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 A Federal High Court sitting in has restored the right of statutory delegates to vote in primary APC Presidential Primary election. In a ruling delivered on Friday, 3rd of June, 2022 by Hon. Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court in Kano, the court held that Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act, 2022 cannot be interpreted to have excluded statutory delegates from voting in the party conventions, congresses and meetings by virtue Section 233 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Article 20(I)(c) of the APC Constitution. You may wish to recall that Send. El-Jibrin Doguwa and two other members of the House of Representatives had approached the Federal High Court to interpret Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Act, 2022. The respondents were the All Progressives Congress, INEC.

  The Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari-FCT (Cradle Bar) kicked off their Law Week with a Jumat Service. In a well attended service at the Islamic Da' wah Central Mosque, Kubwa, the Iman of the Mosque, Sheikh L. J. Ahmad admonished the Muslim faithfuls to have the fear of God and do what is right. He thereafter prayed for the leadership of the Branch.  The coordinator of the programme, Alhaji Danshitta Shittu, appreciated the Chairman of the branch, Mr. Monday Adjeh presented a gift on behalf of the branch as a token.  The law week continues with sports programmes on Saturday, 4th of June, 2022 at the Public Service Institute. 

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