Kogi State Goevernor, Yahaya Bello, has locked down Kabba/Bunu local government area of the state, following the index cases of COVID-19 in the state. Reports started that Ahmad Ejibunu, chief imam of Kabba, and one of his aides tested positive to the virus. Ejibunu was transferred to Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, from Kabba Specialist  and

ECNBA STATEMENT NO. 006 NBA NATIONAL ELECTIONS 2020   COMPILATION OF VOTERS REGISTER There has been a flurry of reactions following the publication by the ECNBA of the Interim/Provisional Voters Register for the NBA 2020 National Election (“ECNBA Statement No. 005”) on the 30th day of May 2020, which has made it imperative and necessary for

Retired Colonel Dangiwar Umar, a former Military Governor of Kaduna State, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged nepotism. The former governor also accused the President of making lopsided appointments that favour a particular section of the country over others. In an open letter to the President entitled ‘Mr President; Please Belong to All of

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) on Saturday, immediately after the release of the 2020 Election ‘Provisional Voters’ List, urged all lawyers to be on the alert against any unknown persons acting in the name of the committee to offer assistance to lawyers and demanding contact details of eligible voters. The ECNBA

NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION NBA HOUSE, PLOT 1101, OFF MUHAMMED BUHARI WAY, CBD, ABUJA ELECTORAL COMMITTEE OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ECNBA) Contact: ecnba2020@gmail.com ecnba2020@nigerianbar.ng Phone:  08033127580 ECNBA STATEMENT NO. 005 NBA NATIONAL ELECTIONS 2020 – PUBLICATION OF INTERIM/PROVISIONAL VOTERS REGISTER The publication of the INTERIM/PROVISIONAL VOTERS REGISTER hereof of members qualified to vote in the 2020 general

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has again adjourned until fixed June 3 to hear a suit filed by 31 political parties against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Justice Anwuli Chikere, on Friday, gave the new date following the court’s inability to sit as scheduled. INEC had, on February 6, deregistered 74 political parties, leaving

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday discharged a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, over examination malpractices charges. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order following an amendment of the charges which saw Adeleke’s name dropped as a defendant in the case. The prosecuting counsel, Simon Lough,

The Cross River Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,  Mr. Tanko Ashang, has urged members of the State Prerogative of Mercy Advisory Council (SPMAC) to be fair and objective in the discharge of their duties. He stated this on Thursday at the inauguration of the Council in Calabar. Ashang explained that the prerogative of mercy was