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  NEWS EXTRA NDLEA MARKS UN DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE, ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING 2022 BY LEO EZEKIEL Speaking as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa (RTD) OFR, the commander of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA of Lagos State Command Barr Callys Alumona at LTV Events Center, Agingbidi, Ikeja, Lagos states that he is pleasantly and uncommonly gladdened to welcome all and sundry to the marking of the 2022 United Nations Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking of Illicit Drugs adding that it is a day of heavy importance to the global community in the continuous efforts to reduce the consequences of abuse of illicit substance and make the globe a safer and livable place as he also added that the theme is “Addressing Drug Challenges in Health and Humanitarian Crises” .  Speaking further to the gathering Barr Alumona states that the drug abuse health challenges did come to the fore in 2021 as the whole

  POLITICS INEC Declares BAO As The Winner of Ekiti State Gubernatorial Election By Leo Ezekiel Speaking as the Presiding Electoral Officer at the Independent National Electoral Commission Collation Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof. Kayode Oyewole Adebowale, a Professor of Industrial Chemistry states that Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the gubernatorial election of Saturday, June 18 th , 2022 that Oyebanji is the Governor elect with a total votes cast in his honour is 187,057 adding that Oyebanji has faithfully and graciously satisfy all the rules and regulations set out for the said gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as he also added that a certificate of return shall be issued to him by the commission.  Speaking further to all and sundry, at the INEC coalition centre, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Professor Adebowale states that Ot

  JUDICIAL NEWS   ALL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA MUST BE CREDIBLE – MAIKYAU   BY LEO EZEKIEL   Speaking as the chairman of morning session of day two of Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch, (The Lion Bar) Benin – City, Edo State 2022 Annual Law Week with the theme (Security: Panacea for National Growth at Sir Victor Uwaifo Innovative Hub, Airport Road, Benin City and Edo State High Court Ceremonial Hall, Sapele Road, Benin City, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau states that all elections in Nigeria must be credible adding that the topic for the paper presentation is Credible Elections as a Tool for National Development as he charges all lawyers to be courageous at all given times when handling electoral litigations regardless whose ox is gored.   He commended the NBA Benin Branch (The Lion Bar) executive members for their grit in organizing the 2022 Annual Law Week. The paper presenter Chief Ighodalo Imandogbelo SAN presented a thought provoking submissions that set the floor for the

  JUDICIAL NEWS We Need A Brand New Constitution in Nigeria --- Chief Ozekhome SAN By Leo Ezekiel Speaking as the key note speaker at the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Benin Branch (The Lion Bar) Annual Law week 2022 with the Theme (Security: Panacea for National Growth) at Sir. Victor Uwaifo Innovative Hub, Airport Road, Benin City and Edo State High Court Ceremonial Hall, Sapele Road, Benin City covering from 13 th – 17 th June, 2022 Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN critically states that there has to be a brand new Peoples’ constitution in the land adding that the 1999 constitution handed over to Nigeria by the Military junta of retired General Abdulsalmi Abubakar has completely failed all Nigerians and Nigeria herself in all ramifications.  He did a scholarly narratives of what have been happening in the Country as regards insecurity in all nooks and crannies of the geographical space called Nigeria adding that the recent Owo Massacre of uncountable parishioners of St. Francis Catho

    MILESTONES WEDDING: By Leo Ezekiel Miss Marie Izevbekhai was joined in a holy matrimony with Godswill Asien at the Healers Outreach Ministries Int’l Akenzua street, off Okhoro Road, Benin City, Edo State. The reception took place at Groove Control Events centre, Okhoro Road, Benin City. And, it was indeed memorial, blissful and great. The class of 1981 of Holy Trinity Grammar School, Sabongidda-Ora, Owan West Local Government Area, Edo State graced the wedding in solidarity of one of their own Mrs. Remilkelun Izevbekahi (Nee Charles).

  MILESTONES The Social Dance Of Late Elder Aghimien By Leo Ezekiel The journey bound of Late Elder Jonathan Obika Aghimien (SAN) did begin on Thursday 9 th of June, 2022 with special court   session at the ceremonial Hall of High Court of Justice Complex C’ Benin City and from Sapele Road, the procession moved to Chief Anthony Enaharo Complex, King’s Square, Ring Road, Benin City, Oredo Local Government Area for the honourable members of Edo State House of Assembly to honour the last remains of Elder Aghimien who in the year 1983   October-December was a law maker and majority leader who represented Orhamwuon East Federal Constituency in the then Bendel State House of Assembly and at the floor of the Edo State House of Assembly at the floor of Edo State House of Assembly the Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker Hon. Roland Asoro and his colleagues pragmatically showered undiluted tributes for elder Aghimien and finally the train moved to Edo hotel G.R.A, Benin City for the service of songs