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Edo Retired Judge Advocates Transparent Judicial System As Olayiwola Afolabi Chambers Holds End Of Year Party

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December 31, 2021

Mr. Olayiwola Afolabi, Esq. and members of staff cutting the party cake

A retired Justice of Edo State High Court, Benin, Justice Stephen Omonua, has advocated a transparent and integrity driven judicial system in the state and Nigeria at large.

Justice Omonua made the assertion in Benin on Thursday at Olayiwola Afolabi & Co. end of the year staff family party and maiden edition of the Justice Stephen Omonua Transparency Award, an award instituted in his honour by Olayiwola Afolabi wherein a winner walks away with a cash prize of N50,000.00 for the next three years.

Justice Omonua, who said he was humbled when he was told of the award, stressed that he was just doing his job the way it should be done during his active service.

While thanking Olayiwola Afolabi chambers for the honour done him and his intervention in lives of the downtrodden, Justice Omonua said when God blesses a man He (God) expect such man to extend such to others as Olayiwola Afolabi has been doing over the years.

Winner of the deep refrigerator, Mr. Ezenwa Eze, Esq. (Left), Olayiwola Afolabi (middle) and Pius Oiwoh,

“It is one thing for a man to be blessed, it is another thing for him to extend such blessings to others. When God blesses a man, He expect that person to extend it to others.

“Over the years, Afolabi Law Chambers has been intervening in the state of students in tertiary institutions, I do know what students go through nowadays.
When Afolabi’s chambers intervene in the state of students, you can imagine what that means to them,” he said.

He added, “When I was in service, I was just doing my job the best way I could. I used to tell people that, for me, I do not see myself as a highly intelligent man.What I try to do while in service was doing it the way it should be done.

“So, when Afolabi told me he was going to give an award in my honour-Transparency Award, I was actually very humbled. Because the hallmark of a judicial officer in the first place is transparency, integrity, hard work. A judicial officer who does not have these qualities suppose not to come near the office in the first place.

Mr. Pius Oiwoh presenting an industrial fan to justice Omonua, courtesy of Olayiwola Afolabi.

“So, what I will be glad to hear is that judicial officers in Edo State and in Nigeria display these qualities. It is a personal honour to me and I thank Mr Afolabi for celebrating me which he has been doing over the years.”

Earlier in his opening remarks, Mr. Olayiwola Afolabi, principal-in-chambers, Olayiwola Afolabi & Co. said he decided to honour Justice Omonua because throughout the retired Justice active service years, no one could accused him of bribe.

“I honour him because I know him very well, and nobody throughout his career can say he give him money to pervert justice. He gives judgement based on the law whether you are his friend or brother.

“Today I decided that I am going to honour him. He is from Uromi, and I told NBA chairman to give me someone from Uromi and he gave me someone from G.C. Igbokwe SAN & Co and that person is going to go home with a sum of N50000.00. The award will span for the next three years,” Afolabi said.

In his remarks, Pius Oiwoh, Esq. Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Benin branch, said “If we have about two three law firms in Benin who do what Mr Olayiwola Afolabi does regularly, I am sure legal practice would be very interesting and so many persons would not bother to go into corporate practice.

INFO DAILY reports that the maiden edition winner of the Omonua Transparency Award is Mrs. Lolo Ozobokhai, Esq. of G.C. Igbokwe (SAN) & Co. chamber, Benin and she is from Uromi, Justice Omonua’s home town in Esan land, Edo State.

The event climax with a raffle draw for a deep refrigerator courtesy of Olayiwola Afolabi & Co. which was won by Mr. Eze Ezenwa, Esq., Head of Chamber, Olayiwola Afolabi & Co.

Mr. Abednego Enyawuile, Esq. won the best staff of the year under the legal category after a secret ballot, while Ayodele Musa won same title under the administrative staff category in Olayiwola Afolabi & Co.

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Pop Star Justin Bieber Sparks Concern After Seen Crying Amid Rumours Of Rift With Wife

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Pop sensation Justin Bieber has stirred concern among fans after posting a series of emotional selfies on Sunday, that has been linked to the rumoured split with his wife.

The 30-year-old singer took to Instagram over the weekend to share multiple photo dumps, offering glimpses into various aspects of his life.

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In a close-up series of selfies, Bieber appeared visibly distressed, with tears streaming down his face.

The pop star stared solemnly into the camera, his emotions laid bare for all to see, as a single tear rolled down his cheek.

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400 Bodies Found In Mass Grave In Gaza Hospital

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April 28, 2024

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The government in Gaza have concluded their search of mass graves at a hospital in the south of the strip and said they have uncovered a total of 392 bodies, including some still wearing surgical gowns.

Speaking at a Thursday news conference at Rafah, on April 25, an official from the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza said workers have identified 165 bodies at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area earlier this month.

According to Mohammed Al Mighayyer, they are still examining the remaining 227 bodies to determine their identities.

“We found three mass graves, the first in front of the morgue, the second behind the morgue, and the third north of the dialysis building,” he added.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said any suggestion that it had buried Palestinian bodies in mass graves was false, and that a grave at the Nasser complex was dug by Palestinians in Gaza some months ago.

The Gaza Civil Defense acknowledged that around 100 bodies were buried in graves at the Nasser hospital before the IDF operation there.

CNN reports that people had buried the bodies of family members who had been killed on the grounds of the hospital as a temporary measure in January but when they returned after the Israeli military withdrew on April 7, they discovered the bodies had been dug up and then placed in at least one collective grave, not all in the initial spots they were buried in.

The Palestinian Civil Defense also showed graphic images on a TV screen at the news conference showing several almost unrecognizable bodies at the complex and bodies of decomposed children.

Al Mighayyer said the Civil Defense “witnessed the presence of children’s bodies in the mass graves at the Nasser Medical Complex, which proves crimes of genocide.” While the group says it is still examining the bodies, they suspect at least 20 civilians were buried alive in the complex, but it did not explain how it knows this, or offer proof.

Al Mighayyer also claimed there had been cases of executions of patients who had been receiving treatment at the hospital. He said several bodies were found with gunshot wounds to their heads and injuries to their bodies.

Al Mighayyer said at the news conference that the Palestinian Gaza Civil Defense in Gaza “discovered torture marks on [some] bodies.” CNN cannot independently verify these claims.

“Israeli forces buried several bodies in plastic bags at a depth of three meters, which made them decompose quickly.”

“The occupation deliberately concealed evidence of its crimes in the Nasser Complex by changing the plastic shrouds more than once,” he claimed. Video recorded by CNN shows bodies wrapped in three different coloured shrouds: white, black and blue.

Amnesty International has also called for an investigation into the mass graves at the two Gaza hospitals.

I’m response, the Israeli Defense Forces, IDF said:“During the IDF’s operation in the area of Nasser Hospital, in accordance with the effort to locate hostages and missing persons, corpses buried by Palestinians in the area of Nasser Hospital were examined. The examination was conducted in a careful manner and exclusively in places where intelligence indicated the possible presence of hostages.”

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Watch Of Richest Titanic Passenger Sells For £1.17m

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A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the Titanic was auctioned in England for £1.17 million ($1.46 million) on Saturday.

It was a record sum for an object linked to the notorious 1912 shipping disaster, said auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son.

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The watch, engraved with the initials JJA, belonged to the US business magnate John Jacob Astor.

Astor was 47 when he died as the Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912. He was reputed to be one of the richest men in the world at the time.

He died after having helped his wife, Madeleine, on board one of the lifeboats. She survived the disaster.

Astor’s body was found a week after the disaster, with the watch among his personal belongings.

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