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 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.