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Chief  Barr (Mrs) Victoria O. Awomolo SAN, FCIArb Endorses Joyce Oduah for the Office of the NBA General Secretary According to V.o Awomolo, in her media post ,said that : "Joyce Oduah (Mrs) is well known to the Nigerian Bar affairs. She is an active and responsible Bar woman, who has actively participated both at her Lagos Branch and National Levels since 2000-2002 when she served as 1st Assistant Secretary, Publicity Secretary (2007-2009) and Social Secretary (2009-2011). In 2012-2014 she won election to the position of National Treasurer. I cannot begin to mention the various Committees in which she has served both at her branch and National Levels including being a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) from 2008-2018)".  She is energetic, composed and humble. Joyce is a tested and trusted hardworking and focused woman of integrity. She is now running for the office of National General Secretary. I can vouch for her competence, ability, hardwork, exp

ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State  and Government have passed avote of confidence on Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by endorsing the former ministry of finance  for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), to head the organization for the period of 2021-2025. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in her statement made on her Twitter account,said that The World Trade Organization has an irreplaceable role to play in transforming countries' economic prospects and the lives of people around the world.  And she went further to direct the general public to  click on her op-ed below to see how and why. https://t.co/EwcQA8gLZW The foreign affairs commission, has also thrown praises on the former  minister. According to the media desk of the foreign affairs commission,the state went was made thus: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government have endorsed the candidature of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the pos

Fathers Day To Forget At Ogbunike, Anambra State As Police Arrest Father Who Murdered His 2 Children, Injure His Own Father On a day the world is celebrating father’s day, residents of Azu Ogbunike in Oyi LGA of Anambra State woke up to the horrifying news of the atrocious acts of a certain Mr. Ifeanyi Apusiobi, aged 34 years old who in the early morning of Sunday, 21st June 2020 allegedly ran amok in circumstances Anambra police say are “yet to be ascertained, and attacked two of his biological children namely; Chinecherem Apusiobi (female, 7 years old and Obinna Apusiobi, male, aged 5 years) with a wooden pistle on their heads while they were sleeping”. In a bulletin issued early Sunday morning, SP Haruna Mohammed, Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Anambra State Police Command, said the “suspect equally used same object and injured his father, one Dominic Apusiobi aged 72 years old on the head”.  The police bulletin announced that Police operatives atta

ADVICE  OF FATHER GODSWIL AGBAGWA ON MASTER JOSEPH OLUOMACHI OPARA AND THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD. According  to  father Godswil, priesthood is a vocation and not a career as he carefully articulated in his post on his Facebook page . The Rev Father has this to say; I have listened to Oluomachi. Honestly, this 9-year old has angelic voice. I am happy that many people have stepped up to support his education. Imo Governor has even promised to adopt him and train him until he becomes a Catholic priest.  I hope people understand that the Catholic priesthood is a vocation not a career. While having an angelic voice and being versed in Catholic songs may seem priestly, priests are not just singers. In fact, many priests are not good singers including myself. Some seminarians who sang well in the seminary also ended up not becoming priests.  Those who want to support Oluomachi must bear in mind that the Catholic priesthood is a call. If you are interested in training him

COVID-19 UPDATES IN  NIGERIA NCDC releases Highlights on COVID 19 COVID-19 NIGERIA Friday 7:55 am 19 Jun 2020 Samples Tested On the 18th of June 2020, 745 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 18480 cases have been confirmed, 6307 cases have been discharged and 475 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory The 745 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos(280), Oyo(103), Ebonyi(72), FCT(60), Imo(46), Edo(34), Delta(33), Rivers(25), Kaduna(23), Ondo(16), Katsina(12), Kano(10), Bauchi(8), Borno(7), Kwara(5), Gombe(4), Sokoto(2), Enugu(2), Yobe(1), Osun(1), Nasarawa(1) Click here to read more NCDC ✔ @NCDCgov 745 new cases of # COVID19Nigeria ; Lagos-280 Oyo-103 Ebonyi-72 FCT-60 Imo-46 Edo-34 Delta-33 Rivers-25 Kaduna-23 Ondo-16 Katsina-12 Kano-10 Bauchi-8 Borno-7 Kwara-5 Gombe-4 Sokoto-2 Enugu-2 Yobe-1 Osun-1 Nasarawa-1 18,480 confirmed 6,307 discharged 475 d

The former Governor of Oyo State,Abiora Ajimobi Has joined his ancestorial home, after a brief complication relating to COVID 19. According to the report we got ,the said former Governor of Oyo State died at the age of 70years. The Oyo State former Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, is said to have died on Thursday at a First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos after a brief illness. Ajimobi who was appointed as the new Acting National Chairman of All progressive Congres(APC) some days  ago by the National Working Committee of the party has been confirmed died of Coronavirus complications. Before his death ,He was a  former lawmaker and Oyo State Former Governor who ruled the state for 8years felled ill after testing positive to Coronavirus and was reported to be in a critical condition before the time of his death. The deceased, who worked as ex-deputy national chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), was said to have slipped into unconsciousness over 10 days ago and that

In my almost 60 years of law practice in Nigeria, I have witnessed different types of leaders of the Nigerian Bar Association (‘NBA’). I have also been privileged to watch our profession rise and unfortunately, I have also seen its decline. However, I have always kept hope alive that a time will come, possibly in my lifetime, when the institutional shortcomings that culminated in our present situation would be redressed by the right kind of leadership at the NBA. *The emergence of Olumide Akpata as a frontline candidate for the NBA presidency suddenly brings that hope to bear*. In Olumide Akpata, I see the hope for the required reforms. In him, I see the chance for a compassionate and competent NBA leadership. In Olumide Akpata, I believe hope for redemption of our profession is not far-fetched. I have decided to pitch my tent where the future lies, and I dare say that the advent of that future is now! *To this end, I encourage all lawyers regardless of your posturing (inne