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What a friend we have in Jesus! Peace beyond comprehension. Life in abundance. Joy unspeakable.

A Bar that claims to stand for justice and equality in the public sphere must practice both within its own house. The LOA welfare and inclusion agenda addresses every segment of the membership that has historically been underserved by the national body: For female lawyers: Advocacy for a national six-month paid maternity leave for all female lawyers in paid employment. A free re-entry course for women returning to practice after a career break. A creche with CCTV at all NBA events including the Annual General Conference. Proportionate representation of women in all appointments. For law officers and government lawyers: Removal of existing barriers to law officers holding elective office within the Association. Elimination of the Red Stamp policy, which amounts to professional discrimination, and its replacement with a dual stamp system for government and private practice. Creation of a Section for Government Legal Advisers. Advocacy for Grade Level 12 as the entry point for government lawyers in the Federal Civil Service. For lawyers with disabilities: A statutory slot for the Lawyers with Disabilities Forum on the National Executive Committee. Engagement with heads of courts and Attorneys General to ease physical access to court premises. Investment in assistive technology for professional work. For legal and research assistants to the judiciary: Advocacy with Judicial Service Commissions for their inclusion in appointments to the Magistracy. Advocacy for retirement at sixty-five years or thirty-five years of service, whichever comes first. For aged and incapacitated members: A maintained and updated database of aged members. A retirement and pension framework developed with relevant authorities. Recognition programmes for past national officers and those who have served the Association. No lawyer should be left behind. Young or senior. Private practice or public service. Male or female. Able-bodied or living with a disability. This is what one Bar means. #ElevateTheBar #InclusionMatters #OneBar #NBADecides2026

ENDORSEMENT OF LATEEF OMOYEMI AKANGBE, SAN, FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION Having contested and having seen, from the inside, what the office requires - the clarity of thought, the discipline of execution, the independence of mind, and the sheer stamina to serve almost 200,000 lawyers across over 128 branches - I believe I am in a position to assess, with a candour that only experience permits, who among the current candidates possesses the capacity to lead this Association through its present challenges and into a stronger future. That person, in my considered opinion, is Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN. I have had the privilege of working closely with Yemi over the years. When I served as Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch Continuing Legal Education and Mentorship Committee, Yemi was a member of the Committee and made invaluable contributions to its work. I also worked closely with him during his tenure as Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch, serving as a co-opted member of his Executive Committee and as Chairman of the Branch's Continuing Professional Development Committee. What distinguished Yemi's leadership was his clarity of vision, disciplined execution, and unwavering commitment to service. From the outset of his administration, he established clear timelines for achieving his objectives and remained focused on delivering measurable results. Despite the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that accompanied it, he ensured that the Branch remained active by introducing virtual meetings and other innovative engagement platforms. He also mobilised public-spirited members of the Branch to fund a palliative programme through which food supplies and financial assistance were provided to members who required support during that difficult period. Within his first 100 days in office, Yemi had established an affordable health insurance scheme for members, forged strategic partnerships with several professional bodies to provide training and certification opportunities for lawyers, secured sponsorship for 100 members of the Branch to obtain Associateship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and established the Branch's Remuneration Committee, among several other impactful initiatives. That record matters because the presidency of the NBA is not a learning opportunity. It is a two-year mandate with no room for on-the-job training. The Association needs a president who has already demonstrated, at the institutional level, that he can build systems, deliver programmes, manage crises, and produce results within defined timelines. There are candidates in this election who speak compellingly about what they will do. Yemi is the candidate who has already done it. The difference between a vision and a track record is the difference between a promise and a receipt. Yemi Akangbe comes with receipts. I have also studied Yemi's manifesto for the national presidency with care. His digital transformation agenda, anchored in the NBA One platform and the e-Remuneration system, reflects the same discipline and practicality that characterised his Branch administration. These are not abstract aspirations. They are phased, costed, and built on existing NBA infrastructure. His commitments on the living wage for young lawyers, the re-introduction of the access-to-finance scheme, the health insurance expansion, and the protection of lawyers' livelihoods against professional encroachment are drawn from the same philosophy that produced the Branch health insurance scheme and the CIArb sponsorships: that the welfare of members is not a talking point but a deliverable. I am satisfied that the manifesto is serious, implementable, and grounded in the real needs of Nigerian lawyers.

To all the Arsenal fans, thank you for everything, from the bottom of my heart. Once a Gunner, always a Gunner. Leo

@mamatii001 This balderdash should be coming from States like Oyo where the governor is running the State like a commando. But to say he made no money from Lagos Assembly is a lie from the pit of hell.

Aye e o ni daa!! Ur personal film money? How many did u make from the film? Why were u crying when u were asked to go home if the sit isn't that lucrative. Just open mouth waaaaahhh

Woman flaunts her Akara chips business, says she started with N20k. Her contact is on the pack ,please patronise her. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

@ataweweattorney Happy birthday, My Learned Friend. God bless you

Happy Birthday to me! 🎉 Today is a reminder of how far I’ve come, the lessons I’ve learned, and the opportunities that still lie ahead. I’m grateful for every challenge that has helped me grow, every person who has supported me, and every moment that has shaped my journey.

Two Teachers and several Amotekun Operatives were killed in Orire, Oyo State. A military officer was killed. A soldier was killed. An Okada Rider who recorded the bastard terrorists as they fled was shot and killed. These are Nigerian lives. People who stood for their communities, and paid the ultimate price. Their blood is not a footnote and their sacrifice is not a joke. Yet some folks are claiming this tragedy was “staged” or “fake.” It is heart breaking and infuriating to watch anyone try to rewrite events while families are mourning and officers are being buried. That kind of behaviour is insensitive and deeply unpatriotic. Anyone trivialising this incident or dismissing the sacrifice of our fallen officers and civilians is showing a level of moral decay that Nigerians must never normalise. We must remember who stood with the truth and who tried to undermine it. Our security operatives spent over 50 days in the forest fighting to bring our children and teachers home. They deserve honour, respect, and gratitude, not conspiracy theories and reckless commentary. Nigeria must stand firm. We must stand united. We must honour our heroes and reject ALL attempt to diminish their sacrifice. Those who died deserve compassion, not ridicule, IRRESPECTIVE OF OUR POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS!

Davido wore a jacket bearing the names of the kidnapped students in solidarity. Over three days after their rescue, he hasn’t said a word. If you’re loud when things go wrong, but silent when they’re fixed, that’s hypocrisy.

MAKINDE thinks he can use the kidnaping in his state to run agenda to gain visibility for his already failed ambition to be President of this country. I really do hope the FG continues to ignore his tactics and focus on what’s important. This is not the time to pay attention to people like him who wants to use insecurity to play politics. Let’s focus on insecurity and continue to crush criminals.

Your Excellency, Oyo state citizens are asking about the surveillance helicopters approved last year, whose purchase you confirmed in February. Almost 8b of state funds went into that venture and we heard nothing of it until the unfortunate kidnap in Oriire. After the kidnap brought the issue to the fore, you assured us that the choppers were with the Nigerian Air Force and will be OPERATIONAL in June. This is mid-July and no sign of the copters in Oyo. Do we need the United Nations to investigate that too?

You must be an Obiidiots, because their stupidity is inherited. They played this same style of politics during our regional system and destroy everything.

@egi_nupe The man has zero emotional intelligence, hence the reason he was not carried along in the whole exercise. The man obviously loves publicity (PR stunt), but in this context, he wasn't given the publicity he desperately craves. He was exposed as an insensitive governor.

Transparency about what? Who in his right sense would ever believe that the government of a country will kidnap its own people just to get back at a politically irrelevant person? Let’s even say the call is genuine, which of these agencies called upon has power over any country? Reports say that some kidnappers were arrested and currently under investigation, why not await the outcome of that investigation? What’s the rush about when the victims have all been rescued and one of our gallant soldiers even died?

THE OPPOSITION IS NOT YOUR ENEMY - ARE YOU SURE? You vowed to cut off your own parents' upkeep allowances and starve them of survival provisions should they vote the APC. You set fire to your own family house out a different political choice - But opposition is not your enemy. --- ​You launched and sustained a relentless campaign of calumny, aggressively demarketing your own motherland on the global stage because a different party other than the one you support is in power. You pierced the hull of the boat we all float in, hoping only those you hate will drown - But, of course, the opposition is not your enemy. --- You went after notable personalities within the ruling party - young, vibrant minds cut from the same generational cloth as yourself - blackmailing them at their workplaces, frustrating their businesses, attempting to truncate livelihoods they laboured to build; High-achieving minds like Ogbeni Dipo and Seyi Law were marked for destruction, all because they refused to bow at the altar of your "Jiji" messiah. - But now you claim the Opposition is not your enemy. --- ​You hurled insults at Baba Adeboye, dragged the apostolic calling of Pa Kumuyi through the mud, and threw dirt on the white robes of revered generals of faith. Their crime? They did not commit a moral scandal; they simply chose to remain anchors of peace in their divine assignments rather than dive headfirst into the murky waters of your political hysteria to endorse your failure-personified candidate. But you still have the audacity to lecture us on how "the opposition is not your enemy..." --- Even the grand patriarch of letters, the 92-year-old Baba Wole Soyinka - the first African to conquer the Nobel heights and place our creative intellect on the global map, the only Nigerian found worthy of such honour - was not spared from your daggers of hate and vile. You unleashed your digital hyenas on a living legend, simply because he refused to dance to the divisive, deceptive, and pathological tunes of your accursed candidate, Peter. And yet, you still insist that "the opposition is not your enemy..." --- ​In an ideal society governed by intelligent and rational minds, opposition are co-labourers in the architecture of a healthy democracy - for iron sharpens iron, and no single finger, however strong, can pick up a stone alone. In our earlier republics, and indeed most of this Fourth Republic, opposition was a healthy debate of ideas. But in 2023, the political ecosystem was infested by a plague of emotionally jaundiced and erratic actors unleashed by Peter. They treated every dissenting voice as a tumor to be excised and every opposing figure as a villain to be neutralized. --- ​To borrow the words of a great mind: ​"Democracy is a dialogue, not a monologue of rage." Until you learn decorum; until you imbibe decency; until you embrace civility; until you find reason enough to respect the democratic choices of your fellow citizens and contend with issues rather than persons - you, the heavily disorganized and disgruntled opposition, will continue to reap what you have sown, and be served, coin for coin, the very enmity you have so freely dispensed to others. For the calabash you use to measure others is the very one that will measure you. Good Morning Severally..

Just the rain on Sunday in Aba, Abia state ooooo They won't want you to see this ONLINE but I will go OFFLINE and show you all.

One thing i love about Lagos Agriculture is the level of innovation that comes with it such as the: Ekolog (EKO Logistics & Food Company Ltd) is a Nigerian logistics company serving as the official transport partner for the Produce for Lagos initiative. It uses AI-powered logistics and a fleet of 150 temperature-controlled trucks to safely transport farm produce, drastically reducing Post-harvest loss which is the main issue affecting our agricultural ecosystem. The innovative part of Ekolog is that it bridges the gap between rural farms and urban centers by providing an end-to-end cold chain, ensuring fresh produce gets to markets without perishing by providing: 1. Temperature-Controlled Transport: Moving fresh and dry farm produce while extending shelf-life. 2. AI-Powered Logistics: Optimizing delivery routing to prevent supply chain bottlenecks. 3. Scalable Supply Chain: Offering large-scale warehousing to support nationwide food distribution. Follow @EkologNg for more information.

N7.7 billion “surveillance aircrafts” vanished from the radar. Let’s call United Nations to investigate this 🫣

@Tosquo @boy_director He really doesn't know this fact which is above his knowledge.

For a top music video director, your level of exposure is shockingly low. You think the military doesn’t have a Directorate of Army Public Relations/Media Dept? It is standard global practice. The US, UK, and every modern army record operations for documentation, intelligence, and transparency. Educate yourself before posting blind takes.

Up and grateful

@Oluwamidunsin @aonanuga1956 I hope you don't treat patients with this mentality because I fear for their safety. I know you all, especially the obidunces are seriously pained that the abductees came back alive, which is not the usual practice of your favourite blood-thirsty gang, ipob. Rubbish!

@aonanuga1956 Thank God he’s speaking to the UN now. UN can help us investigate the kidnap and the release too… International voices are listening…

Provide Care and Apologies to the Kidnapped Children and Teachers… UN Envoy Jimoh Ibrahim Tells Seyi Makinde ondoevents.com/2026/07/provid…

@Tunbolity @MunonyeIfeoma @nifemioguntoye You don't need to stress yourself about people who see ipob killings, cannibalism & organ harvesting as normal. Life has already dealt with them seriously. Such a cursed generation of serpents.

@MunonyeIfeoma @nifemioguntoye No, my own parents got released unhurt but I want you and your parents have a taste of the stage play since you believe it's staged. I want them to behe@d your olosho mother

“I just want to see my husband.” The principal rescued after 56 days in captivity in Oyo has shared her ordeal. She says none of the victims was sexually assaulted. She wasn’t beaten, but some of the younger children were flogged because they were noisy. The men were blindfolded and handcuffed, while the captives were forced to trek for hours through the forest at night whenever the kidnappers feared security forces were closing in. A heartbreaking account of survival.