The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has unveiled the fee schedule for its 2025 Annual General Conference, set to be one of the most anticipated events for legal professionals in the country. With the theme yet to be announced, the conference promises to bring together legal luminaries, judges, magistrates, and other stakeholders to discuss pertinent issues affecting the legal profession.

The NBA has opened early bird registration, offering discounted rates until February 28, 2025. Lawyers and participants are encouraged to take advantage of these rates to secure their spot at the conference. The fee schedule is as follows:

• 1-9 Years Post Call: ₦40,000
• 10-19 Years Post Call: ₦75,000
• 20 Years & Above Post Call: ₦100,000
• Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), Attorneys-General & Benchers: ₦250,000
• Magistrates: ₦75,000
• Judges & Khadis: ₦100,000
• Non-Lawyers: ₦150,000
• International Delegates (Physical Participation): $500
• Senior Lawyers (70+ Years & 40 Years Post Call): ₦50,000

Virtual Participation Options
For those unable to attend physically, the NBA has provided a virtual participation option:
• 1-7 Years Post Call: Free
• 8 Years & Above: ₦25,000

Countdown to Early Bird Deadline
With only 48 days left to benefit from the early bird rates, the NBA is urging members to register promptly. The association has emphasized the importance of timely registration to avoid higher fees once the early bird window closes.

The 2025 Annual General Conference promises to be a platform for professional growth, networking, and the exchange of ideas to strengthen the legal profession in Nigeria and beyond.

For further details and to register, members are advised to visit the NBA’s official website or contact the NBA Communication Office.

NSPPD 21 Days Fasting and Prayers 11th January 2025 – DAY 6 SATURDAY PRAYER POINTS:

2025: IT’S RAINING EARLY ANSWERS! EARLY MANIFESTATIONS! EARLY EVIDENCE! January to March: I hear the sound of the abundance of my rain of Early answers! Hallelujah!

2025: God is in me, with me, for me!
I will not be moved; He will help me and that right early! Cycles of stagnation, Fire! By the Help of El-Roi, I carry my early answers (Psalm 46:5, Isaiah 65:24)

My name is on the list! The list of those who will carry an early harvest this year, the list of those whose settlement will arrive on time! the list of those whose help and helpers are arriving with speed in the first quarter of 2025! Yes, My Name is on that list! (John 4:35, Jeremiah 33:3)

2025: THE WAIT IS OVER! My 40 days will not become 40 years! Every evil hand tampering with my time, every attack to keep me on the same spot this year, Fire! The wait is over! I arrive in the place of my answers, evidence and breakthroughs, early! (Deuteronomy 1:2-3, Daniel 10:12-13)

I stir my family/business/career into divine alignment; let miracles burst out! No delay, no stagnation, let Answers, manifest, now! (Exodus 14:21-22, Psalm 126:1-3)

My labor will not be forgotten! Lord, let the book of remembrance be opened for my sake. My good works will not be overlooked, this year, I carry an early evidence of divine remembrance ! (Esther 6:1-3, Hebrews 6:10)

______ family, this is your year of Back-to-back ‘Come and See’ miracles! From mega projects to multiple open doors, global visibility, divine conception, miraculous marital settlements, it is raining come and see miracles! In any area we have asked, Can anything good come out of this? OUR EARLY ANSWERS ARE HERE! (John 1:46, Isaiah 66:8)

The Lord has purposed it in His heart—who shall disannul it? The Lord has stretched forth His hand—who shall turn it back? Demonic ordinances, ancient covenants, territorial sieges, and embargoes against the manifestation of our early answers, break! (Isaiah 14:27, Colossians 2:14)

Powers of Hell that sponsor delays between prophecy and manifestation, FIRE!!! Not in my 2025! For every word I have received and will receive, I carry my early answers, results and evidence!(Acts 10:44)

The city I live in is receiving a command to bless me! Oh Earth, Hear the Word of The Lord, whatsoever swallowed what is mine, let it be vomited by Fire! I carry my early manifestations by Fire! (Jeremiah 22:29)

Every seed of prayer I have sown through the years that is yet to manifest, this 2025, I carry an early mega harvest. Before the end of January, the lord will do something that will cover up for the quietness, delay and disappointment of previous years. (Mark 4:26-29)

By the divine mandate of God’s New Mercies over my life, 2025 is my year of Restoration! Where running around in circles, demonic patterns and cycles tried to consume me, I carry my early answers before January becomes February! (Lamentations 3:22-23)

2025: My Days of Rejoicing and Gladness are Here! Garments of Delay, Denial, Disappointments tear by Fire! Negativity remains in the past over my life, I have become an example of that man/woman that God satisfied early! Amen (Psalm 90:14)

I serve the God of Vengeance! Any adversary or adversity, man/woman/system that has stood in the way of my answers, disappear by Fire!!! In these early days of my 2025, let there be a flood of my long-awaited answers and results! Fire! (Luke 18:1-8)

I am rightly positioned and postured for my Early Answers! Powers of Hell that arise to distract men at Kairos moments, I am not your candidate! FIRE!!! (Acts 2:1-4)

My Pain will not be wasted! For every travail, every pressure, mockery, hardship I endured, I carry multiple testimonies of restoration with compensation! They arrive suddenly, speedily, hastily, for What God Cannot Do, Does Not Exist! (Isaiah 66:7-9)

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In a heatbreaking turn of event, Rodney Nickerson, an 83-year-old grandfather was found by his family amid the rubble and ash after the Eaton Fire raged through Altadena in Los Angeles. 

Five of at least 10 people killed by the blazes died in the Eaton Fire. 

Nickerson was discovered dead in his bed on Thursday, January 9, after his Altadena home was reduced to rubble and ash. 

As his daughter Kimiko Nickerson walked through what was left of her childhood home on Thursday, she said that the last thing her father said to her on the phone was “I’ll be here tomorrow.”   

“We found his bones, his whole body was intact,” Kimiko said. 

Kimiko said her father Rodney insisted on staying in their family home that he purchased in 1968 for $5. The Nickerson family is deeply rooted in the Los Angeles community. 

Kimiko said her great-grandfather, William Nickerson was the founder and owner of Nickerson Gardens in Watts, the largest public housing development in Los Angeles. 

Rodney worked at Lockheed Martin for 45 years where he was a project engineer. 

Kimiko said her mother also worked at Lockheed. She said he was probably going to bed just after her last conversation with him around 9:30 p.m., as he was still used to waking up at 4 a.m. 

“That was the last thing he verbally said to me was, ‘I’ll be here tomorrow,'” she said.

“My son tried to get him to leave, my neighbors and myself, and he said he’ll be fine…” 

Another victim is 66-year-old Victor Shaw who was found holding a hose after the flames ravaged his neighborhood. 

His sister, Shari Shaw, told CBS News that she thinks he tried to fight back the fire. 

“He wasn’t in the best of health but I know he probably fought with all his will,” she said. 

Shaw said she would miss her big brother. 

“I’ll miss talking to him, joking about, traveling with him and I’ll just miss him to death,” she said. “I just hate that he had to go out like that.” 

67-year-old amputee Anthony Mitchell and his son, Justin, who has cerebral palsy, also died in the fire in Altadena. 

“They didn’t make it out,” said Mitchell’s daughter, Hajime White, who said the two were waiting for an ambulance to pick them up. 

White said authorities told her that Mitchell was found by the side of his son’s bed, the AP reported. 

More than 10,000 structures have been destroyed in the fires as strong winds fanned blazes in densely populated parts of the region. Residents have described harrowing escapes and losing their homes, while photos show devastating scenes of properties reduced to charred debris.

A New York judge Friday sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an “unconditional discharge” over 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The sentence spares him penalties but allows the convictions to stand.

The sentence in the hush-money payment case means the incoming president has been spared any penalty, including jail time or a fine, but he will still take office as the first US president with a felony conviction.

“Never before has this court been presented with such a unique and remarkable set of circumstances,” Justice Juan Merchan said shortly before announcing the sentence, calling it a “truly extraordinary case”.

Appearing via video call from Florida and flanked by his attorney and two prominent American flags, Trump declared that the case was politically motivated.

“There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.” —Daisaku Ikeda

Having opened their Montecito, California home where reside with their two children to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a plea to those able to open their own homes.

With over 180,000 residents evacuated across the county and thousands of acres decimated, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have written on their website, sussex.com: “In the last few days, wildfires in Southern California have raged through neighbourhoods and devastated families, homes, schools, medical care centres, and so much more — affecting tens of thousands from all walks of life. A state of emergency has been issued.”

The couple lists organizations currently helping with the relief efforts, including José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen. The NGO is a longtime partner of the couple’s Archewell Foundation currently serving meals to both first responders and victims of the fire. They mention CAL FIRE and L.A. Fire Department Foundation, working closely to support firefighters who risk their lives, as well as the Animal Wellness Foundation for animals and wildlife in need of care.

Toward the end of their statement, Harry and Meghan also urge residents to give back. “Open your home,” they wrote. “If a friend, loved one, or pet has to evacuate and you are able to offer them a safe haven in your home, please do. And be sure to check in with any disabled or elderly neighbors to see if they need help evacuating.”

“Give back,” they continue. “Some families and people have been left with nothing. Please consider donating clothing, children’s toys & clothing, and other essentials. The American Red Cross is on the ground helping those in need.”

Wildfires, fueled by the Santa Ana winds, initially broke out Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, before spreading to parts of Malibu and Santa Monica overnight. As of Thursday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Palisades Fire was 6 percent contained. The Eaton Fire is the only one to remain at zero percent containment. A new wildfire erupted in West Hills, California, Thursday evening, close to homes in the Calabasas and Hidden Hills areas.

Ten people have been confirmed dead so far with the number expected to climb, as over 180,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate.

The couple’s Montecito home, which they purchased for $14.65 million in June 2020, is located about 90 miles north of the Los Angeles area, where several fires, including the Palisades and Eaton Fires, continue to burn acres of land.

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• Odinkalu says Justice Liman’s elevation to the Court of Appeal is a blot on Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as CJN

The Court of Appeal in Kano has set aside the order of Hon. Justice Abubakar Liman of June 20 nullifying the steps taken by the Kano State Government under the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024, including the appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano.

In a judgment on Friday, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, Kano, which sat in Abuja, held that the order nullifying the steps taken by the Kano State Government by Justice Liman then of the Federal High Court, kano was without jurisdiction.

The intermediate court found that the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by an aggrieved king maker – Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi – on which basis Justice Liman issued the June 20 order, was not only invalid, the Federal High Court lacked the jurisdiction to hear it

The judgment was on an appeal by the Kano State House of Assembly and its Speaker marked: CA/KN/140/2024 against Agundi and others.

The Kano State House of Assembly enacted the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024 on May 23 last year, which the state governor assented to on the same date.

Under the new law, the Kano State Government among others, removed Aminu Ado Bayero as Kano Emir, reinstated Mohammed Sanusi as Emir, and reversed the creation of five new Emirates by the preceding administration of Umar Ganduje.

In his June 20 ruling, Justice Liman voided all the steps taken by the Kano State Government according to the 2024 Emirate Council Law because they were taken in violation of his earlier order made on May 23, 2024, directing parties, in Agundi’s fundamental rights suit, to maintain status quo.

In several tweets shared via his X (formerly Twitter) handle, law teacher and rights advocate, Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu said: “In its judgment just delivered, the CourtOfAppealNG confirmed what we had said: that in assuming jurisdiction over the matter, Abdullahi Liman unilaterally overruled the @SupremeCourtNg.

“For those who did not read it, here is what we said about what Abdullahi Liman did: Abdullahi Liman, and the making of a judicial scandal

“Very specifically, @CourtOfAppealNG ruled that Abdullahi Liman had no business dabbling into the matter that relates to Kano State Emirate Council law. The principal reliefs sought were outside the scope of fundamental human rights claim & gave him no basis for doing so.

“he court also held that issues in the case has bn settled by @SupremeCourtNg in Tukur v. Gov of Gongola State & Abdullahi Liman was wrong to have distinguished the #KanoEmirate case from Tukur’s case & failed to abide by the decision of the Supreme Court.

“Abdullahi Liman did tremendous damage to the standing of the judiciary. In his intervention in the #KanoEmirate matter, he was either wilful or wilfully heedless. His promotion to the bench of @CourtOfAppealNG in the aftermath of that is blot on Olukayode Ariwoola as #CJN.”

WEEK 1 – DAY 5
PRAYER TOPIC: ALIGN, MANIFEST, OVERFLOW
SCRIPTURES: Psalm 23; Ezekiel 47:1-5; Luke 1:57-75; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10; Romans 8, Revelation 4

GET READY FOR DAY 5 AS WE CALL FORTH OUR “ALIGNMENT, MANIFESTATION, OVERFLOW!

Remember to Study Scripture Guides and Make Declarations 

Prayer Point 1
2025: ___Call your name___ ALIGN! MANIFEST! OVERFLOW!

Prayer Point 2
I love the Word of God! It is the compass for my living, it brings clarity to my destiny, it is my audacity for 2025! This year, as times and seasons change, I decree and declare: I am aligned by the Word, I manifest by the Word, and I live in an unprecedented overflow by the Word. Amen! (Psalm 119:105, Isaiah 55:11)

Prayer Point 3
El-Roi, use me as an example of your power! Make me a testament that people can bounce back on a higher level. Let my life prove that you use the foolish things of this world to confound the wise and be evidence of “What God Cannot Do Does Not Exist!” Amen! (1 Corinthians 1:27, Genesis 16:13)

Prayer Point 4
By the Spirit of restoration available in 2025, I declare: Whatever the devil stole that delayed or denied my manifestation in previous years, let it be restored! In greater and higher measures, bigger and better dimensions, a thousand times more than I ever imagined! Angels of my restoration, go to work! (Joel 2:25-27, Isaiah 61:7)

Prayer Point 5
Lord, pour on me an oil that alters outdated mindsets, strongholds, and perceptions hindering what you want to do in my life. Powers that partner with men to misalign or cut short their season of manifestation and overflow, Fire! (2 Corinthians 10:4-5, 1 Samuel 16:13)

Prayer Point 6
Abba, this is 2025! Any posture in my life that is not in alignment with your will, denying me my place in destiny, let it be broken by Fire! (Jeremiah 18:4-6, Romans 12:2)

Prayer Point 7
2025: STEADY OIL, STEADY MORE! This is that year I have been anointed and set apart for a season of overflow! Lord, as I set my heart to build capacity in your presence—through my study life, prayer life, and consecration—whatever interrupts the flow of your oil upon my life, let it be broken! (Psalm 23:5, 1 John 2:27)

Prayer Point 8
2025: I AM THE ANSWER! For all the plans and purposes of God over my life, I take back my focus, sensitivity, discernment, obedience, and speed in the right directions. Demonic forces that cause men to major on the minors and minor on the majors, not in 2025! Fire! (Habakkuk 2:2, Ephesians 5:15-16)

Prayer Point 9
I have a destiny to fulfill! This is 2025, and there are new vacancies to be filled! I refuse to stay in places I have outgrown. My giftings, abilities, grace, and glory cannot be buried! From my ankles to my knees, to my waist, until it overflows, let the waters of my manifestation rise and burst out! (Ezekiel 47:3-5, Isaiah 43:19)

Prayer Point 10
I receive strength to press in! Every spiritual weakness, stronghold, or besetting sin I have struggled with year after year hindering my alignment to my divine destiny, let it break off by Fire in Jesus’ Name! (Hebrews 12:1, Philippians 4:13)

Prayer Point 11
What brought me joy will not bring me pain! What announced me will not lead to my demotion! My blessing will never become my nemesis. Abba, as you launch me into a new season of overflow, increase my capacity to carry more! (Luke 5:6-7, Isaiah 54:2-3)

Prayer Point 12
El-Roi, As you show me favor in the place of labor, as your grace makes space for me in seats of greatness, grant me the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding that sustain men in the place of their answers. (Proverbs 4:7, James 1:5)

Prayer Point 13
I am supernatural! My health, finances, and the works of my hands: supernatural! By the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost, I become the evidence of that help man cannot give. Things I could not do before and results beyond human reasoning are now my reality! (Luke 1:35, 1 Corinthians 2:9-10)

Prayer Point 14
2025: I AM STILL WALKING ON WATER!!!
The same places I sank last year have turned to my salvation through prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus! I walk in faith! I walk with courage! I am the one the Lord has shown mercy! YES! I AM STILL WALKING ON WATER! (Matthew 14:28-31, Philippians 1:19)

Prayer Point 15
Distractions that arise in seasons of manifestation, Fire! As it was for Gideon, I don’t see my weaknesses; I move with might! Like Ezekiel, I don’t see dry bones; I know the hand of God is upon me! Like Mary, I don’t see the areas I may be unqualified; I see the power of God at work in me! I am divinely aligned! I manifest by Fire! (Judges 6:14, Ezekiel 37:1-10, Luke 1:34-38)

Prayer Point 16
I declare over my journey in 2025: THE LORD IS THERE! By the presence of the Almighty, my alignment is here! My season of manifestation has come! As I move from month to month, I move from one level of overflow to another. Amen! (Ezekiel 48:35)

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BudgIT Nigeria, a civic tech organisation has raised the alarm over the 2025 proposed budget pointing out that some key agencies of the government were omitted.

The organisation in a post shared on its X (formerly Twitter) handle said: “We have observed that the 2025 FG proposed budget submitted to the @nassnigeria for review and approval and published on the Budget Office website omits funding for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road as well as the budget breakdown of some MDAs, commissions, and councils, such as the National Judicial Council (N341.63 billion) and TETFUND (N940.5 billion).”

This was followed by a press statement wherein they made the following disclosures.

“The 2025 Proposed Budget also excluded the budgets of over 60 government-owned enterprises GOEs), including the Nigeria Ports Authority, Nigeria Customs Service, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). #AskQuestions

“It is worth noting that President @officialABAT’s recent pronouncement regarding the retirement package of military generals, which includes the provision of a bulletproof SUV, fully paid foreign medical treatment, $20,000 as estacode for medical trips, and payments for domestic help, contradicts his previous commitments to reduce the cost of governance and welfare packages to top-ranked public officials and civil servants. #GetInvolved

“Such provisions not only inflate the budget and widen the fiscal deficit but may also demoralise lower-ranking military personnel, who lack adequate health insurance and retirement benefits despite their higher exposure to combat risks. #AskQuestions

“As the @nassnigeria reviews the 2025 Proposed Budget, we appeal to the 360 Honourable Members of the @HouseNGR and 109 Distinguished Senators of the Nigerian Senate to prioritise national interest over personal or parochial considerations and ensure that the approved budget stimulates economic activities and macroeconomic stability, allocates resources to foster economic growth and development, equitably distributes resource to reduce poverty and inequality, and caters to the most vulnerable Nigerians. #AskQuestions”