Pardon me but i don't really understand the instant hype around Aikou!!!
The so-called βintelligentβ is yet to be visible to me.
HOH = 0
Competitiveness = 0
Content = 0
Or is speaking like Tafawa Balewa the only qualification for this hype???
#BBNaija
First lawyer to speak my mind true true. Me personally I donβt like vdm on some things but bro we canβt lie this guy has done some good. And he was invited to share his view not teach you guys law or anything. Omo some people donβt just understand.
I have been seeing the reactions from some lawyers over Very Dark Man being invited to speak at the NBA Annual General Conference, and I honestly think some of us are taking this too far.
First, I am not a fan of VDM. In his early days, I saw him as an attention seeker, and I have never really been comfortable with some his approach to advocacy for the less privileged. But that does not mean I cannot acknowledge the things he has done that I consider positive.
Whether we like him or not, VDM has used his platform to draw attention to violations of human rights and abuse of power in Nigeria. He has been using and still using his platform to help ordinary Nigerians get justice in a country of ours where selective justice is apparent. You may not like some of his methods and approach, just like me, but you cannot pretend these things have not happened.
So, if the NBA invites him to speak, what exactly is the problem? Is VDM a crimin@l? Has any court convicted him of a crime? At least, none that I know of.And was he invited to teach lawyers the law? No. If he was invited to share his experiences and perspectives on issues affecting citizens and the justice system, I really don't understand the outrage. You people are talking as if VDM is a crimin@l who should not be seen among lawyers.
Since when did advocacy become the exclusive territory of we lawyers? Yes, NBA is a professional body, but its conferences have never been restricted to lawyers alone. Non-lawyers attend and have also been invited to speak.
I honestly think we need to stop gatekeeping conversations about law and justice. Sometimes, people outside our profession have experiences and perspectives that are worth listening to, even when we don't particularly like them. You donβt have to like VDM. I don't particularly like everything about him either. But that does not automatically make him useless or unworthy of being invited to speak at a conference.
Thank you.
Usman Abidemi Esq.
26-08-2026.
Fun fact: Breaking up with a medical student, nurse, or doctor should be a crime π. These people deal with so much every single day. They hear peopleβs biggest secrets, see patients fighting cancer, and sometimes even deal with the loss of patients.
After going through all that, the least their partner can do is come home and make them happy. β€οΈ #monday
I think in the next edition of big brother donβt let us know the gambit. Give us the guessing game that is what gave season 10 a head start . Zita was causing trouble stealing people things we didnβt know and it was all fun that we all thought it was imisi.
I prefer not knowing the gambit and things should be disappearing. Suspense is good i cant just forget last season rooboy and his yeye analysis πππ.
#bbnaija #bbnaijaS11 #bbnajia
I think in the next edition of big brother donβt let us know the gambit. Give us the guessing game that is what gave season 10 a head start . Zita was causing trouble stealing people things we didnβt know and it was all fun that we all thought it was imisi.
I prefer not knowing the gambit and things should be disappearing. Suspense is good i cant just forget last season rooboy and his yeye analysis πππ.
#bbnaija #bbnaijaS11 #bbnajia
Housemates will now be boring more. They will say Mercedes did a lot and still went home. She looks so sad and disappointed Kai. Someone send me her contribution banner later pls ππ #bbnaija#bbnaijas11