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NBA DISCLAIMS THE NEWS OF HER MEMBERS PARTAKING IN A PROTEST UNDER THE SUPPOSED LEADER SYLVANUS K. ALEWU.
LAWYERS STORM SUPREME COURT FOR YAHAYA BELLO, HIT EFCC - THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER. https://thenationonlineng.net/lawyers-storm-supreme-court-for-yahaya-bello-hit-efcc/ The above report refers. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is aware that some news outlets have reported this news. Please, be informed that while the NBA respects the rights of citizens to assemble and protest, we insist that this particular group of persons are not lawyers. For completeness, their supposed leader or convener - Sylvanus K. Alewu is not a name known to us. Thank…
NOTICE OF CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL OFFICERS' ELECTION APPEAL COMMITTEE.
Distinguished Colleagues, The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, has constituted the National Officers' Election Appeal Committee, subject to ratification of the National Executive Council (NEC). The committee shall receive and resolve electoral complaints and disputes arising from the election of National Officers and the election of representatives of the NBA in the General Council of the Bar. The chairman of the committee is Mr. Usman Ogwu Sule, SAN. Other members are Mrs. Folashade …
ECNBA NOTICE: INVITATION TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF NOMINATIONS.
Distinguished Colleagues, The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) is inviting members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to participate in the opening of nomination envelopes of persons who have submitted forms to contest at the forthcoming NBA elections. According to the ECNBA, this public opening of nomination envelopes is in recognition of "the importance of transparency in the electoral process." The event will hold today, Monday, 15th April 2024, at 11 a.m. Prospective candidates or their approved re…
ECNBA NOTICE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ELECTION SERVICE PROVIDER.
Distinguished Colleagues, As you may already be aware, the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) is tasked with the mandate to conduct elections to the National Offices of the NBA and the NBA Representatives to the General Council of the Bar and has fixed the 20th day of July 2024 for the said elections. Towards this, the ECNBA has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the selection of an Election Service Provider (ESP) to the ECNBA to provide the Electronic Voting platform to facilitate electronic voting at the NBA E…
EID-EL-FITR: NBA FELICITATES MUSLIMS.
On this occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, on behalf of the National Executive Committee of the NBA, felicitates the Muslim Ummah, particularly Muslim lawyers, and members of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN). Signifying the conclusion of the Ramadan fasting, this Eid is an instructive celebration, and the Ramadan teachings of perseverance, discipline, generosity, sacrifice, piety, and humility should not be lost on us all even after Ramadan. May t…
