The face-off between Egbe Amofin O’odua, the umbrella body of lawyers of Yoruba extraction, and the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) peaked at the weekend with the influential lawyers’ group asking the United States of America, United Kingdom, European Union, YIAGA Africa, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) and other invited observer groups to steer clear of the forthcoming NBA...
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BREAKING: 82,213 LAWYERS TO ELECT NEXT NBA PRESIDENT ON 18 JULY, 671 NAMES WITHOUT BRANCHES
No less than 82,213 lawyers are eligible to elect the next Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President in an election billed to hold on July 18, 2026. According to an email to NBA members seen by CITY LAWYER, the voters are spread across 139 NBA branches. Meanwhile, the electoral committee reports that “Six hundred and seventy-one (671) names appear at the...
ODINKALU, EBF, MIDWEST BAR, EDUN, AIKPOKPO-MARTINS REJECT AGF’S RIOT ACT TO NBA OKUTEPA BACKS DIRECTIONS
Many Bar Leaders have aligned with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) to reject the “Directions” issued by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN regarding the forthcoming NBA Elections. However, a few have thrown their weight behind the nation’s Chief Law Officer. Among the groups and individuals who faulted...
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NBA PRESIDENT VOWS TO RESIST ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE ITS INDEPENDENCE
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CHINELO OFOEGBUNAM: A LEADER WHO PUTS WELFARE FIRST ALWAYS
Gentlemen of the Noble Profession, Welfare must be realistic, accessible, and lived… not just spoken. That’s why beyond promises, I’m...