Herdsmen crisis: Bauchi Gov part of conspiracy to wipe some people away from Nigeria – Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, of joining force with killer herdsmen to eliminate people living in some part of the country, including his state. The governor made the accusation on Monday in Makurdi, the state capital while addressing newsmen on the state of insecurity in the…

February 24, 20210Comments

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Nigeria survey suggests 23% of Lagos residents had Covid last year

Study suggests infection rates have been much higher across the country than previously thought More than one in five people in the state of Lagos in Nigeria had Covid-19 antibodies at the end of October, according to a study that suggests infection rates were much higher across the country than previously thought. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control…

February 24, 20210Comments

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Shell Staff, Two Others Lured to Death by Fake Lover Met on Dating Site

A worker with Shell Oil Services Company has been killed after hooking up with a supposed “lady” on a dating site, Tinder. The victim, Progress Benin Disi, was lured to an isolated area and killed. Unfortunately, Disi didn’t know the “lady” he had been chatting with on the dating site was actually a man and…

February 24, 20210Comments

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Features

Living in a Failed State, By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa

Last week, the Senate asked the President to declare a state of emergency on security in Nigeria. From one Senator to the other, the men and women of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly were unanimous that something has to be done urgently, to stem the slide into anarchy, unbridled violence and bloodshed across…

February 24, 20210Comments

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The politics of amnesty: Like Niger Delta militants, like bandits; By Fredrick Nwabufo

Did the activities of militants in the Niger Delta qualify as crime? Hell Yes! Militancy and kidnapping were a profitable pursuit in that oil-rich region in the early 2000s. Kidnapping as an organised venture entered our national lexicon at the time. Immigrants from Europe and America working with oil companies were kidnapped and huge ransoms extracted from them. Soldiers and police…

February 24, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Bata, American Gods and the Legal Protection of Africa’s Heritage

By Ese Grage Bata is a Yoruba dance made popular by Alaafin Sango, an 18th Century monarch of the Oyo Empire. For most Africans, Sango needs little introduction. He is known in contemporary mythology as the axe-wielding Yoruba god of thunder and war, if you’re thinking of Thor, the similarities between these two end with…

February 23, 20210Comments

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Opinion

Human vs. National Security

Mahendra P. Lama What comes first Human or National Security? This has been an enlivening yet never ending debate. In the case of national security, threats are mainly perceived as external challenges to a nation’s sovereignty, which in turn is largely based on the integrity of its geographical whole. The state is a referent and…

February 23, 202132Comments

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TIPS

How To Conduct Paternity/Maternity Test (DNA Test) On A Child With/Without Consent Of Parents.

How To Conduct Paternity/Maternity Test (DNA Test) On A Child With/Without Consent Of Parents. Daily Law Tips (Tip 507) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM. ACIArb(UK) “Deoxyribonucleic acid” (DNA) test is not alien to Nigeria and Nigerians. When there is dispute relating to paternity or maternity, scientific tests like DNA test becomes necessary. DNA is often used…

February 23, 2021188Comments

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Age At Which Courts Cannot Order For “DNA Test” In Nigeria.

Age At Which Courts Cannot Order For “DNA Test” In Nigeria.* Daily Law Tips (Tip 518) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM. ACIArb(UK) Scientific test like “Deoxyribonucleic acid” test (DNA test) is often used to determine paternity and maternity. Also, courts can be approached to order for DNA test to be performed on a person that…

February 23, 20211Comment

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Appointment of Court of Appeal Justices: FJSC’s List Versus PCA’s List

This article by Yemi Gbolade discusses the issue of the recruitment process for Judges vis-a-vis that which was adopted recently to shortlist candidates for the position of Justices of the Court of Appeal, insisting that the process which was followed is flawed, because the list painstakingly compiled by President of the Court of Appeal was…

February 23, 20210Comments

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