1The 2026 NBA Ballot Crisis: Causes, implications and the case for reform, by Wahab Shittu, SAN BarandbenchJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026
2How VeryDarkMan became the new face of public dissent in Nigeria, by Babafemi Ojudu BarandbenchJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026
32027: Kwankwaso says Obi signed four-year presidency agreement BarandbenchJuly 21, 2026July 21, 2026
FeaturedLitigation ALDRAP asks court to stop swearing-in of NBA President-elect, Badejo-Okusanya, others BarandbenchJuly 21, 2026July 21, 20260 The Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) have requested a Federal High Court in… Read More
CommentaryFeatured NBA at a Crossroads: Why reform cannot wait, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJuly 19, 2026July 19, 20260 As the Nigerian Bar Association prepares to elect its 33rd president, legal scholar Chidi Anselm Odinkalu argues that the association… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured NBA election disrupted as voting portal fails, group demands Osigwe’s resignation BarandbenchJuly 18, 2026July 18, 20260 The election for the next President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) was disrupted in the early hours of Saturday… Read More
CommentaryFeatured NBADecides2026: The battle for an independent bar, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJuly 12, 2026July 12, 20260 Three score and three years ago, a defining dispute erupted in the old Western Region of Nigeria over the scope… Read More
Commentary Citizens’ rights and security concerns, by Femi Falana, SAN BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250 In this paper presented at the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference, Enugu, FEMI FALANA, SAN argues that though Nigeria’s Constitution… Read More
Commentary Death of world’s nicest judge and matters arising, by Lasisi Olagunju BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250 He was just a municipal court judge in a US city. Some years ago, he was asked: “In your 38… Read More
CommentaryFeatured APC replies NBA over withheld Osun LG allocations BarandbenchAugust 21, 2025August 21, 20250 It is appalling that the NBA leadership that could not lend its voice to condemn the ruthless killing of one… Read More
FeaturedPolitics NBA writes AGF over withheld Osun State Local Council allocation BarandbenchAugust 20, 2025August 20, 20250 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has appealed to the Federal Government to direct the immediate release of withheld allocations belonging… Read More
FeaturedNews NBA demands immediate release of activist Dele Farotimi BarandbenchDecember 4, 20240 The Nigerian Bar Association has asked the police to release with immediate effect a lawyer and rights activist, Dele Farotimi,… Read More
FeaturedPolitics NBA to Police: You’ve constitutional duty to provide security during Rivers LG poll BarandbenchOctober 5, 2024October 16, 20240 The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has told the Nigeria Police that it has the constitutional duty to provide security for… Read More