Why the Lagos new Anti-Corruption Commission Law is valid but will be inoperable

By O. G. Chukkol Prelude The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo Olu, has reportedly signed a new bill into law establishing an agency similar to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC. TheNigeriaLawyer (https://thenigerialawyer.com/new-law-empowers-lagos-to-take-over-tinubu-fashola-ambodes-alleged-corruption-cases-from-efcc-report/) reported that the legislation is titled ‘Lagos State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission…

April 26, 20210Comments

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Armed men stormed her school in a kidnapping raid. Then she found her family in her captors’ hideout

Habiba Iliyasu, 15, was asleep in her school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria when a group of armed men burst in and ordered her and her schoolmates out of bed.The schoolgirls -- 279 in total -- were rounded up by the men, who arrived at the school on motorbikes."They fired guns. Some of them came into…

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Tech law

Defining and Classifying Virtual Assets: Does it meow or roar? – Senator Ihenyen

Defining and Classifying Virtual Assets: Does it meow or roar? by Senator Ihenyen Cats and the feline family—numbering up to 37 cat specie—have always fascinated me. Whether a cheetah or jaguar, leopard or lion, panther or puma, they are all cats—at least colloquially. Even the graceful, low-slung bodied, white-furred Lidi—a pet in one of my…

April 26, 20210Comments

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Innocent Chukwuma, Nigerian activist, pivotal pro-democracy campaigner and leading justice reform pioneer

Innocent Chukwuma died too soon. None the less, he led an exemplary and full life as a human rights activist. He was the pioneer of a police reform programme, founder of the Centre for Law Enforcement Education in Nigeria; he built a coalition for ensuring effective discipline and mitigation of police atrocities and started a…

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Features

Travails Of ‘Baby Lawyers’ — Young Practitioners Lament ‘Traumatic’ Experiences In Law Chambers

By KOLA MUHAMMED Aspiring lawyers, after spending years in the university and law school, often expect smooth and lucrative transition into the legal practice. However, this appears to be far from the reality in Nigeria as legal practitioners just starting out often battle harsh financial conditions in the process of becoming established. KOLA MUHAMMED investigates the state…

April 26, 20210Comments

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ACTIVISTS BY DAY, HUSTLERS AT NIGHT: THE MANY SCALES OF A FAILED SYSTEM

The recent story of what transpired between Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN (the Hon. Minister of State for Labour and Employment) and Nigerian music artiste, Eedris Abdulkareem, is a classic example of what goes on behind the scenes in the movie starring many Nigerian activists. Although not a Judge, but for the purpose of the issues…

April 26, 20210Comments

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Faith

Don’t give up living because of troubles

DON’T GIVE UP THE HOPE OF LIVING BECAUSE OF TROUBLES By Tope Banso “We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We do not know what to do, but we do not give up the hope of living” (2 Corinthians 4:8 New Century Version). Everybody faces one trouble or the other. It may…

April 26, 20210Comments

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TIPS

Requirements for Filling/Fuel Stations in Nigeria.

Requirements for Filling/Fuel Stations in Nigeria. Daily Law Tips (Tip 781) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LL.M, ACIArb(UK) Introduction: Nigeria is sadly still a crude oil driven economy, even in the face of laudable innovations and focus on alternatives to crude oil by most economies. Although, Elon Musk believes the world automobiles will soon not need crude…

April 26, 20210Comments

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A nation bleeding from many wounds, By Hassan Gimba

Every patriot currently has gloom written all over him. The defence minister told us a few days ago that the country is ‘bleeding.’ Indeed, Nigeria is sick, very sick. Perhaps, was it the sickness of one part, the body can manage and pull along. The sickness, unfortunately, is for the entire body. Is it the…

April 25, 2021170Comments

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Bandits attack church, kill medical doctor, abduct many others in Kaduna

Bandits have attacked Christian worshippers at a church in Manini Tasha village, Kuriga Ward in Chukun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A report by Leadership newspapers online said the attack took place on Sunday morning and that one person, identified as a medical doctor, was killed while an unspecified number of wworshippers were abducted by…

April 25, 2021275Comments

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