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Ballot

The Ballot We Cannot See: Why NBA Must Abandon Electronic Voting

Jamaldeen Bamidele, Esq. On Saturday,18th July 2026, the Nigerian Bar Association went…

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Lakemfa

The Ozymandias complex in the Tinubu administration psyche

By Owei Lakemfa The transformative Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless…

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Eghagha

The Umahi Affair and other Issues in the Land

Hope O’Rukevbe EGHAGHA The news of the death of a young lady,…

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Africa

Around Africa, Elections Have Become Too Inconvenient

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu José Eduardo Van-Dúnem dos Santos was 37 when…

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Africa

Zenith Bank Wins Best Bank In Africa At Euromoney 2026 Awards

Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Africa’s Best Bank” and “Nigeria’s Best…

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election

2026 NBA General Election, Far-Reaching Recommendations and a Prognosis for the Future

A Bar that cannot count its own votes forfeits the standing to…

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2026

NBA Decides 2026: Now that Gold has Rusted

By ‘Tomiwa Fadeyi On one of the occasions when fireworks erupted in…

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De- industrialization

Victor Eburajolo: Mega employer who fought Nigeria’s deliberate de-industrialization

By Owei Lakemfa Forty years ago, on July 24, 1986, Victor Ogebyiwa…

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Eghagha

State Police and Internal Security

By Hope O’Rukevbe EGHAGHA One of the persistent and consistent cries of…

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association

For the Nigerian Bar Association, A Time for a Bold Retool

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The history of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)…

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Jimoh Ibrahim

Jimoh Ibrahim is uninformed: UN intervenes in nation’s internal affairs

By Owei Lakemfa I do not support the call by Oyo State…

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forfeiture

Magu’s travail, Malami’s forfeiture: The wheel of accountability turns

By Dr. Wahab Shittu, SAN In July 2020, I watched the machinery…

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