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,...
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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...