BadejoOkusanya Extends Lead in Nigerian Bar Election

Oyinkansola BadejoOkusanya has established a commanding lead in the Nigerian Bar Association's presidential election, according to updated results released on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The election, conducted online for the association's 82,164 registered members, was delayed for several hours earlier in the day due to a coordinated cyberattack on the electronic voting platform.

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) announced that voting, originally scheduled to begin at midnight, was postponed after the platform suffered what it described as a deliberate and sustained attack aimed at undermining the election's credibility. Cybersecurity experts and the Election Voting Service Provider worked to restore the system, with voting eventually commencing later Saturday morning. The committee assured members that no votes were cast or recorded during the disruption.

By approximately 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, the ECNBA reported that 21,665 lawyers had voted, representing a turnout of 26.37 percent. In the presidential race, BadejoOkusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, polled 9,930 votes, or 45.82 percent. Her closest rival, former NBA Lagos Branch Chairman Lateef...