Presidential aspirant of the ongoing NBA Elections, Dele Adesona, SAN, has petitioned the Electoral Committe of the Nigerian Bar Association, ECNBA, on the management of the elections. In a letter addressed to the the ECNBA, Dele Adesina listed the following among others as grave errors noticed before and during the elections: 1. Names of purported

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has confronted the Nigerian Army over an attack on his convoy in Baga, a town in Kukawa Local Government Area of the state. In continuation of the food distribution programme which he started earlier in July, the governor had departed Maiduguri, the state capital on Monday afternoon for the

Afenifere chieftain, PA Ayo Fasanmi, who was a pharmacist, died on Wednesday night at the age of 94.The demise of the Yoruba chieftain was confirmed by his son, Afolabi. In a statement, Afolabi said, “With gratitude to Almighty God for life well spent, we wish to announce the demise of our father, Senator Ayo Fasanmi,

 ECNBA STATEMENT NO. 020 – UPDATE ON ELECTIONS The ECNBA can confirm that over 13,000 individuals have voted in the ongoing NBA National Officers elections so far. The ECNBA however clarifies that, Notices observed on the live voting platform as undeliverable can be attributable to any of the following 5 reasons: Voter has an inactive

Federal Government has approved the ratification of air transport agreement between Nigeria and the United States of America. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed to State House correspondents that Nigeria would take advantage of the air agreement with the US to strengthen economic, social and cultural ties between the two countries. He

The Federal Government on Wednesday said the National Examination Council (NECO) for Senior Secondary School Pupils will commence on October 5 and end on November 18, 2020. The government also said the National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB), examinations will start on the 21st September and end on 15th October, 2020, while the Basic

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the release of €15.21 million (N6,940,081,465.20) offshore and N1.708 billion onshore, totaling N8,648,081,465.2 towards the counterpart funding of phase one of the power deal with Siemens AG, signed by the Nigerian and German governments. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, briefed State

The Electoral Committe of the Nigeria Bar Association had put up a statement on the questions and complaints that followed the release of the final voters register for the NBA elections. The statement reads:  ECNBA STATEMENT N0. 019-UNIQUE IDENTIFIER On this 29/7/2020, the ECNBA circulated the list of accredited voters for the NBA National Officers

The Electoral Committee of the Nigeria Bar Association, ECNBA, has released the final list of duly accredited and verified members who are eligible to vote in the NBA 2020 Elections scheduled to hold from 11:00 pm, today, July 29, 2020, till 11:00 pm, tomorrow, July 30, 2020. In a statement signed by its chairman, Tewo

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has announced Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 governorship election in the state. Akeredolu made the confirmation on Wednesday at the swearing-in ceremony of the new commissioner, Idowu Otetubi in Akure, the state capital. Ayedatiwa, a former representative of the state on the board of