Presidential candidate Raila Odinga has formally filed a petition challenging the election results in Kenya’s Supreme Court yesterday, according to one of Odinga’s lawyers, Daniel Maanzo. The petition was filed online Monday morning with a physical copy expected to arrive at the court’s registry in Nairobi before the 2pm local time deadline. Odinga’s Azimio La…
Presidential candidates in the 2023 elections on Monday attended the Nigerian Bar Association’s annual general conference in Lagos. Labour Party’s Peter Obi and the Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar appeared in person at the conference. The NBA had earlier said two other presidential candidates – Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and…
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting on the just concluded governorship election in Osun state has granted the motion exparte brought before it by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress, APC, for a substituted service on the state governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola had challenged the outcome of the July 16 governorship…
*VP mandates board composed of Ministers of Finance, Power, others: Protect interests of our society, particularly ordinary citizens *National Council on Privatisation gets update on takeover of Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan, Benin DISCOs The inauguration of a board for the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) will enhance ongoing efforts to resolve liabilities relating…
Up to 1,500 lawyers who were unable to register for physical or virtual attendance at the ongoing 62nd Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have been granted free access to the conference on the Whova app. The Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) announced Monday morning that free access to virtual attendance…
The National Executive Council of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA-NEC) has ratified the suspension of the General Secretary of the Association, Mrs Joyce Oduah at the ongoing NBA-NEC Meeting taking place on the sidelines of the NBA Annual Conference taking place at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos. It would be recalled that on Monday 15th August…
The Electoral Tribunal for the Osun State governorship election has fixed Monday for the hearing of an ex-parte application filed by Governor Gboyega Oyetola. This is coming after the Electoral Tribunal failed to serve the Governor-Elect, Ademola Adeleke court process on the petition challenging his victory. The election tribunal secretary, David Umar, while speaking with…
Dear Colleagues, The Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) welcomes all delegates to the 2022 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA-AGC) taking place at the prestigious Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island Lagos State. We particularly welcome those who have come from outside Lagos and we wish the rest who are on their…
Lawyers at the ongoing 62nd Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have commended the Olumide Akpata-led NBA administration and the Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) led by Tobenna Erojikwe for ensuring a smooth accreditation and conference materials collection process. The week-long conference, which kicked off earlier on Friday with a well-attended…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licenses of 52 broadcast stations across the country over-indebtedness to the regulatory commission. The stations were owing the Commission N2.6 billion since 2015. The debtor-stations include; Africa Independent Television (AIT) and its sister radio station, Raypower FM; Silverbird Television, and 49 other stations across the country….