Oyinkansola Badejo Okunsanya, SAN (popularly known as “Ms Bold”), has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, making history after a fiercely contested poll overshadowed by allegations of cyberattacks, voter suppression and widespread electoral…
Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, has rejected the conduct of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Officers Election, describing the process as a “charade” and alleging that the election was fundamentally compromised by constitutional, administrative and technological failures. In a…
Less than one hour before the close of voting in the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Elections, thousands of eligible lawyers remain unable to cast their ballots, raising fresh concerns about voter disenfranchisement and the credibility of the electoral…
A candidate for the office of General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chidi Ezenwafor, has raised fresh concerns over the conduct of the ongoing 2026 NBA National Elections, alleging multiple irregularities ranging from pre-recorded votes and technical failures…
The 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Elections commenced on Saturday after the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) restored its e-voting platform, despite calls by presidential candidates Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, and Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, for…
Fresh controversy has trailed the ongoing 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) National Elections as two presidential candidates, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, and Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, separately raised serious concerns over the credibility of the electronic voting process, alleging multiple…
Presidential candidate in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, has called for the immediate suspension and postponement of the 2026 NBA National Elections, citing what he described as a “catastrophic structural and technical collapse” of the…
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has announced a delay in the commencement of the 2026 NBA National Elections after the association’s electronic voting platform was hit by what it described as a coordinated and sustained cyberattack.…
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), at its Emergency Meeting held on Thursday, 16 July 2026, resolved that the 2026 NBA National Officers and General Council of the Bar (GCB) Elections will proceed as scheduled…
For the better part of the last three months, Nigerian lawyers have lived through what can best be described as campaign season in wigs and gowns. WhatsApp groups that ordinarily debate court decisions have become battlegrounds for presidential endorsements. Branch…