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The Nigerian Bar Association is an organized statutory body with the primary motive of regulating and coordinating the legal practice in Nigeria. The organization had had a total of thirty three chairmen or presidents right from its inception in the year 1900 (though not really organized then) till date. However each of these presidents, while in office, performed differently according to their abilities, this explains the reason the present President distinguished himself and continues to steer the organization toward actualizing a collective goal. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN) studied law and graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979. He also holds a Master’s degree from the university specializing in Company and Labour Relation Law. Afterwards, he went on to serve for fifteen years at the Kano State Ministry of Justice rising from the pupil state counsel to the position of the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. Poularly known as AB Mahmoud,...

Justice Ishaq Bello stated that arrest of suspects before completion of investigation has become a culture which is abused among law enforcement agencies in Nigeria. He said this while at the inauguration of sub-committees of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) on Tuesday. Justice Ishaq Bello is the Chairman of   Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) also the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory. He said, “The Administration of Criminal Justice Act advocates that no arrest should be made until completion of investigation. “But we have observed with pains that this has not been the case. “Hardly do you find a time when any of the prosecutory agencies will come to court on the day of arraignment and say their investigations are concluded.” He asserted that although the same law provides for the arrest and detention of suspects on the order of the court, such provision was being abused by the law e...

Nigerian anti-corruption agency, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), will arraign Alhaji Saidu Dakingari alongside the former Secretary to the State Government before the Kebbi State High court. The duo would be arraigned over alleged fraud and misappropriation of public fund. This was disclosed by Sokoto State Commissioner of ICPC, Mr. Bulus Mai, while addressing students of the Federal Government College, Sokoto on the occasion of World Anti-corruption Day. Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari, the former governor, was elected Governor Kebbi State in Nigeria on April 2007 and took office on 29 May 2007 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He was reelected on 26 April 2011. On 24 February 2012, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling by the Kebbi state governorship  Election Tribunal that nullified his election and ordered a fresh election within 90 days. He was elected again on 31 march and took office on 2 April 2012 ti...

Written and edited by Okediya Peter O. Following the recent decision by former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar to contest for presidency in 2019, mixed reactions havr brrn rxpressed as a result. While some respect his opinion and see it as a good step towards Nigeria deliverance, others view as a mere political facade for him to canvass for votes. Among those in the latter category is Nigerian comedian, Francis Agoda, popularly called 'I go  Dye'. Earlier on, he wrote an open letter to Atiku Abubakar concerning his political aspirations and his deployment of youths, through his Instagram page @igodye_ . Following this, Atiku replied with a letter which he published on 'Medium'. The letter is as follows, "Dear I Go Dye, "I read your post on Instagram. It was hard to miss it because it was on every major news website. I would like to say that you were mostly right. The questions you raised in your post are similar t...

Written by Okediya Peter O. On Thursday, 8 th of December, Ajayi Crowther University received Prof. Wale Adesokan, a Senior Advocate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as he delivered a speech titled; The Law Profession: Past, Present, Future. He started his topic with an excerpt from the famous novel ‘Merchant of Venice’, as he relates the part    where Antonio advises his friend, Bassiano who is broke and needs money, to meet Shylock to borrow from him. Bassiano walks up to Shylock and tables his request for a loan. Shylock agrees to lend bot on one condition; that a pound of Antonio’s flesh will be used as guarantee. Antonio agrees to the deal because he is devoted to him. Bassiano receives the money successfully and it was used. When it was time to pay back, Shylock comes to ask for Antonio’s pound of flesh which was a gurantee to the loan since Bassiano couldn’t pay back. The case is taken to court as to whether a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body should...

Author: Dada Damilola Gideon Edited and published by Okediya Peter O. Medical practitioner’s Responsibility   The responsibility of a medical practitioner towards a patient commences as soon as the medical practitioner consents to undertake a medical examination of the patient. However for surgical maneuver, a written consent of the patient is vital before treatment is embarked upon. A medical practitioner must never presume the consent of a patient. The responsibility of a medical practitioner toward a patient ceases when a patient decides to discontinue with a particular practitioner [1] .   Aspects of the Law of Negligence Negligence as a tort is a breach of legal duty to take care of one’s patients, which results in damages undesired by the defendant to the plaintiff. Thus it constitutes; (a) a legal duty on the part of A toward B to exercise care in such conduct of A as falls within the scope of the duty (b) breach of that duty (c) consequential damag...

Named after his paternal grandfather, Atiku Abdulkadir, was born on the 25 th of November, 1946 to  Garba Abubakar, a Fulani trader and his second wife, Aisha Kande at Jada Village, somewhere in the then Gongola state (now Adamawa). He assumed the status of the only child in his family after his older sister died in infancy. Education Like most African parents then, Atiku’s father was opposed to Western education. Due to the fact that schooling was mandatory then, his father spent few days in jail and mother paid fine. He was eventually enrolled in the Jada Primary School at age eight. He went further and got admitted to the Adamawa Provincial Secondary School in Yola in the year 1960. As a result of his excellent performance academically, he graduated from secondary school with a Grade three WASC/GCE Certificate Examination in the year 1965. After secondary school, Atiku studied briefly at the Nigeria Police College in Kaduna. However, he left the Police College wh...

Edited and published by Okediya Peter O. At the early hours of Monday, December 4, the troops of the Nigerian army sprang an ambush on unsuspecting Boko Haram members. This was made known by a statement issued by Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the Director of Army Public Relations, in Maidiguri. According to Kukashewa, “Troops of 202 battalion, Sector 1, Operation Lafiya Dole, at the early hours of Monday, December 4, sprang an ambush on Monday on unsuspecting Boko Haram terrorists along Sabsawa axis. “During the encounter, the troops neutralized 3 Boko Haram terrorists trying to cross between Tangos. “In addition, the troops recovered AK-47 rifles and improvised Explosives making devices from the terrorists”, he said. Prior to this, the Nigeria Army said, on Saturday that its troops killed three Boko Hram insurgents at Gajibo Village in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. For more information, and appointment, contact: 08118865060; 09079118467 ...