SAY NBA ICT TEAM IS MANIPULATING VERIFICATION PROCESS ASK ELECTORAL C’TE TO WAIVE VERIFICATION, BRANCH DUES WORRY ABOUT NON-DISCLOSURE OF VOTING FRAMEWORK BY EMEKA NWADIOKE A major twist has emerged in the run-up to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Officers Elections as some Bar leaders and the NBA Section on Business Law have asked the Electoral Committee of the...
‘NBA IS CONTROLLING YOU TO RIG ELECTION,’ ONU WARNS ECNBA
SAYS VERIFICATION MODEL WILL FOSTER FAKE VOTERS ‘SAFEGUARD YOUR GOOD NAME,’ ONU TELLS TAWO TAWO BY EMEKA NWADIOKE The Co-Convener of Open Bar Initiative, Mr. Silas Onu has petitioned the Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over the exclusion of his name and that of his colleague from the voters’ register for the forthcoming NBA...
KUNLE ADEGOKE OKAYS SOKOYA AS NBA PUBLICIST
Popular lawyer and telecoms litigation expert, Mr. Kunle Adegoke has endorsed Mr. Olayinka Sokoya to win the race for Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) come July 30, 2020. In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Adegoke who is also active in the election petitions circuit noted that having x-rayed the professional and personal lifestyle of the...
GENERAL SECRETARY: ODUAH GETS ECNBA’S NOD TO RUN
Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Treasurer, Joyce Oduah has his chances of clinching the post of General Secretary boosted at the weekend with the green light given to her by the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA). The electoral committee listed the erstwhile NBA Lagos Branch Publicity Secretary as one of the candidates to compete for the influential General Secretary...
NBA PRESIDENCY: OLUJINMI, CLARKE, PINHEIRO BACK ADESINA TO WIN
A leading presidential candidate in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Elections, Mr. Dele Adesina SAN has received double endorsements by key senior lawyers, including a former Attorney General & Minister of Justice. Throwing his weight behind Adesina, former Nigeria’s chief law officer, Chief Akin Olujinmi SAN described him as “a dynamic, well-informed, focused, respectable and above all, courageous...
DAUDU BACKS OKEY OHAGBA TO WIN NBA GEN SEC RACE
The political fortunes of Port Harcourt-based Bar-man and candidate for the post of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Mr. Okey Ohagba brightened at the weekend following his endorsement by Mr. Paul Babatunde Daudu, scion of former NBA President, Mr. Joseph Daudu SAN. The erstwhile NBA helmsman is recognised as a major power broker in NBA politics.
‘HOW ECNBA CAN AVOID RIGGING OF 2020 ELECTIONS,’ BY ODINKALU
Human rights advocate and former Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has predicted that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Officers Elections scheduled to open on July 29 will be rigged. In an article titled “The 2020 Elections of the Nigerian Bar Association Will Be Rigged: Here is How,” Odinkalu outlines perceived gaps in the ongoing...
NBA ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL C’TE CLEARS ADESINA, AJIBADE, AKPATA, BARS 15 OTHERS
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE • WITHDRAWS CLEARANCE TO GENERAL SECRETARY ASPIRANT • DISQUALIFIES 2 INCUMBENT NATIONAL OFFICERS • SETS JULY 15 DEADLINE FOR VERIFICATION • VOWS TO DISQUALIFY CANDIDATES WHO FLOUT CAMPAIGN RULES • SETS MONDAY DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF MANIFESTOS • ASKS CANDIDATES TO DISMANTLE PARALLEL HELP DESKS The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has released the...
AJIBADE SPEAKS ON VIRTUAL CLE, AS ‘CLASS OF ’89’ HOLD WEBINAR
Leading Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential aspirant, Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN will be on a familiar turf today as he speaks to his classmates and other stakeholders on the prospects of online mandatory continuing legal education (CLE). Listed as one of the discussants for the virtual conference slated for 2 pm, Ajibade has gained renown as a cerebral lawyer and...
‘WHY I’M BACKING AJIBADE TO WIN,’ BY CHIJIOKE OKOLI SAN
Frontline white collar litigator and former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (Lagos Branch), Mr. Chijioke Okoli SAN has given reasons for backing a leading presidential aspirant in the forthcoming NBA Elections, Dr. Babatunde Ajibade (SAN). In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the respected Bar Leader described the cerebral senior lawyer as “remarkable in many more ways than...