Mary Akanbi

NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, Friday 30th September, 2022 Mary Akanbi 30th September, 2022 Read The Latest Breaking News Headlines, Nigerian News, Entertainment, Sport, Business & Politics Punch PDP primary: Supreme Court upholds Adeleke’s election Abuja-Kaduna train remains shut, says FG Import dependence worsening food crisis in Nigeria — IMF FG makes fresh offer, ASUU insists on UTAS Varsities resumption: NANS faults FG, says NUC unstable Reps raise the alarm over possible Ebola outbreak Be honest in election cases, Buhari tells lawyers ICAN drags FIRS to court over tax seal Power sector loses N420bn annual revenue – Gencos Insecurity, others drive up agric imports to N4.6tn Abuja airport hosted five million passengers in 2021 – FAAN 65% inbound containers stop in Onitsha, Aba – FG 70% global trade done through maritime – FG Don’t disrupt census in South-East, NPC urges IPOB NFF: Amadu dismisses reports on presidential race withdrawal Regional shipping line to commen...

NBA President Sends Congratulatory Message To the 62 Successful Applicants For The Rank Of Senior Advocate Of Nigerian (SAN), 2022 .        Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau(SAN) Mary Akanbi 30th September, 2022 The NBA President, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau(SAN) has congratulated the 62 successful applicants for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, 2022 Read the congratulatory message below; It is my pleasure to congratulate the 62 successful applicants for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, many of whom I know personally and I have interacted with professionally. Surely, to attain the lofty rank of SAN is a culmination of years of ambition, passion and sacrifice, and the elation and fanfare that follows the announcement and investiture makes the hard-work worthwhile. What is even more gratifying is the sheer privilege the rank affords the bearer. It is for the sake of such privilege that a bearer, rather than be complacent, must redouble efforts as practitioner...

ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE - CALL FOR MEMORANDA Mary Akanbi 30th September, 2022 You will recall that the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN in a bid to further improve electoral practices in the NBA, had earlier constituted the NBA Electoral Reform Committee. In furtherance of its mandates, the Electoral Reform Committee of the NBA hereby calls for Memoranda from NBA Branches (through their chairmen), members of the NBA, stakeholders and interest groups in the legal profession. Memoranda to be submitted should focus on the underlisted matters and any other matters connected thereto, namely: 1. Identify forms and avenues for incurring excessive expenditure by Aspirants/Candidates in NBA elections; 2. Identify unethical and unprofessional electoral practices by Aspirants/Candidates and members of the Bar during electioneering campaigns; 3. Make suggestions/recommendations on ways and means of eradicating excessive expenditure, inducements and/or o...

Names Of Successful Senior Advocate Of Nigeria Applicants, 2022 Exercise Mary Akanbi 29th September, 2022 These are the names of the Successful Senior Advocate of Nigeria Applicants, 2022 Exercise. See The Names Below; 1.  MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR, ESQ. 2. JOHNSON TARIGHO OMOPHE UGBODUMA, ESQ. 3.  LAWRENCE SUNDAY OKO-JAJA, ESQ. 4.  CHRISTOPHER AGBOMEIRHE SUNDAY OSHOMEGIE, ESQ. 5.  SANUSI OLUGBENGA SAI’D, ESQ. 6.  WAHAB KUNLE SHITTU, ESQ. 7.  EMMANUEL IDEMUDIA OBOH, ESQ. 8. DIRI SAID MOHAMMED, ESQ. 9.  OLADIPO AKANMU TOLANI, ESQ. 10.  AYODEJI OYEWOLE OMOTOSO, ESQ. 11.  CHIJIOKE OGBONNA ERONDU, ESQ. 12.  KINGSLEY OBINNA AJOKU, ESQ. 13.  YAKUBU MAIKASUWA, ESQ. 14. HENRY ESHIJONAM OMU, ESQ. 15.  DAGOGO ISRAEL IBOROMA, ESQ. 16.   JOSEPH ADEMU AKUBO, ESQ. 17.   GOZIE BERTRAND OBI, ESQ. 18.   INAM AKPADIAGHA WILSON ESQ. 19.   ABUBAKAR BATURE SULU-GAMBARI, ESQ. 20.  ABIOYE ARAOYE OLOYEDE ASANIKE,...

NBA Request For Input To The Amendment Of The Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) ACT, 2015 Mary Akanbi 29th September, 2022 Distinguished Colleagues, The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) is in the process of proposing amendments to the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act 2015 (“the Act”). The proposed amendments are crucial to addressing emerging issues in cybersecurity and other issues not accommodated in the existing Act, and to further bring the Act in line with the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) 2021, the implementation of which has since commenced. The ONSA has invited the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to make input to the proposed amendments. Consequently, the NBA is calling for contributions/input in the form of memoranda, proposals, position papers from individual members, sections and fora of the NBA, on possible amendments to the Act. All memoranda, position papers and/or proposals should be forwarded to ayode...

Fingers of Musician Chop Boii and Three Others Cut Off After Being Murdered In Abuja Mary Akanbi 28th September, 2022 Nigerian singer Chop Boii and three of his friends have been gruesomely murdered at their house in Gwarimpa,  Abuja.  Twitter user @HrhWheelz who shared the story, said the fingers of the singer and his friends were cut off by the assailants who also used their blood to write on the wall. The Twitter user insinuated that Chop Boii and another friend were at the wrong place at the wrong time, as she claimed the assailants came for his producer and his girlfriend who was also murdered. Read the tweets below; “Yesterday my friend and three of his friends were butchered and killed In Gwarimpa at their house and their fingers were cut and their blood was used to wrote on the wall Rip chop  Abuja  will miss you. “You were just at the wrong place at wrong time I still love you. “He was producing with his producer a friend and his producers girlfr...

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2022 Mary Akanbi 29th September, 2022 Read The Latest Breaking News Headlines, Nigerian News, Entertainment, Sport, Business & Politics PUNCH Truckers write NPA, plan protest against extortion Atiku launches campaign, books, aggrieved govs boycott event Show maturity in campaigns, Northern elders tell Ohanaeze Reps seek office for budget implementation Dream killers: How South Africas flawed visa process frustrates Nigerians Tinubus supporters hold concert in Abuja Ill lead Nigeria to its best future Tinubu Bagudu, NUT lament terror attacks on schools Encourage private sector to tackle unemployment Cleric Oil theft: FG probes exploration, production by IOCs Adjournments seeking to delay justice should attract sanctions Alabi CBN lends N9.3tn to businesses, manufacturers take 31% FG approves N29bn for road, salt wall projects P&ID scam: Court revokes directors bail, orders re-arrest Nigeria loses 37% oil rig capacity Wo...

Newspaper Headlines Today 28th September, 2022 Mary Akanbi 28th September, 2022 Read The Latest Breaking News Headlines; Nigerian News, Entertainment, Sport, Business & Politics NATION *Troops rescue  seven kidnap hostages in Kaduna* *I never endorsed Obi, says Falae* *Oil theft: Tompolo’s gunboats storm Niger Delta creeks* *Yobe, Jigawa, two others recorded 478 cholera cases in one week, says NCDC* *EFCC: Olisa Metuh’s money laundering case not struck out* *Two die, eight injured in Niger crash* *2023 and the old ethnicity factor* *The king and the he-goat* *Kola Daisi@90, ‘Nigeria hAIRy-ways’* *If the queen was a Nigerian* *Untamed menace of jailbreaks in Nigeria* *Need for clean, clear campaigns* *Interest rate hike: Apex bank’s decision no guarantee to force down inflation, say experts* *Leadership that Nigeria needs* *Frenzy of vanityNigeria’s tortuous path to nationhood* *What’s happening, ITF?* *Nigerians face harder times as CBN raises interest rate* *Presid...

Breaking: Former General Secretary Of NBA Responds To Allegations Of Misconduct Against Her By The Former National Officers Of NBA .                   Joyce Oduah Esq Mary Akanbi 27th September, 2022 The immediate past General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Joyce Oduah, has reacted to the allegations of misconducts against her by other members of the immediate past National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association led by the Olumide Akpata.   In a letter to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau(SAN) dated 20th September, 2022, Mrs Joyce Oduah responded to the allegations of misconduct against her by the immediate past National Executive Committee of NBA. SEE THE LETTER BELOW; 20 th September, 2022   YakubuMaikyau, SAN The President, Nigerian Bar Association NBA House, Plot 1101 MohammaduBuhari Way, Central Business District Abuja, FCT, Nigeria   Mr Pre...