Child molesters are barbaric animals of dangerous species –Supreme Court

By Stephen Azubuike In myriads of cases, the Nigerian Supreme Court has had to deal with appeals relating to cases of child molestation. The apex Court has consistently expressed deep concern and condemned the act in strong terms. For instance, in the case of Boniface Adonike v. The State [2015] 7 NWLR (Pt. 1458) 237 at 266,…

April 29, 20210Comments

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News

800 properties worth $400m in London, Dubai traced to Nigerian politicians

•ICPC Chairman, Prof. Owasanoye By PHILOMINA ATTAH Mathew Page, an associate fellow of Chatham House, London, has said that Nigerian politicians own 800 properties worth $400m in the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. He advised Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) investigators to focus on real estate and education sectors, when…

April 29, 20210Comments

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The Law and You

SUPREME COURT FORBIDS LAWYERS FROM PLEADING ALLOCUTUS

By Stephen Azubuike Francis v. Federal Republic of Nigeria [2021] 5 NWLR (Pt. 1769) 398 at 412, per Eko, JSC: “Allocutus”, as defined in Earl Jowitt: The Dictionary of English Law, is what the convict has to say why the court should not proceed to sentence him. That is, what the convict shows “Why the sentence should…

April 29, 20215Comments

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Opinion

Can Nigeria ever agree?

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April 27, 20210Comments

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News

BEWARE: NIGERIAN ARMY BLOWS HOT AGAINST SHARING OF GRAPHIC PICTURES OF SOLDIERS KILLED IN BATTLE

By Stephen Azubuike The Nigerian Army blows hot against sharing of graphic pictures of members of the armed forces who die in battle. Below is the statement seen on the Nigerian Army’s Facebook page: PROTEST AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE AND INSENSITIVE SHARING OF GRAPHIC PICTURES OF KILL-IN-ACTION SOLDIERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA The Nigerian Army condemns in the strongest…

April 27, 2021156Comments

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Tech law

Superconducting AI (SuperCAI) Systems, By Okezue Bell

My journey in creating SuperCAI — A superconductor simulation model to advance quantum computing, superconductor, and mechanical industries After being “super” interested and doing a bunch of research on quantum hardware, I found that the concept of conductors was important, and critical to my quantum computing proposition. As I was completing even more AI projects, it got…

April 27, 20210Comments

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News

FIDA Abuja set to train Corps members

The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA Nigeria, Abuja Branch recently paid a courtesy visit to the Federal Capital Territory, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator, Alhaji Abdul Suleiman. Leading the team, Chairperson of FIDA Abuja, Mrs. Rekia Rachael Adejo-Andrews said FIDA plans to collaborate with NYSC FCT to train Corps members both as Peer Educators…

April 27, 202135Comments

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Judiciary

The first five female Jurists in Nigeria

The first five female Judges in Nigeria; this photo was taken in Lagos at a Judges Conference in 1980. Left-to-Right: Dulcie Ethel Adunola Oguntoye, Roseline Omotosho, Modupe Omo-Eboh, Atinuke Ige and Aloma Maryam Mukhtar! Hon. Justice Modupe Omo-Eboh (nee Akingbein) was first female High Court Judge in Nigeria. Justice Oguntoye was the second,…

April 27, 20210Comments

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Lifestyle

Common mistakes of the modern day fathers

By Bisi Adewale During the Mothers’ Day celebration in a prison, a Christian ministry visited the inmates with greeting cards they could send to their mothers. The ministry offered to pay for the postage of the cards to their mothers. All inmates came out of their cells to send the greeting cards to their mothers…

April 26, 20210Comments

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News

NNPC incurs N101.69bn losses as operational expenses on three refineries

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it spent a whopping sum of N101.69 billion to service three non-operational refineries in 2020Ironically, the three refineries did not process crude in the year under review.The the refineries were the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company…

April 26, 20210Comments

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