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…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to the Federal Government after finding that they were reasonably suspected to…
Legal practitioner and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential aspirant, Tobenna Erojikwe, has endorsed Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe (SAN) for the office of President of the Nigerian Bar Association, describing him as the candidate with the experience, leadership capacity and proven…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in state congresses organised by committees constituted by the African Democratic Congress (ADC)…
Nigeria’s major anti-corruption agencies have agreed to strengthen collaboration in the fight against corruption, with particular emphasis on tackling procurement and contract fraud, which officials say accounts for the bulk of public sector corruption. The resolution was reached on Wednesday…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), has said the association accepted membership of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to help develop a legal framework that would prevent the proposed state…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), has cautioned members of the legal profession against allowing political interests to influence the affairs of the association ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that such interference…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has firmly rejected what it described as purported directives issued by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), insisting that the Federal Government has no constitutional authority to…
The controversy surrounding the alleged N1.3 billion Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal intensified on Monday following the reported arrest of the father of the council’s promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. Adeyemi, who…