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  • NBA Ibadan to honour judges, SANs at Law Week

    The annual law week of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) Ibadan branch begins  today at the Aare Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Iyaganku, with the theme: Nation building and the fundamentals of peace and justice.

    The week will start today with Owolabi Afuye memorial lecture under the chairmanship of the President, Oyo State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Eni Esan .

    Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgbose ( SAN) will be the guest lecturer.

    Wednesday’s session will focus on Criminal justice: the evolving landscape and the Bar perspective, while the second session will look at the ‘Multi-Door Court House in action,’  with a mock mediation session.

    The third session will interrogate the ‘Nigerian Bar, our next generation, the next frontier.’

    Thursday is health and fitness day  with a grand ball dinner at 5.30 pm followed by awards presentation to Judges, Senior Advocates of Nigeria and others who have contributed to the development and growth of the branch.

    A  letter to one of the Awardees signed by the branch secretary, Mr. Akeem A.Okelola stated that the award is  in recognition of their meritorious contributions to the  branch,  appreciation of their strong belief in taking the association to an enviable height.

    The awardees include: Justice J. Bamgbose, Justice Kunle Adeigbe (rtd.), Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgbose (SAN),  Mr. Kola Olawoye (SAN), Chief Michael Abayomi Aliyu (SAN), Mr. Johnson Olalekan Ojo (SAN), Mr. Dele Akinmusuti, while Chief M. L. Lagunju will be invested as a Patron of the branch

     

  • 20 rapists jailed in Ekiti

    20 rapists jailed in Ekiti

    At least 20 rapists have been prosecuted and convicted in various courts of law in Ekiti State in the last one year.

    The Chairman of the state chapter of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Mrs. Funke Anoma, disclosed this on Thursday at the commencement of the 2017 Annual Law Week in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

    The Ekiti FIDA Annual Law Week which has as its theme: “The Role of Stakeholders in the 21st Century Childcare,” had three Senior Advocates of Nigeria – Mallam Yusuf Alli, Mr. Ifedayo Adedipe and Mr. John Baiyeshea – as guest speakers.

    Mrs. Anoma said FIDA was poised to tackle incidences of rape, sexual abuse of minors and women and all forms of violence, noting that babies are not exempted from the scourge of rape in the state.

    She said: “There are gross exploitation of women and children, with more internally displaced children everywhere you turn to, and scary social media crimes among our youths reflecting in more child offenders.

    “We have been doing our best to protect rights of women. We are currently prosecuting so many accused persons for gender based violence and sexual assault.

    “We are indeed happy that we are gradually overcoming the challenge of stigmatization because we have devised ways to protect the identities of victims. We used to keep their identities with high level of secrecy. Sensitization has helped to bring out victims to report to us for proper action and we are making progress.

    “Some of them were even bold to testify in courts because we now have a family court which was a special court handling such matters.”

     

  •  FIDA Lagos holds Law Week June 16

    The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Lagos will hold its 2015 Law Week between June 16 and 19.

    The opening ceremony of the Law week has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 16  with a lecture at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos at 10.30am. The Theme of the program is: Women in Power and Decision.

    Chairperson FIDA Lagos State Branch, Eliana Martins said the programme is designed to explore the obstacles to and opportunities for women participation in all spheres of public and  private life,  address the challenges of legal reforms in eliminating all kinds of discrimination against women, project programmes that will encourage women’s access to decision making and participation in leadership and to project ways that the dignity and rights of women can be showcased in the media.

    Martins said FIDA Lagos, in striving to pursue its objective of enlightening and sensitising the vulnerable members of our society including women and children, is promoting the enhancement of their welfare and celebrating the international day of African child during the opening programme.

  • Ikorodu NBA begins its Law Week

    The Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu branch which started on Sunday will end on Friday, February 8.

    According to a statement signed by the branch Chairman, Mr Sahid Owosile and chairman Organising Committee of the week, Mr Anthony Ibeh, the legal education of the bar will hold today in the ancient town of Ikorodu.

    The Lagos State Solicitor-General, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro and Mr Lai Babatunde, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria(SANs) and Mr Wahab Shittu, have been slated to address members of the bar on suc topic as Professional Ethics, Appeal Processes and Procedures and Speialised Criminal Procedure and Processes.

    Lagos lawyer and activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) is guest lecturer at the eight Babatunde Olusola Benson (SAN) annual lecture entitled, “Nigeria, Failing Nation:Where are the lawyers?” holding tomorrow while Deacon Dele Adesina (SAN) will the occasion.

    The yearly dinner talk to be delivered on Thursday by Mrs. Olufunke Adekoya (SAN) will be on the topic, “The lawyer as a change agent: Opportunities and challenges” while Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN) will chair the event.

    The week-long activities will rounded off on Friday with a Jumat Service at the Oriwu Cental mosque, Ikorodu.

    The event took off last Sunday with a Church service held at the African Bethel Church, Ikorodu and it was attended by the Ayangbure of Ikorodu, Oba S.A.A. Oyewusi (Oguntade II).