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MARY AKANBI SET TO HOST THE LAST YOUNG LAWYERS FORUM QUARTERLY MEETING OF NBA BWARI BRANCH(CRADLE BAR) FOR THE YEAR 2023 Mary Akanbi 16th February, 2023 The Young Lawyers Forum Secretary, Yewande Mary Akanbi Esq set to host the last monthly Young Lawyers Forum meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association – Bwari Branch(Cradle Bar) scheduled for the 24th of February, 2023 in commemoration of her birthday which was on the 25th of October, 2022.  The meeting shall be held at  Venue: Magistrate Court, Dutse. Behind Living Faith Church, Kubwa, Abuja - F.C.T.  Date: Friday 24th February, 2023 Time: 2:30pm This last YLF quarterly meeting promises to be worth your while with lots of refreshments on ground.  Please don't miss out.!!!

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - NBA-INEC PRO BONO SERVICES Mary Akanbi 13th February, 2023 Distinguished Colleagues,    In a meeting between the NBA President, Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau OON, SAN and the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu held on Thursday 9 February 2023 to discuss the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the NBA President pledged the NBA’s support to INEC in the conduct of free, fair, credible, inclusive and verifiable elections emphasizing that we [the legal profession] owe Nigerians the duty of sincere participation in all election processes.    In furtherance of our commitment to support INEC as indicated above, the NBA is setting up a team of lawyers to provide pro bono services to INEC for the handling of electoral matters including the prosecution of electoral offences arising from the 2023 general elections. We, therefore, call on interested members of the NBA to submit expressions of interest (EOI) for the provision of pro bono...

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.  Mary Akanbi 12th February, 2023 When: Feb 13, 2023 02:00 PM West Central Africa  Topic: NBA- ICLE NEW WIGS HANDHOLDING SESSION Register in advance for this webinar: http://tinyurl.com/37h4ezut After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Supreme Court declares Ahmad Lawan As APC’s Yobe North Senatorial Candidate The Supreme Court declared Mr Lawan as APC’s senatorial candidate for Yobe North in a three-against-two split judgement of its five-member panel led by Centus Nweze. Mary Akanbi 12th February, 2023 The Supreme Court on Monday declared Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the authentic candidate of the  All Progressives Congress  (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District for the 25th February general election. The court made the declaration in a three-against-two split judgement of its five-member panel. The panel was led by Centus Nweze. The majority judgement held that the decisions of the Federal High Court in Yobe and the Court of Appeal in Abuja “were perverse and must be set aside.” The APC had challenged the judgements of the lower courts which affirmed Bashir Machina as the candidate of Yobe North Senatorial District for the election. It urged the Supreme Court to nullify the two previous ...

Lawyers Criticising Supreme Court judgement on Lawan’s Case Will Face Sanction – NBA President The NBA President spoke on Mr Lawan’s case on Thursday at a valedictory court session in honour of Ibrahim Buba, a retired judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Mary Akanbi 12th February, 2023 The President of the  Nigerian Bar Association  (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, has said lawyers criticising the decision of the Supreme Court affirming the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as a senatorial candidate in the forthcoming general elections will face sanction. Y.C Maikyau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), spoke on Thursday at a  valedictory court session in honour of Ibrahim Buba, a retired judge   of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The NBA President praised Mr Buba for his selfless service to the nation. He recalled the jurist’s many contributions to the development of Nigeria’s jurisprudence. But Mr Maikyau then upbraided some lawyers for criticising the Supreme...

NBA President Delivered A Valedictory Address At The Federal High Court Headquarters, Abuja In Honour of Hon. Justice Ibrahim Buba, Retired Judge of The Federal High Court Mary Akanbi 12th February, 2023 In honour of the retired judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Buba, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN delivered a valedictory address at the Federal High Court Headquarters, Abuja on 9 February 2023. The NBA President extolled the virtues of Hon. Justice Buba who he described as “an exceptionally brilliant and forthright jurist, one that is courageous and fearless.”  In his address, the NBA President decried the state of insecurity in the country which has occasioned incessant attacks and assaults on Judges and lawyers, the latest being the assassination of His Honour, Mr Nnaemeka Ugboma, the Chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. He also bemoaned the sc...

Mohammed Tsav Felicitates With The NBA General Secretary, Adesina Adegbite On His Birthday As He Adds Another Year Today Mary Akanbi 9th February, 2023 Mohammed Tsav, Chairman Emeritus of the Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari Branch has facilitated with the NBA General Secretary, Adesina Adegbite as he adds another year today. The statement read; “Mohammed Tsav, Chairman Emeritus, NBA Bwari Branch felicitates with the NBA General Secretary, Adesina Adegbite on his birthday anniversary. Sir, I wish you more wisdom, sound health and God's protection. Congratulations our amiable "General Secretary”. Signed: Mohammed Tsav Chairman Emeritus, NBA Bwari Branch