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The indefatigable chairman of the branch, Monday Adjeh, joined by  members of the branch, on Sunday the 29th of May,2022, celebrated and attended the  child dedication of the three members of the branch,who had their child dedication celebrations on the same day. The Chairman began the felicitation by attending the child dedication of Baby Zara’s Dedication, the daughter of  Mrs. Ruth Ogba, Esq,  and Mr. Eghe Ben-Enearu Esq, (both members of the branch),  at the  Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Dutse/Bwari Road, Kubwa, at 10:am. Thereafter,  the Chairman  attended the child dedication of the family of  Emmanuel Asuku and Odion Stephanie Asuku (both members of the branch), for the dedication of their child *Hephzibah Ovayioza Ofure ASUKU's*,  at about 10:40 am at the New Estate Baptist  Church, behind Silver Mall, Near Sokale Junction, Dutse Alhaji, Abuja. The chairman rounded off the felicitation of the child dedication, by at...

  ELECTIONS OF NATIONAL OFFICERS OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA) AND NBA REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR (ELECTIONS) GUIDELINE FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING 1.0 Pursuant to Part VI(1) Second Schedule of the Constitution of the NBA 2015 (as amended in 2021) (‘Constitution’), the Elections shall be conducted by electronic voting in accordance with the guidelines stipulated by the ECNBA  guideline is issued to ensure that the electronic voting processes for the Elections are seamless, free, and fair. 2.0 VOTERS VERIFICATION All members of the Association shall be eligible to vote at the general election for National offices provided that such member must belong to a Branch and must have paid their practicing fees as at when due and are duly registered to vote at that election (Part IV (6), Second Schedule of the Constitution. The full list of members of the Association qualified to vote (Voters’ Register) will be published by the ECNBA in an electronic format on t...

 Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has denied the bail application of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Nyako held that the absence of the defendant (Nnamdi Kanu) in court after his bail was granted in 2017 must be discussed before another bail is granted and went ahead to deny the IPOB leader bail In the coming days, the Federal Government is expected to re-arraign Mr. Kanu on an amended six-count treasonable felony charges. In another development in the the Court premises, BBC Igbo correspondents were attacked by some unknown persons that accused the media outfit of peddling fake News “In the instant case, there is a bench warrant on the defendant (Kanu). Suffice to say, he is a fugitive before the court,” she said. The judge, who dismissed Kanu’s move to challenge the terrorism charge, upheld seven counts in the fresh charge filed by the federal government against the IPOB leader Nyako said that the federal gov...

  The Bwari Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association will hold their monthly general meeting on Friday, 20th of May, 2022. The meeting was postponed to enable the branch attend the marriage ceremony of Olumide Akpata, the NBA president in the ancient city of Benin City.  In a release sighted by our correspondent, the publicity Committee Chairman, Chidi Dimgba Esq. stated that  "The highly anticipated NBA Cradle Bar meeting holds this Friday. *Please, note the following:* 1. It is the meeting before the Law Week. 2. There will be FREE PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH on Friday by 2:00pm/before the commencement of the meeting. 3. Members are urged to be properly dressed, as non compliance with the dressing code will not be captured (for the purpose of the free passport photograph). 4. Anyone who misses this opportunity will have to personally arranged for their own passport photograph and at their own cost. *-Publicity Committee*

 The Chairman of NBA Bwari Branch, Mr. Adjeh Monday wishes to congratulate the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide Akpata on the occasion of his marriage ceremony which comes up today 14th of May, 2022 at the ancient city of Benin.  The Chairman stated that "The entire Bwari Branch (Cradle Bar) rejoice with our own President Mr. Olumide Akpata on the special occasion of his wedding in the ancient city of Benin. It's our collective prayer that the Almighty God will bless this new home." The Chairman was present at the event with some other Executive members of the Cradle Bar including Akpomiemie M. Akpomiemie, Prince Amaechi, Paul Daudu, Henry Ehi Barnabas and others

 Mr. Ilofuan Igbuan, a foremost member of the Lion Bar has felicitated with Mr. Pius Oiwoh, the chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch, also know as The Capital Bar on the occasion of his birthday. While thanking God for his life, he prayed that God should grant him wisdom and sound health to enable him meet up with the demand of the good work he is doing. He stated that it is a biblical injunction to celebrate birthdays. He quoted Psalm 90: 12; "Teach us to number our days so that we may apply our heart to wisdom". I.P. Igbuan, Esq is a former Treasurer under the administration of R.O. Isenalumhe, Esq and a former Chairman of Young Lawyers Forum. He is a core Bar man.

 Chief Arthur Nzeribe is died today. Though information are still sketchy at the time of filing this report.  Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe was born  on 2nd November 1938.  As a Nigerian politician, he was Senator for the Orlu Senatorial district of Imo State from October 1983 to December 1983 and May 1999 to May 2007 on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) slate. During his heydays, he responsible for convening the infamous Association for Better Nigerian, (ABN) that seek tp enthrone General Sanni Abacha as president of Nigeria  

Monday Adjeh has set up strong structures for the growth of NBA Bwari  Branch and the Committees are working and delivering on their tasks. He has continued to promote the welfare of members of Cradle Bar and build on the admirable legacies of the Branch among the institutions and notable dignitaries in the society. True to his campaign promises, Monday Adjeh is devoted to a purpose: #RaisetheBar. The forthcoming NBA Bwari Law Week promises to be with a stellar difference. In utmost respect and admiration of every learned Silk, Elder, Senior Members and Colleagues of Cradle Bar, Monday Adjeh urges everyone to attend the forthcoming NBA Bwari Branch meeting, as he unveils plans for the Law-Week-of-all-Law-Weeks in the Branch. In another statement by the PRO, Henry Barnabas Ehi, stated that there would be a photographer stationed at the venue of the meeting to take photographs of those without identify card. He advised that members should come properly dressed  Monday Adjeh, the...

  The Law Week committee members of the NBA BWARI BRANCH (CRADLE BAR) paid a courtesy visit to Senator Shehu Sani ( Former Senator representing Kaduna Central) on Friday the 6th of May, 2022 in preparation for the forthcoming Law Week in June.   The purpose of the courtesy call was to convey the appreciation of the branch for the acceptance of the Distinguished Senator to serve as the Keynote Speaker at the opening ceremony of the forthcoming NBA Bwari Branch Law Week 2022 themed: “The State of The Nation: Where Are The Lawyers?” commencing on the 6th of June, 2022 and scheduled to take place at GADIS EVENT CENTRE, Dutse , FCT, Abuja .   In accepting to play the role as a keynote speaker, the Distinguished Senator expressed his enthusiasm about the chosen topic of discussion given the current state of the nation. The Distinguished Senator further stated that there could be no better time for the chosen topic than now as the general public relies on lawyers as defenders of...

 Supreme Court rules in favour of Rivers against Imo on Disputed Oil Wells The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Rivers state over the disputed 17 oil wells with Imo state and has ended the political arrangement on the sharing of revenue. In its verdict delivered on Friday, the Supreme court decided that the oil wells located in Ndoni and Egbema communities belong to Rivers State. There was previously a political arrangement put in place by the federal government for the revenue from the disputed wells to be shared equally between the two states. However, when Emeka Ihedioha became governor in 2019, a presidential memo directed that all the revenue should go to Imo. The Rivers state government swiftly filed a suit against the presidential directive. This ruling by the Court has now put an end to the equal sharing of the revenue from the oil wells with everything now going to Rivers.

 UK govt recovers $23m Abacha loot  Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has recovered more than $23 million stolen from Nigeria by the country’s late military dictator Sani Abacha. NCA, in a statement on Thursday, May 5, 2022, said the funds were retrieved as part of a wider pool of funds identified by the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) as having been stolen out of Nigeria in the 1990s by Mr Abacha and his accomplices. According to the statement posted on the U.K.’s crime agency website, the funds were recovered after seven years of litigation and international negotiation pursued by the NCA, at the request of the Department of Justice. It said the funds have now been transferred to the Home Office of the UK for onward transmission to the US Department of Justice Billy Beattie, Asset Denial Senior Manager at the NCA said, “The NCA is committed to ensuring that the UK is not a safe haven for criminals to launder their proceeds of crime, and civil recovery of asse...

 The NBA Bwari Branch through the Chairman of the 2022 Law Week Committee, Mr. Paul Daudu, has release the guidelines for registration for their forthcoming Law Week.  How to register for the 2022 Bwari Branch Law Week using the following 4 easy 🙏 steps : 1. Register for the event, https://lawrify.netlify.app/events/bwari-lawweek-2022 you can easily use your Gmail, or any other email and password. After successful registration, you would be redirected to your dashboard. 2. To upload a profile image, tap or click on the circular image(above your name). 3. Click or tap on edit profile to your personal details. 4. Now your poster is ready. Click or tap on the three white dots at the top right corner of the event you registered

 The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has used the occasion of the International Workers' Day to reiterate the need to protect and promote the welfare of workers in Nigeria. Representing the President of the Nigerian Bar Association during the Workers' Day celebration at the Eagle Square, Abuja, the Chairman of the NBA Bwari Branch, Monday Adjeh passed a strong message to all and sundry on the need to ensure that the rights of Nigerian labourers are protected and the need to pay workers their wages and benefits as at when due. The NBA President, speaking through his representative, Monday Adjeh pressed for an upward review of the minimum wage policy of the federal government and decried the poor health conditions labourers have to endure in order to carry out the tasks assigned to them. Monday Adjeh, Chairman,NBA Bwari As at today, in many parts of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory, the minimum wage cannot buy more than a bag of rice...

 Ilofuan P. Igbuan is a senior lawyer based in Benin with a fledging law firm. He was the Pioneer National Chairman of Young Lawyers Forum (YLF). He was the Treasurer, NBA, Benin Branch under the leadership of R.O. Isenalumhe, Esq., during which time  the Bar House was built and commissioned for use.  He has held several positions in the branch including membership of committees. He one time Secretary of Law Week. He has been very keen and active in both national & local Bar affairs. He is about about sustaining the gains of this executive through electing trusted persons with notable antecedents in NBA, Benin Branch. Do have a nice day.

World soccer ruling body, FIFA, has imposed a 150,000 Swiss Franc (about 154,128.75 USD) fine on Nigeria following the unruly behaviour of the fans at the end of the second leg Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana at the Moshood Abiola Stadium on March 29. There was reported break of law and order after the ill-fated 1-1 draw encounter as the Black Stars edged Nigeria out of the Qatar 2022 race on the away goals rule. In a dispatch by FIFA, the body’s Disciplinary Committee decried the poor organisation of the match for lack of order and security at the match, adding there was ‘failure to implement existing safety rules and failure to ensure that law and order are maintained in the stadium, invasion of the field of play and throwing of objects’. Apart from the 150,000 CHF fine, Nigeria will play its next home match without fans.

 Monday Adjeh, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari Branch, has felicitated with members of the branch who are Muslims. In a statement sighted by Bench Mark Naija, he stated that the Eid Mubarak is a time to show love and sacrifice. He prayed the Almighty Allah to accept the prayers and sacrifices of the Muslim faithfuls.