Senior lawyer Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya is set to be declared winner of the hotly contested Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election. The Chairman of the the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), Mr. Aham Ejelam told CITY LAWYER that the results would be announced by 10 am today. Of the 82,172 registered voters, 26,184 voted during the elections,...
![EZEKIEL UGWUEZE ESQ [P. T. AKAN SAN & ASSOCIATES] VISITS OUR FCDA ALLOCATED ESTATE, APPLAUDS OUR SUCCESSFUL EFFORT AT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A CREDIBLE INVESTMENT PLATFORM AT LAWYERS IN BUSINESS INSTITUTE MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME](https://citylawyermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG-20260718-WA0027-860x655.jpg "IMG-20260718-WA0027")
EZEKIEL UGWUEZE ESQ [P. T. AKAN SAN & ASSOCIATES] VISITS OUR FCDA ALLOCATED ESTATE, APPLAUDS OUR SUCCESSFUL EFFORT AT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A CREDIBLE INVESTMENT PLATFORM AT LAWYERS IN BUSINESS INSTITUTE MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME
Call 08060266163, 08050489622 Some of our pillars like Mr. Babatunde Ogala SAN, OFR are advancing discussion with the F.C.T Minister on the extension of the ongoing Ketti-Kabusa Expressway into our Estate, and that should happen soon. Once it happens, Estate opens up into the Abuja City Center and the value of both rent and property therein will triple. Join our...
FAMILY ASKS POLICE TO PROBE PASTOR’S DEATH OVER ‘ILLEGAL’ EVICTION BY PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER
Nigerian international professional footballer, Mr. Ofoedu Francis Chikeluba, is at the centre of a growing controversy following allegations that a violent and unlawful eviction from his Lekki property culminated in the death of his tenant, Pastor Bolaji Olukotun, aged 67 years. The family of the deceased is pointing accusing fingers at officers of the Ilasan Police Division for allegedly attempting...
‘WHY I DEMAND ECNBA SUSPENDS NBA ELECTIONS IMMEDIATELY,’ BY YEMI AKANGBE
One of the candidates in the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, Mr. Yemi Akangbe SAN has demanded immediate suspension of the elections due to alleged irregularities. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Akangbe set out the grounds to back his demand for immediate suspension of the elections, saying: “I have set out three independent grounds, each of...
NIGERIAN LAW SOCIETY ENDS 4TH LANDMARK AGC, COMMITS AFRESH TO CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY, RULE OF LAW
NEWS RELEASE NIGERIAN LAW SOCIETY CONCLUDES LANDMARK 4TH ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE WITH RENEWED COMMITMENT TO CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) has successfully concluded its 4th Annual General Conference, held virtually from 15–17 July 2026, bringing together distinguished jurists, Senior Advocates of Nigeria, academics, legal practitioners, policymakers and professionals from across Nigeria and beyond...
NBA ELECTIONS 2026: A FIESTY SEASON LIKE NO OTHER
Barring any last-minute hiccup, Nigerian lawyers will head to the poll tomorrow to elect the association’s 33rd president, other national officers and members of the General Council of the Bar (GCB). The build-up to the elections has been especially feisty, not least the dramatic and unprecedented arrest barely 48 hours to the election of one of the service providers for...
‘POSTPONE ELECTION BY 2 WEEKS OR PAY HEAVY PRICE,’ EGBE AMOFIN WARNS NBA
NBA ELECTIONS: EGBE AMOFIN O’ODUA REJECTS MISGUIDED NEC DECISION, DEMANDS TWO-WEEK POSTPONEMENT TO SAFEGUARD CREDIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY The Minority Has Won Over the Silenced Majority — A Dangerous Precedent for the Nigerian Bar The Egbe Amofin O’odua, the umbrella body of lawyers of Yoruba extraction and a critical stakeholder in the Nigerian Bar Association, hereby registers its profound disappointment and...
THE BAR AT A DEFINING MOMENT: WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ELECTIONS?
By Sylvester Udemezue (1). INTRODUCTION The 2026 NBA national officers elections are no longer simply about choosing new officers. They have become a major test of institutional independence, electoral credibility and the ability of Nigeria’s legal profession to practise the democratic values it consistently preaches. The election has gone beyond a contest for office, and has become a mirror, revealing...
FIDA GLOBAL PRESIDENT ENDORSES AUDREY CHINELO OFOEGBUNAM AS NBA WELFARE SECRETARY
I am pleased to express my strong support for Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam in her bid for the office of National Welfare Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Over the years that I have known Chinelo, she has consistently demonstrated dedication, commitment to service, and a genuine passion for solving problems. She is dependable, hardworking, and deeply committed to the...
OKECHUKWU AMECHI SAN’S DUPLEX DECKED, UPSTAIRS CONVERTION INTO FLATS FOR TENANTS COMMENCED BY OUR COREN-CERTIFIED ENGINEERS AT LAWYERS IN BUSINESS MASS-HOUSING & LAND-BANKING SCHEME
Other Professionals can participate! When we are done, his house will be generating at least 12 million per annum in Rent, because Estate is already bubbling with Residents and Tenants are looking for flats to rent. It is beyond the regular Real Estate; it is about helping create a rewarding and permanent extra Income stream for all our people, even...