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 LAWYERS ARISE FOR JUSTICE Motto: Injustice to one is an injustice to all! A group of lawyers know as Lawyers Arise for Justice has petitioned the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide Akpata over the continued detention of Mr. INIBEHE Effiong. The content of the letter sighted by this reporter is reproduced below. Mr. Olumide Akpata, The President, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA House, Plot 1101 Mohammadu Buhari Way,  Central Business District, Abuja. Dear Sir, INIBEHE EFFIONG: IS THE NBA HELPLESS IN THE FACE OF THIS IMPUNITY? Yesterday the 11th of August 2022, Inibehe Effiong was moved, handcuffed, from Ikot Ekpene correctional centre, Akwa Ibom, where he was held, to Uyo Correctional Centre, where he was forced to sit on the bare floor and have his head and beard shaved, among other degradations visited on him. NBA took a swift step to the applause of all when this matter happened and it is worthy of note that the NBA was courageous enough to say it, th...

The NBA Bwari Branch expressed her heart felt condolence to the family of Mr. Ogaga Emoghwanre,  the NBA Benin Branch and Mr President, Olumide Akpata. The Chairman, Mr.  Monday Adjeh expressed shock at the new of the demise of Ogaga who is a personal friend. He noted Ogaga has visited the Bwari Branch more than 4 times in the about a year of his administration. Ogaga is a personal friend and a jolly good fellow with an infectious smile. Ogaga Baba as he was fondly called until his sudden death was the Publicity Secretary of NBA Benin Branch, Secretary to the welfare Committee under the chairmanship of YC Maikyau, SAN and Personal assistant to our President Mr. Olumide Akpata. He dedicated himself to the service of NBA. He will be missed by not only his family but NBA in general.

  The Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari-FCT branch has appealed to the Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) for the 2022 Annual General Conference (AGC) of the NBA scheduled to hold in Lagos in August to extend the closing date of early registration for the said conference.  He noted that this is to enable the large numbers of lawyers who are mainly young Lawyers who are yet to register to do so.  He noted that the economic situation prevailing in the country has neccesitated the reason why most of the Young Lawyers have not registered.  He also appealed to the President of NBA, Mr. Olumide Akpata to prevail on the committee to allow an extension of registration of early bird

A stakeholders meeting and press conference in furtherance of the 2022 NBA General elections was conveyed on Friday in Abuja as part of efforts to put finishing touches to grey areas which are instrumental to a successful conduct of the NBA General elections holding July 16, 2022. The committee members in attendance includes the ECNBA chairman: Mr Ayodele Akintunde, SAN, the Secretary Mrs Mabel Ekeke, Aisha Ado, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu and Mr Basil who is also an IT expert. After a brief introduction and summary of ECNBA's activities, the chairman called on the Tech consultant to give an enlightenment on the process Mr Akin Akinwolire, the Tech consultant of Finesse Technology  noted that the payment of bar practicing fees is the first qualification to being a prospective voter and exercising ones franchise . According to him, this is also followed by the lawyer's update of their membership portal adding that from mid April till the close of verification, some members did not...

The Monday Adjeh-led Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari Branch on Friday, 15th July, 2022, conferred on the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute, Hon. Justice Salisu Garba, Rtd. with an award and investiture as Patron of the Branch. This timely award and investiture was in recognition of his Lordship's numerous contributions towards the welfare and development of the Branch.  The Chairman of the Branch, in his address, enumerated the numerous impacts of the retired Justice in the Branch.  The Chairman noted that his Lordship is a no-nonsense Judge, who upheld the tenets of the legal profession while at the helms of affairs of the FCT Judiciary. Responding, the Administrator stated that he was the first Presiding Judge of the Bwari Division and, therefore, a member of the NBA Bwari Branch.  He appreciated the Branch for the investiture and award and promised to assist the Branch in any means within the ambit of the law and available resources. The Chairman of the ...

 Monday Adjeh, the Chairman of NBA Bwari Branch has congratulated the Muslim Ummah of the branch and the country in general on this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. He called on all Muslim faithful to prioritize the virtues of sacrifice, tolerance and love which this moment signifies. He urges all citizens to pray for the prosperity and peace of the branch and the country at large; this moment  demands of all, irrespective of tribe and faith, to show love and promote those things that will foster our unity and  enhance progress.  C.J. Dimgba- Chairman, Publicity Committee Akpomiemie Akpomiemie- Secretary, Publicity Committee

The recent attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre  is a pure evidence of failure on the part of our security agencies and their units of  intelligence gathering.  With the influx of some of the criminal elements into the Federal Capital Territory further potend serious danger to the entire residents of the FCT that are already under the besiege by kindred gangs in the recent time.  The security agencies appear to have abandoned their primary duty of dealing with the common criminals within FCT and its environs but  are being seen on daily basis tormenting the innocent and harmless  citizens as if they were the real enemy of the nation.  We are in a country where security agencies  are busy terrorising lawyers and Judges and other members of the public from carrying out their lawful and constitutional duties and subjecting lawyers and other harmless members of the society to untold hardship in attending to their cases. Lawyers are no "threat" to th...