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...
NEWS RELEASE NIGERIAN LAW SOCIETY CONCLUDES LANDMARK 4TH ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE WITH RENEWED COMMITMENT TO CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) has successfully concluded its 4th Annual General Conference, held virtually from 15–17 July 2026, bringing together distinguished jurists, Senior Advocates of Nigeria, academics, legal practitioners, policymakers and professionals...
PRESS RELEASE We are concerned that President Bola Tinubu has brought his state-sponsored toxic politics of coronation to bear on the election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Curiously, this same strategy of imposition without allowing for free, fair and credible elections is what the Tinubu-led APC administration is working assiduously towards in the 2027...
J-K Gadzama LLP, founded by the foremost Bar Leader and Life Bencher, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, successfully held its 10th Annual Moot and Mock Trial for Nigerian Law School Externs on Wednesday, 15 July 2026. The annual programme reflects Chief Gadzama’s unwavering commitment to giving back to the legal profession and investing in the development...
A group of lawyers under the aegis of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) has demanded removal or downward review of the N500,000 e-filing fee in the new Supreme Court Practice Directions, 2026. In a press statement made available to CITY LAWYER, RAMINBA called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice...