Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) after defeating two other senior lawyers in the association’s 2026 national election. Despite internal disagreements and an earlier cyberattack that disrupted the voting process, Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes (47.18%) to emerge victorious. Announcing the results at…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming the second woman to lead the country’s foremost legal body. Badejo-Okusanya emerged victorious after polling 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the 26,106 valid ballots cast in the association’s presidential election. The election was conducted electronically…