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  CHIDI JUDE DIMGBA Vice Chairmanship Candidate for NBA Bwari Branch (Cradle Bar) INTRODUCTION The Office of the Vice Chairman of NBA Bwari Branch (Cradle Bar) is a sensitive and important one in the scheme of things towards the development of the Branch and the attainment of the objectives of the Nigerian Bar Association at the national level. The Office needs someone who is compassionate and keenly passionate in promoting the cause of justice and the rule of law, as they particularly concern the welfare of members of the Branch and of the profession as a whole. A person with proven records of human rights’ activities, particularly on human right cases prosecuted pro bono publico (in the interest of the public) is best suitable for the position of the Vice Chairman of this noble Branch of the NBA. Cradle Bar has tremendously gained a noble place of prominence in the comity of Branches of the NBA across the country. As such, the Vice Chairman of our highly-esteemed Branch must esse...

  “I want to specially congratulate and felicitate with the NBA Branch of the NBA known as Cradle Bar on the occasion of their law week which started on the 19th of May, 2023 and ended on the 25th of May, 2023. The theme of the law week which was “  A Vibrant Bar, A panacea to National Development”  is very simple and speaks for itself. This is because the essence of a vibrant bar is to ensure development at all time and in all circumstance. The theme speaks for itself in the sense that, it encapsulates the whole essence and role of the legal profession and the focus and vision of the Nigerian Bar Association which is “ Promoting the Rule of Law”. As such I commend the leadership of the branch and the entire members for putting up this law week together for the benefit of members and in fact the society in general. The theme is a clear reminder of our mandate as a profession and the urgent need to start ensuring that we all put our hands on desk to promote...

  The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court on Friday held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The PDP had claimed that Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate was in breach of the provisions of sections 29(1), 33, 35, and 84(1)(2) of the Electoral Act, 2022. The opposition party argued that Shettima’s nomination to contest the position of vice-president and Borno central senatorial seat — at the same time — contravened the law.