BY NGOZI PRINCE IGBO The debate surrounding the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Uniform Bye-Law, particularly on eligibility to vote and be voted for, has continued to generate intense conversations within the legal profession. At the heart of this controversy lies the decision of the NBA Election Appeal Committee (North) on virtual meeting attendance and the...
ELECTORAL ACT 2026: Nigeria’s Revised Electoral Law Expands Spending Limits, Campaign Finance By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen As the 2027 election gradually comes closer in Nigeria, the National Assembly has taken a bold step by making a substantial revision of the Electoral Act (2026). The revision is, among other things, aimed at regulating Nigeria’s campaign finance framework....
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The First Major Casualty of Section 83 of the Electoral Act 2026 May Have Emerged The recent decision of the Federal High Court in Fubara Dagogo v. All Progressives Congress (APC) & 3 Ors., Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/591/2026 delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, represents a significant development in Nigeria’s pre-election jurisprudence. In that case, the court...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria Godwin Obla Odumu has decried the incidence of conflicting judgements in the justice sector. Obla spoke while delivering a Keynote Address at the 2026 Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture which held in Yola, Adamawa State. He stated that the spectre of conflicting judgements was a threat to the rule of law...
REIGNITING CONNECTIONS, BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS THE BAR: A NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO THE MIDWEST BAR FORUM FOR THE WARM RECEPTION AT THEIR RECENT QUARTERLY MEETING. The true spirit of the Bar remains friendship, fellowship, and mutual respect. These values strengthen our professional bonds as lawyers—bonds that naturally deepen when a community welcomes us with open...
Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, FCIArb, joined colleagues at the NBA Abuja Branch Health Walk, once again reaffirming her commitment to engaging lawyers across every corner of the Bar. From Lagos to Abuja and beyond, her message remains consistent: the Bar belongs to its members, and leadership must be built on presence, connection, and genuine engagement...
NEWS RELEASE PRAWA CELEBRATES NIGERIA’S TRIUMPH AT THE IRCT GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2026: DR. UJU AGOMOH ELECTED INTO THE IRCT COUNCIL FOR 2026–2029 The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) proudly celebrates a historic milestone for Nigeria following the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) General Assembly and Council Elections for the 2026–2029 term. In...
A Poem by Chinedu Agu On the twenty-third of September,In the year two thousand and twenty-five,My phone rang like a funeral bell,Yet the caller said,“Please come alive.” They said the State had written my nameInside a petition dressed in blame,Mis-information Commissioner Declan Emelumba had lifted his pen,And suddenly, my keyboard became a den. Cyber bullying,...
There is palpable anxiety within legal circles as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Branch Elections Appeal Committee (North) has held that “Only physical meetings count towards electoral eligibility.” The committee has accordingly upheld the disqualification of no less than four aspirants in forthcoming branch elections, holding that virtual meetings do not qualify in reckoning aspirants’...