{
  "id": 19978866,
  "title": "ADC accuses NBA of siding with ruling party over Kalu’s comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/adc-accuses-nba-of-siding-with-ruling-party-over-kalus-comments-19978866",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T12:50:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/adc-accuses-nba-of-siding-with-ruling-party-over-kalus-comments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) of aligning with the ruling party during a political dispute over a lawyer's comments about a Federal High Court judge. The ADC questioned the NBA's decision to refer the lawyer, Kalu Kalu, to a disciplinary panel for his remarks about Justice Peter Lifu. The ADC argued that the NBA had not shown similar concern when the Court of Appeal criticized Lifu's conduct. The ADC warned the NBA against being drawn into the political crisis involving the opposition and warned against allowing itself to be perceived as siding with a ruling party. The ADC emphasized the importance of addressing conduct that could undermine public confidence in the judiciary rather than victimizing a lawyer for expressing political views. The NBA had petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee over Kalu's comments about Lifu during a November 11 edition of Channels Television's Politics Today.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress has accused the Nigerian Bar Association of bias for referring lawyer Kalu Kalu to a disciplinary panel over his comments. Read More: https://punchng.com/adc-accuses-nba-of-siding-with-ruling-party-over-kalus-comments/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}