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[Ogundipe, Esq. @The_Ogundipe]

Some years back, my landlord increased my rent after I had just stayed in his house for a year. The upward review was shocking, and so was the amount. He doubled my rent. I initially thought that he wanted to evict me, but that wasn't the plan.

After pleas and all, he settled for 50% increment.

His kids used to come around, and they were quite chatty.

About 3 or 4 months into my new tenancy, they came one day, and we got talking. Randomly, one of them said something like:

"Daddy saw you on TV long time ago. The time you people went to court for one big man. He said 'ha David is a big lawyer o.' It was on Channels".

I immediately figured what the girl was talking about. It was one case of public interest involving a huge sum of money. With colleagues, I was standing behind my boss, who was being interviewed.

I also connected the dots and realised that it was that interview that my landlord saw when he decided that his lawyer tenant had stumbled upon stupendous wealth and fortune, necessitating a call for his part by tinkering with my rent. He knacked me rent review. He didn't know that standing behind a big lawyer during an interview isn't the same as being a big lawyer.

Since then, anytime I see young lawyers behind their bosses during interviews, especially in "big" cases, I always laugh at them and myself.

And among other things, that event informed my deep reservation for interviews and stuff like: "Happy to have represented XYZ in a 50 Billion Naira whatever".

I was lucky it was a landlord who had that notion of what happened. Imagine if...

Never mind.

[Holden Cole @HoldenCCole]

1. The Papacy
“You are Peter… I will give you the keys of the kingdom.” — Matthew 16:18–19

2. Purgatory
“He will be saved, but only as through fire.” — 1 Corinthians 3:15

3. Mariology
“All generations will call me blessed.” — Luke 1:48

4. Paedobaptism
“He was baptized at once, he and all his family.” — Acts 16:33

5. Indulgences
“Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven.” — Matthew 16:19

6. Prayers to the dead
“He saw Onias… and Jeremiah… praying for the people.” — 2 Maccabees 15:14

7. Calling priests ‘Father’
“I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.” — 1 Corinthians 4:15

8. Clerical celibacy
“He who refrains from marriage will do better.” — 1 Corinthians 7:38

9. Christians losing salvation
“If we deny Him, He also will deny us.” — 2 Timothy 2:12

10. Salvation through sacraments, obedience & charity
“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” — James 2:24

[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

SEXUAL ASSAULT ON WOMEN AT OZORO FESTIVAL IS A NATIONAL DISGRACE

A society reveals its true character in how it treats its women. Where women are chased, stripped, groped, violated, and publicly humiliated by mobs under the guise of celebration, what is on display is not culture. It is barbarity. It is a collapse of conscience. It is a stain on our shared humanity.

The deeply disturbing reports emerging from a recent festival in Ozoro, Delta State are not just troubling, they are horrifying. Women were allegedly accosted in broad daylight, forcefully stripped of their clothing, sexually assaulted, and subjected to degrading treatment by groups of young men while others watched, recorded, and, in some instances, cheered. No woman should ever have to endure such terror, such exposure, such violation of her dignity.
This was not a festival. This was lawlessness. This was gender-based violence in its most primitive and shameful form.

These acts amount to a grave violation of the fundamental rights to dignity of the human person, personal liberty, and security as guaranteed under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), as well as other international human rights instruments. They also constitute serious criminal offences under our laws, including assault, sexual violence, and public indecency.

The NBA condemns these acts in the strongest possible terms. No tradition, no custom, no so-called cultural practice can excuse or legitimise the degradation and violation of women. Any practice that permits such cruelty is not culture. It is criminality.

We call on the Delta State Government and all relevant law enforcement agencies to act swiftly and decisively. The perpetrators must be identified, arrested, and prosecuted. Those who aided, enabled, or failed to intervene must also be held accountable. Justice must not be delayed, and it must not be selective.

Silence, indifference, or excuses in the face of such brutality only embolden further abuse.

We further call on community leaders, traditional institutions, and festival organisers to take urgent responsibility. Cultural celebrations must never become theatres of violence. They must reflect dignity, order, and respect for human life, not chaos and cruelty.

The protection of women is not optional. It is a legal duty. It is a moral obligation. It is a test of who we are as a people. Nigeria must not become a place where women live in fear of being stripped of both their clothing and their dignity in public spaces.

This must never happen again!

Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN
President, Nigerian Bar Association

Huwaila Muhammad
Chairperson, NBA Women Forum

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

@vezoke @sen_adekunle Received with thanks

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

@SirJarus I am interested too: [email protected]

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

@vezoke @sen_adekunle Please send to my mail box: [email protected]

[Dapper Pedro 🇲🇺☨̶ @PengDiary]

@Charles_Ehimen The weirdest part about the Yewande is the husband survived first stabbing the night before she re-stabbed & killed him. Neighbors begged him not to spend night with her after he was discharged. He refused saying the issue was resolved!

I read she's a lecturer of law today, smh.

[Best African Actor @yosoye_elisha]

No let anybody kpai you oh

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

In 2019, ex gov of Oyo State, Ajimobi pardoned Yewande Oyediran who was jailed for k!ll!ng her husband.

Yewande is currently living her best life abroad.

Maryam Sanda who was also sentenced to death for k!ll!ng her husband was also pardoned by Tinubu.

I hope men are learning?

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

That Year in 400L Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN during Evidence Class told us how he Cross Examined a witness and he collapsed in the witness box eventually leading to his death 😫😢

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

@Pontifex Our lady queen of peace, pray for us

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

@Pontifex Indeed. Peace is everything. We pray for world peace today and always!

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death for murdering her husband in 2017 was also granted Presidential pardon by President Tinubu.

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

#ikechukwuobiorahbill

The bill also proposes to make the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) and Electronic transmission of results via the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV) mandatory.

What are your thoughts?

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

Senator Ikechukwu Obiorah, who represented Anambra South Senatorial District b/w 2007 - 2011, has proposed an amendment to the constitution which is aimed at reforming INEC and SIECS in order to guarantee credible elections.

Your thoughts?

#Thread
#ikechukwuobiorahbill

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

#ikechukwuobiorahbill

INEC's Powers:
The commission would have the authority to:
1. Elect its own chairman
2. Hire and fire staff
3. Conduct elections at federal, state, and local government levels.

[E H I M E N @Charles_Ehimen]

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[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Some of these photographs of Pope Leo XIV are majestic