The three presidential candidates in the hotly contested 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Election did not vote either for themselves or for their opponents during the election, CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report. CITY LAWYER investigation shows that the name of NBA President-elect, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya SAN’s is missing both from the voters’ register published by the Electoral Committee of the...
APPEALS COMMITTEE INVITES PETITIONS ON 2026 NBA ELECTION
The Nigerian Bar Association National Officers Election Appeals Committee (NBA-NOEAC) has urged candidates who are dissatisfied with the conduct of the 2026 NBA Election to file appeal against returns made by the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA). According to the notice made available to CITY LAWYER, the appeal is in line with Section 14(2)(n)(i) of the NBA Constitution, 2015...
OKEY OHAGBA SENDS NOTE OF APPRECIATION, CALLS FOR INTROSPECTION ON 2026 NBA ELECTION
NEWS RELEASE STATEMENT ON THE 2026 NBA NATIONAL ELECTIONS: A NOTE OF APPRECIATION AND A CALL FOR INTROSPECTION Distinguished Bar leaders, colleagues and friends, I am writing to you today with a heart full of profound gratitude. Throughout this intense campaign journey, your overwhelming support, sacrifices, and shared belief in a truly automated and innovative NBA Secretariat have been my...
NBA ELECTIONS 2026: ‘PUBLICATION OF VOTERS’ NAMES A BOLD STEP, BUT FULL ELECTORAL TRANSPARENCY HAS BECOME NECESSARY,’ SAYS UDEMEZUE
PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF VOTERS IN NBA’S NATIONAL ELECTIONS: ECNBA HAS TAKEN A BOLD STEP. BUT FULL ELECTORAL TRANSPARENCY HAS BECOME NECESSARY By Sylvester Udemezue INTRODUCTIONThe Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) recently recorded what many observers have described as a significant milestone in the evolution of the Association’s electoral process by publishing, on a branch-by-branch basis, the...
NBA LAGOS BRANCH HAILS BADEJO-OKUSANYA AS PRESIDENT-ELECT
NEWS RELEASE NBA LAGOS BRANCH CONGRATULATES MRS. OYINKANSOLA BADEJO-OKUSANYA, SAN, ON HER EMERGENCE AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch, heartily congratulates Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on your historic election as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association and, more significantly, as the first woman ever elected to this exalted office. It is...
DANDIJA DETHRONES AKPAN AT NLS GOLF TOURNAMENT
A New Reign on the Green: Dandija Dethrones Akpan at NLS Golf Tournament! The greens of Zuma Rock Golf Course recently bore witness to an electrifying display of skill, strategy, and sheer determination as the Nigerian Law Society (NLS) Golf Club concluded its 2nd Annual Golf Tournament. Far from a mere sporting event, this year’s tournament, held as part of...
NBA WELFARE SECRETARY-ELECT AUDREY CHINELO OFOEGBUNAM THANKS VOTERS
NEWS RELEASE THANK YOU Distinguished Learned Silks, Esteemed Elders, Seniors, and Colleagues, Thank you for steering the ship from the very beginning, through every stage of this campaign, and all the way to the successful conclusion of the election. I do not take your sacrifices, your time, your support, and your unwavering faith in me for granted. Your belief in...
NBA ELECTIONS 2026: ‘I CONGRATULATE WINNERS, BUT THE ELECTORAL PROCESS MUST BE QUESTIONED,’ SAYS UBANI
For the first time in my life as a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), I was unable to exercise my right to vote in an NBA election. It was not for lack of trying. I made repeated and strenuous efforts to participate in the electoral process, but all proved futile. From the commencement of voting, after several hours...
SPIDEL CONGRATULATES NBA PRESIDENT-ELECT BADEJO-OKUSANYA ON VICTORY AT POLL
NEWS RELEASE CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION ON PUBLIC INTEREST AND DEVELOPMENT LAW (NBA-SPIDEL) TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, THE INCOMING NATIONAL OFFICERS, AND THE NEWLY ELECTED LEADERSHIP OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION I extend my warmest congratulations to Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya SAN the President-Elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (the 33rd President of the Nigerian...
BREAKING: BADEJO-OKUSANYA SET TO EMERGE AS FIRST ELECTED FEMALE NBA PRESIDENT
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,...