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Human rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has alleged that certain vested interests are attempting to manipulate the upcoming Nigerian Bar Association presidential election by trying to ensure that one candidate runs unopposed. The NBA is expected to elect its 33rd president next month, with three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Omoyemi Akangbe,...

EDITORIAL Nigerian lawyers are nearly unanimous in asserting that one of the best policies concerning Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections is the introduction of universal suffrage. The credit belongs squarely to the Augustine Alegeh Administration (2014-2016). It is perhaps fortuitous that Mr. Afam Osigwe SAN was the General Secretary during that administration. Accordingly, he is also entitled to take full...

Ęgbé Amòfin Oòdu’À (The Yoruba Lawyers Forum), the umbrella body of lawyers of Yoruba extraction, has raised strong concerns over the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, calling for the use of National Identification Number (NIN) linked mobile numbers for transmission of voting credentials as against use of emails. In a communique made available to CITY LAWYER on the heels...