NEWS RELEASE THE FUTURE OF THE BAR STARTS WITH AN INFORMED ELECTORATE: NBA LAGOS BRANCH HOSTS INTERACTIVE TOWN HALL MEETING AT 2026 LAW WEEK The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch Annual Law Week 2026 was not only a platform for examining the future of legal practice in the digital age—it also provided an opportunity...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Omoyemi Akangbe SAN has thanked his supporters for standing by him during the recent poll. In a statement seen by CITY LAWYER, Akangbe also noted that many eligible voters including himself were disenfranchised. The statement gives credence to CITY LAWYER report wich noted that Akangbe did not vote...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...