Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt Branch will tomorrow head to the poll to elect the next set of officers for the very influential branch. The election is however coming amid a cloud of issues, including an alleged injunction barring the election and a meeting requisitioned by some branch members for Election...
NBA ELECTIONS: EGBE AMOFIN O’ODUA REJECTS MISGUIDED NEC DECISION, DEMANDS TWO-WEEK POSTPONEMENT TO SAFEGUARD CREDIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY The Minority Has Won Over the Silenced Majority — A Dangerous Precedent for the Nigerian Bar The Egbe Amofin O’odua, the umbrella body of lawyers of Yoruba extraction and a critical stakeholder in the Nigerian Bar Association, hereby...
By Sylvester Udemezue (1). INTRODUCTION The 2026 NBA national officers elections are no longer simply about choosing new officers. They have become a major test of institutional independence, electoral credibility and the ability of Nigeria’s legal profession to practise the democratic values it consistently preaches. The election has gone beyond a contest for office, and...
I am pleased to express my strong support for Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam in her bid for the office of National Welfare Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Over the years that I have known Chinelo, she has consistently demonstrated dedication, commitment to service, and a genuine passion for solving problems. She is dependable, hardworking,...
The chicken has come home to roost, as they say. The current crisis in the Almighty one body of lawyers underscores the justification of having several associations of lawyers in a massively lawyer population such as Nigeria. A tendency of the bar, having seized the reigns of the electoral system for lawyers, is bent on...
I have watched with philosophical calmness in the past months the campaigns for the office of the NBA President 2026 and having gone through their profiles and activities of all the candidates. I thereby wholeheartedly endorse BBOLD. Papa Dorn Cklaimz Enamhe PhD, FAPNM, FICMC (C) CITY LAWYER Magazine. All rights reserved. To join our Channel, click here. Click here to...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the Managing Director of the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) election service provider following his arrest and detention ahead of the association’s national elections. Confirming the development on its official X handle, NBA wrote: “The development came as the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NBA reaffirmed that...
X-Raying Okey Leo Ohagba’s Unbeatable Track Record of Leadership Inclusivity, Welfare Advocacy, and Support for Young Lawyers Far from mere campaign rhetoric, Okey Leo Ohagba’s entire career reflects a deep commitment to the institutional inclusion, capacity development, and enhanced welfare of young lawyers. He firmly believes that young lawyers hold the future of the Bar....
Step 1 Use the official ECNBA Electronic Voting Portal using the link provided by the Electoral Committee. Step 2Read the Privacy Notice carefully and click “Accept” to continue. Step 3Enter your Supreme Court Number (SCN) and submit it for verification. Step 4Check your registered email for the One-Time Password (OTP) sent by the ECNBA. Step...
NEWS RELEASE DR. MONDAY UBANI, SAN ENDORSES OKEY LEO OHAGBA FOR NBA GENERAL SECRETARY 2026! Beloved colleagues and friends at the Bar, As we approach the NBA National Elections fixed for this Saturday, 18th July, 2026, I am pleased to endorse Okey Leo Ohagba for the position of General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association....