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’ mandatory minimum attendance of five...
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SHOCKER, AS NBA APPEAL C’TEE SAYS VIRTUAL MEETING ATTENDEES DON’T QUALIFY FOR BRANCH ELECTIONS
There is palpable anxiety within legal circles as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Branch Elections Appeal Committee (North) has held...

BREAKING: ECNBA ROLLS OUT PRELIMINARY VOTERS’ LIST FOR NBA 2026 ELECTIONS, SETS JUNE 1 VERIFICATION DEADLINE
Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has released the Preliminary Voters Register for the eagerly awaited NBA General...

ANXIETY, AS NBA APPEAL C’TE REVERSES DISQUALIFICATION OF PH ASPIRANT
Controversy is trailing the reversal of disqualification of a candidate for the position Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)...

NBA VOWS TO CANCEL NORTHERN BRANCH ELECTIONS WHICH BREACH ATTENDANCE RULE
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has vowed that it would cancel any election by its Northern branches which does not...

NBA 2024 ELECTION: APPEAL COURT SET TO GIVE JUDGMENT ON EROJIKWE’S SUIT
Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential...

NBA PRESIDENT AFAM OSIGWE ASKS IGP TO FIND MISSING YOUNG LAWYER
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked the Inspector-General of Police Tunde Disu to deploy all resources to ensure the...
