Court Rejects Bid To Stop NBBF Elections, Fixes November 3 For Hearing

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined an application seeking to stop the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) board elections scheduled for Thursday, fixing November 3, 2026, for the hearing of a suit challenging the conduct of the federation’s elective congress.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2428, was instituted by Ayodele Olaseinde Bakare against the NBBF and the National Sports Commission (NSC).
Bakare is challenging the legality of the elective congress held in Yola, Adamawa State, alleging that it was convened in violation of provisions of the NBBF Constitution.
The applicant had sought the court’s intervention to halt the electoral process pending the determination of the...