Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dismissed rumors that singer Portable was paid to perform at its 2023 Annual General Conference. In an interview with PUNCH, NBA National Publicity Secretary Akorede Lawal said that Portable’s performance was part of the package of headline sponsor Obi Cubana’s Cubana Group. EDITOR’S PICKS AU … Read more
INEC has appointed nine SANs to defend Tinubu’s election victory. Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is heading the team of lawyers. Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of the election by INEC on March 1, 2023. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is poised … Read more
Massive protests have erupted in Abuja over the alleged ‘hoarding’ of the new naira notes by commercial banks. The NBA chairman accused the banks of helping politicians to frustrate the cash withdrawal limit and cash swap policy. The policy is expected to force politicians to surrender old naira notes stock-pilled in their houses. EKO HOT … Read more
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says a lawyer, Kenechukwu Okeke, who filed a criminal complaint before an Abuja Magistrate Court over the actions of protesters during the #EndSARS protest, was fake and never called to the bar. The NBA, on Monday, stated that Okeke was fake and not on the list of directory of lawyers … Read more