A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Retired Justice Peter Umeadi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Justice Umeadi who is the sole presidential aspirant of APGA was declared the winner of the primary election of the party on Wednesday. His candidacy was affirmed by 150 delegates who…
Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has created a scheme for lawyers who may require loans for their working capital, operational needs and other purposes required for the professional development and career advancement of individual lawyers . Members who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria can borrow up to N2 million…
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved a total of N23.52 billion for various projects across the ministries of Petroleum Resources, Power and Police Affairs. The respective ministers disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after the over three-hour FEC meeting presided over by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, at the Council Chambers of the…
After six weeks of evidence in Johnny Depp’s high-profile libel trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, jurors in Fairfax, Virginia, have come back with a verdict in the multimillion-dollar case. Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The Washington Post…
The Children of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, have emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC Candidate as well as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Candidate at the just concluded National Assembly Primaries in Bauchi State. The two sons of the CJN, Siraj Ibrahim Tanko emerged as APC’s Bauchi North Senatorial…
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has release the full list of NBA members who are qualified to vote at the forthcoming election slated for July 16, 2022. This is coming on the heels of the release of the full list of NBA members who are qualified to vote at the forthcoming…
Dear Colleagues, As you may already know, the Federal High Court Umuahia, in March 2022, nullified Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. Subsequently, upon an Appeal of an interested party, the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court Umuahia, before stating, albeit as an Obiter, that the vexed Section is…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State is set to conduct a fresh governorship primary election following the withdrawal of the Gubernatorial Candidate of the party, Barrister Ibrahim Kashim from the race, citing personal reasons for the decision he took. Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed is seeking a chance to contest for a…
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has given reasons why it did not disqualify one of the leading presidential candidates, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN from contesting the forthcoming NBA Elections. In a letter addressed to embattled Bar aspirant, Mr. Kayode Bello who wrote a petition to the electoral committee seeking the disqualification…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday conducted a mock voters’ accreditation using the Bimodal Voters Authentication System in preparation for the June 18 Ekiti State governorship election. The Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, who led other management staff members to ascertain the effectiveness of the technology in Ado Ekiti, Igede Ekiti and Ikere…