Poetic Justice for Justice Tanko Re Justice Onnoghen

Placing “Place Holders” Placeless

By Chief Mike A.A. Ozekhome, SAN, OFR, FCIArb, Ph.D., LL.D INTRODUCTION The APC political contraption never ceases to amaze and confound me. It intrigues me to no end. This is a party ( is it really one, going by the textbook definition of a political in political Science ?) that rose from its often predicted…

June 29, 20220Comments

I. T. Muhammad CJN Resigns: Why Sudden Resignation Met Sudden Jubilation

By Stephen Azubuike How I. T. Muhammad CJN (Rtd) emerged as CJN In 2019, the Federal Government of Nigeria preferred Charge No. CCT/ABJ/01/19 against the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Honourable Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (CJN) for offences bordering on breach of code of conduct for public officers – non-disclosure of assets –…

June 28, 20220Comments

In Defence of Chief Justice Tanko

By Sonnie Ekwowusi Below is a satire penned down shortly after Tanko boggled his Senate screening exercise. Were Tanko nominated as CJ in foreign jurisdictions, he probably would not have emerged as the CJ. But everything goes in Nigeria. I can’t understand this generation of Nigerian lawyers. We keep quiet in the face of palpable…

June 28, 20220Comments

When Male Security Officers can Search Females

When Male Security Officers can Search Females. By Onyekachi Umah,Esq. Daily Law Tips (Tip 240) When Male Security Officers can Search Females. Above all, all searches must be conducted decently. By law, a person can be physically searched by a police officer (or any law enforcement officer) of same sex. However, where there is an…

June 28, 20220Comments

Onnoghen’s Ghost

By Sam Omatseye I wonder what Walter Onnoghen is thinking now. The former chief justice could not duck. He was docked and dumped. His charge was simple. Twice he fell foul of the law. The executive branch did not want him. They rustled a ruse within the rules to nail him. His guilt was in…

Technicality in Law – CJN’s Misfire and the need to Reload.

By Stephen Azubuike Introduction On the 17th of July, 2019, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad was confirmed by the Senate as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). During the proceedings at the Senate, Justice Muhammad, CJN was confronted with a question by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe [Senator representing Abia-South Senatorial District, Abia State under the platform…

When the State Condones Torture

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When I first met Elechi Larry Igwe early in 1991, he was safely ensconced in the bowels of a mortuary in Lagos. Elechi, a resident of the United States of America, had flown into the Murtala Mohammed International Airport for the Christmas and New Year holidays in 1990 into 1991 on…

“Switching Merchants” of the Legal Profession: How Wole Olanipekun & Co. allegedly wooed a multinational for brief

To attract briefs, law firms around the world activate legitimate strategic systems to achieve this objective. This is particularly the case for law firms operating within jurisdictions that place considerable restrictions on advertising like Nigeria. However, wooing a prospective client for briefs could be risky sometimes, especially in view of Rule 28 (5)(a) of the…

Cyber Security Laws In Nigeria In The Era Of Internet Scams

Examination Of The Cyber Security Laws In Nigeria In The Era Of Internet Scams. By Ogham Stanley Chukwubueze Abstract Internet hoodlums have ravaged the cyber world of today, and at the same time threatened the cyber security environment. Individuals, organizations, institutions, government and economy are vulnerable for an intrusions and unauthorized network breach in this…