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The President  Nigerian Bar Association  Abuja.  Dear President,  OPEN EPISTLE TO NBA PRESIDENT, Y. C. MAIKYAU, SAN: A CALL ON NBA TO REVISIT THE 2015 COURT OF APPEAL JUDGEMENT ON SCUML REGISTRATION My learned silk, a very warmest compliment of the season sir.  Most humbly sir, it is no longer news that the new law, MONEY LAUNDERING (PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION) ACT, 2022, has listed law firms as one of the non-financial institutions that must register with Special Control Unit against Money Laundering.  With respect sir, as you are already aware, the argument on whether or not a law firm requires SCUML certificate was settled in 2015 when the Court of Appeal ruled that "law firms are excluded from providing SCUML certificate in the course of their operations in order to comply with the rule of confidentiality for legal practitioners". (See Registered Trustees of Nigerian Bar Association V. AGF & CBN (Suit No: FHC/BS/173/2014) and; CBN V. NBA & AGF (Appeal ...

"I support Persona not Political Party. Akpabio (GSM) is the next Senator for Ikot Ekpene Sen. Dist.,2023". ~ Meti M. Ukpeh, Public Affairs Analyst declares It is no longer news that as the 2023 general elections draw near, candidates are making earnest preparations for the elections, while some are clogged by litigations or court matters, hence to fine-tune their pursuits before the deadline by INEC for parties and candidates to put their houses in order. It is evident that one of the bigwigs who needed to put his house in order was the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Ex- Minister and a Senator, Mr. Godswill Obot Akpabio as his name was not published as eligible candidate for election by INEC Consequently, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in its decision today, delivered its pre-election judgment in favour of the Ex-Governor mandating the INEC to publish the name of Akpabio as the APC Candidate for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District for the forthcoming general electi...

CUSTOMARY COURTS LAW OF AKWA IBOM STATE, 2022; IS THE CUSTOMARY COURT NOW A COURT OF COORDINATE JURISDICTION WITH MAGISTRATES’ COURTS? : AN INSIGHT THEREOF By ~ Meti M. Ukpeh, Esq. ABSTRACT There is no sweet-coating or mincing words regarding the positive breakthrough of the current dispensation of Akwa Ibom Government through the Ministry of Justice, especially in 2022, in letting loose many laws that had hitherto piled up over the years. It is worthy of commendation that one of such laws brought into force is the Customary Courts Law signed into law on the 15th day of July, 2022. Notable and indeed a glorious provision of the said law that is well celebrated is Section 26 that allows for representation of a litigant by a legal practitioner in the Customary Courts. However, this work will delve into the new law to exude some disturbing provisions of the law with special regard to the powers and factions of the Customary Courts vis-à-vis the power and factions of the Magistrates’ Court...

"I support Persona not Political Party. Akpabio (GSM) is the next Senator for Ikot Ekpene Sen. Dist.,2023". ~ Meti M. Ukpeh, Public Affairs Analyst declares It is no longer news that as the 2023 general elections draw near, candidates are making earnest preparations for the elections, while some are clogged by litigations or court matters, hence to fine-tune their pursuits before the deadline by INEC for parties and candidates to put their houses in order. It is evident that one of the bigwigs who needed to put his house in order was the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Ex- Minister and a Senator, Mr. Godswill Obot Akpabio as his name was not published as eligible candidate for election by INEC Consequently, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in its decision today, delivered its pre-election judgment in favour of the Ex-Governor mandating the INEC to publish the name of Akpabio as the APC Candidate for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District for the forthcoming general electi...

"I support Persona not Political Party. Akpabio (GSM) is the next Senator for Ikot Ekpene Sen. Dist.,2023, others can scramble for one or two votes". ~ Meti M. Ukpeh, Public Affairs Analyst declares It is no longer news that as the 2023 general elections draw near, candidates are making earnest preparations for the elections, while some are clogged by litigations or court matters, hence to fine-tune their pursuits before the deadline by INEC for parties and candidates to put their houses in order. It is evident that one of the bigwigs who needed to put his house in order was the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Ex- Minister and a Senator, Mr. Godswill Obot Akpabio as his name was not published as eligible candidate for election by INEC Consequently, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in its decision today, delivered its pre-election judgment in favour of the Ex-Governor mandating the INEC to publish the name of Akpabio as the APC Candidate for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial D...

"I support Persona not Political Party. Akpabio (GSM) is the next Senator for Ikot Ekpene Sen. Dist.,2023". ~ Meti M. Ukpeh, Public Affairs Analyst declares It is no longer news that as the 2023 general elections draw near, candidates are making earnest preparations for the elections, while some are clogged by litigations or court matters, hence to fine-tune their pursuits before the deadline by INEC for parties and candidates to put their houses in order. It is evident that one of the bigwigs who needed to put his house in order was the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Ex- Minister and a Senator, Mr. Godswill Obot Akpabio as his name was not published as eligible candidate for election by INEC Consequently, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in its decision today, delivered its pre-election judgment in favour of the Ex-Governor mandating the INEC to publish the name of Akpabio as the APC Candidate for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District for the forthcoming general electi...

LIFE AND ITS WAYS: Farewell To My Bossom Friend, Ogaga. E. Esq. By ~ Precious Umoroye Abi, Esq. (Ogaga’s Bossom friend and one of his campaign coordinators.) Time to say farewell. The unpredictability of life stroke me on the day Ogaga left to the other side of Jordan, because in the morning of the day he left, he had told me in an unusual, unsteady but decisive voice that everything would be alright and l believed him. I had no cause to prompt the unpredictability of life. Not thoughtful of the fact that life has different shades and only God decides the affairs in the realm of men. If the issue of death as to who dies or lives, is dependent on how good or bad a man is, this man, this Ogaga Emoghwenre would have still been alive. More so, If to be granted life is decided by votes, I know Ogaga would have secured substantial number of votes to be granted life to live. For it is written, known and believed that only the One who gives life takes life. Our Ogaga was given to us and has b...