There appears to be some misunderstanding regarding the recent communication from the Registrar of the Supreme Court concerning the use of the title “Barrister.” Some have interpreted the directive to mean that it is now unlawful for anyone to address a legal practitioner as “Barrister.” With respect, I do not believe that is the correct...
THE CORRECT, PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL FORM OF ADDRESS IN NIGERIA FOR A JUDGE (IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER) IS “MY LORD” OR “YOUR LORDSHIP” (A Respectful Reaction to the Article by Eyimofe Atake, SAN) By Sylvester Udemezue BACKGROUND In a recent article titled “My Lord or My Lady? The Correct Mode of Addressing Female Judges,” Learned Silk,...
RESPECTED LEARNED SILK BADEJO-OKUSANYA, NOW NBA PRESIDENT-ELECT: WILL YOU ALSO FAIL IN THIS ASSIGNMENT? OR WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT? By Sylvester Udemezue Leadership is not tested by the brilliance of an election campaign; it is tested by the courage, wisdom and character demonstrated after victory. Every election creates expectations. Every mandate imposes responsibility. Every office presents...
By Jamaldeen Bamidele On Saturday,18th July 2026, the Nigerian Bar Association went to the polls to elect its 33rd President. Voting was scheduled to open at midnight, but it did not. In the early hours of election day, the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association announced that its voting platform had come under what...
NBA ELECTIONS: BEYOND CONGRATULATIONS – THE TIME FOR GENUINE ELECTORAL REFORMS AND WEEDING OUT CABALS IS NOW The 2026 Nigerian Bar Association presidential election has come and gone. Winners have emerged and have been duly declared by the allegedly independent Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA). I extend my warm congratulations to every...
BY SOSEIPIRIYE LONG WILLIAMS Following the inability of the NBA PH Branch Electoral Committee to conduct elections to fill in the offices of the Branch executives on 26th June, 2026 by virtue of the order of Hon. Justice Sika Henry Aprioku sitting in Port Harcourt, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe...
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,...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Three score and three years ago, a defining dispute erupted in the old Western Region of Nigeria over the scope and reach of constitutional conventions in determining or terminating the tenure of high-level political leadership. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which ultimately had to pronounce on the matter, described...
HOW IMO GOVERNOR’S SYCOPHANTS MADE NIGERIAN LAWYERS “SEE IMO FINISH” LAST WEEKEND. By Chinedu Agu They say that a man who cuts off his nose to spite his face ultimately leaves himself with no face to show the world. Last weekend, from 10 to 12 July 2026, the Imo State Government, in its infinite wisdom...
BY MUHAMMAD IDRIS The recent press statement issued by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) rejecting the intervention of the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) in the ongoing controversy surrounding the forthcoming NBA National Officers’ Election is, with profound respect, unfortunate, legally unsustainable and inconsistent with the very principles of constitutionalism and...