At today’s meeting of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) with candidates and other stakeholders, ECNBA Chairman, MR. TAWO TAWO SAN in his welcome address assures all that the committee is leaving no stone unturned to deliver free and credible polls ECNBA UPDATE ON THE NBA NATIONAL OFFICERS ELECTIONS 2020 PRESENTED AT...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE * BAYO OJO, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, OTHERS SPEAK * OVER 30,000 VOTERS TO ELECT NEXT NBA PRESIDENT * ECNBA BLASTS AKPATA FOR ‘OPEN LETTER’ * AKPATA REPLIES ECNBA, INSISTS NBA PORTAL IS ‘VULNERABLE’ * ECNBA WARNS CANDIDATES AGAINST ELECTION ‘HELP DESKS’ The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) today held a...
Firebrand human rights activist, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN has declared that the three presidential candidates in the race for the coveted NBA Presidency are qualified to mount the saddle. In a statement released today titled “NBA ELECTIONS 2020,” the prominent senior lawyer therefore urged eligible voters to vote “purely in the fear of God and...
Leading Nigerian Bar Association presidential candidate, Mr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN has vowed that he will reengineer the technology ecosystem in the legal industry if elected President come July 30. Unveiling “Opportunities for Lawyers,” a cutting-edge online portal designed to connect lawyers to latest life-changing opportunities around the world, Ajibade observed that “Technology has become a...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE The controversy trailing the adoption of Mr. Dele Adesina SAN as the preferred candidate of the influential Arewa Lawyers Forum (ALF) deepened at the weekend, with the Nigerian Bar Association, Shendam Branch Chairman, Mr. Gabriel Tsenyen washing his hands off the exercise. Stating that he only got wind of the adoption via...
The Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) has made good its promise to meet with candidates in the forthcoming NBA Elections. The electoral committee in a statement scheduled the meeting to hold tomorrow at 5 pm. The sole agenda for the meeting is “Update on the Elections.” The full text of the statement is below:...
The political fortunes of Mr. Dele Adesina, one of the presidential candidates in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Election, brightened today as the influential Arewa Lawyers Forum (ALF) has adopted him for the presidential race. In a letter dated 24th July, 2020 and signed by the forum’s Secretary, Mr. Mohammed Monguno, the ALF...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE Former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana has vowed to go ahead with a lawsuit to determine his eligibility for the forthcoming NBA National Election, saying today’s ruling by a Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja did not tamper with his right to institute the substantive action....
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has released a video to enlighten eligible voters on how to engage in the verification exercise. The 2:22 minutes long video outlines the step-by-step procedure required to complete the verification exercise on the NBA website. It is recalled that the electoral committee had in its latest...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE • WARNS THAT GRANT OF ORDER WILL ‘CAUSE ANARCHY’ • SAYS COURT LACKS JURISDICTION TO HEAR MATTER • ‘THIS APPLICATION WILL TRUNCATE NBA ELECTION IF…’ • ‘WE HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG’ The Nigerian Bar Association has asked the Lagos High Court to dismiss the suit brought by controversial former NBA Ikeja Branch...