence of electronic rigging In May 2014, 28 members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, ICAN, were voted into the Council of the institute. The election and previous others conducted by the electoral...

CHAMS Bids for E-voting 31 Days Before ECNBA Inauguration
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CHAMS Bids for E-voting 31 Days Before ECNBA Inauguration

The scandal rocking the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Officers Election has taken another dimension as facts have emerged that CHAMS Plc submitted its bid to provide electronic voting services for the elections at least 31 days before the inauguration of the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA).

CHAMSGATE: Mahmoud Summons Crisis Meeting
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CHAMSGATE: Mahmoud Summons Crisis Meeting

• Invites Presidential Candidates • High-level Parley Holds Thursday • NBA Writes CHAMS for Full Disclosure • CHAMS to Know Fate Soon The crises rocking the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Officers Election has compelled NBA President, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud SAN to summon a meeting of key stakeholders to find ways to save the elections....

ECNBA Bars Proxy Verification, Extends Deadline to July 17
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ECNBA Bars Proxy Verification, Extends Deadline to July 17

* Threatens to Drag Defaulters to Disciplinary Committee * Bars Further Extension The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has warned that it would drag to the NBA Disciplinary Committee, any lawyer caught updating the election portal for others.

SCANDAL: ‘NBA’ SENDS SCAM ELECTION EMAIL
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SCANDAL: ‘NBA’ SENDS SCAM ELECTION EMAIL

The controversies trailing the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Officers Elections inched up a notch higher at the weekend due to a phishing email to members allegedly emanating from the lawyers’ body.

75 Lawyers Fail SAN Test
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75 Lawyers Fail SAN Test

No fewer than 75 lawyers who sought to take the coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) have had their hopes dashed, even as 31 others smile home with the sought-after trophy

CHAMSgate: Odinkalu Chides Olagunju, Carpets ECNBA
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CHAMSgate: Odinkalu Chides Olagunju, Carpets ECNBA

By Our Correspondent ·        Says ECNBA Not Independent, ‘has not done its homework’ ·        Demands Full Disclosure ·        Raps NBA GenSec for ‘excess of eagerness’ Human rights czar and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu has taken a swipe at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) leadership for meddling in the affairs...

NBA Hires Usoro’s Co-Director’s Firm as ICT Partner for Elections
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NBA Hires Usoro’s Co-Director’s Firm as ICT Partner for Elections

By Our Correspondent The ICT Partner selected by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to anchor the forthcoming general elections of the association has as its Chairman, a co-director with one of the leading presidential candidates, CITY LAWYER MAGAZINE can authoritatively reveal. The role was performed by Grace Infotech Limited, owners of the Law Pavillion trademark,...

NJC Recommends 21 Judges for Appointment
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NJC Recommends 21 Judges for Appointment

PRESS RELEASE 11th May, 2018 The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Mr. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, at its 86th Meeting, which was held on 8th and 9th May, 2018, recommended the under-listed names of twenty-one (21) successful candidates as Heads of Courts and Judicial Officers for the Federal/State High...