The Wages Of INEC

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN "Truth must be told, the non-transmission of results to the IReV portal may also reduce the confidence of the voting population in the electoral process.” Hon Justice Inyang Okoro, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. These are words on marble, coming from the highest court of the land. They simply…

October 31, 20230Comments

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Govs’ll become vegetables if Wike succeeds with federal might – Timi Frank

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, on Tuesday waded into the political crisis in Rivers State with a call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to immediately sack the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for masterminding a plot to impeach Governor Siminilaye…

October 31, 20230Comments

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14-year-old girl recounts how she and her friends murdered FUT Minna Lecturer

A 14-year-old Girl (name withheld) has been arrested over the murder of a Lecturer at Federal University of Technology, Minna. She was apprehended over her involvement in the murder of Dr Fumilola Sherifat Adefolalu, who was a lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences of the Federal University of Technology, Minna on…

October 31, 20230Comments

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Peaceful Protests: Nigerians are gradually being cowed into submission —Analysts

As Benue State University suspends medical students following peaceful protest With the one-month suspension placed on all medical students from 200 to 600 levels, by the Management of Benue State University, concerns have been raised over the new wave of gagging being deployed by various authorities in Nigeria to quash any form of protest particularly…

October 31, 20230Comments

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Confusion as Wike demolishes Chief’s palace in Abuja

Residents of Jabi Masalachi area of Abuja have been thrown into confusion following the demolition of the chief’s palace by the FCT Task Force on City Sanitation. A report by BarristerNG.com disclosed that the task force had acted on the instruction of FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, to pull down illegal structures in the area. A…

October 31, 20230Comments

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Suspended UniCal’s Prof. Ndifon faces four count charges on sexual harassment, others

A four count charge bordering on sexual harassment, official corruption, and abuse of office, contrary to Sections 8, 18, and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 has been filed against the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UniCal), Professor Cyril Ndifon by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…

October 31, 20230Comments

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Nigerians lament as hunger, poverty batter families while Reps take delivery of N160bn SUVs

While Nigerians have been further advised to tighten their belts and remain patient amidst inflation and gross economic hardship in the country, lawmakers in the Green Chambers of the House of Representatives have started taking delivery of their luxury Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) according to a report by Sahel Standard. Likewise members of the Senate…

October 30, 20230Comments

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Sittings in Federal High Court halted with Justice Fatun Odohi Riman passing

With the sudden passing of His Lordship, Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman of the Federal High Court, Awka Division, Anambra State capital city, sittings in all the divisions of the Federal High Court were halted on Monday on the directive of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon Justice John Tsoho. The death…

October 30, 20230Comments

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Foremost Nigerian Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Ben Nwabueze SAN is dead

The oldest Senior Advocate of Nigeria, notable constitutional lawyer and onetime Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor Ben Nwabueze, died Sunday evening at the age of 92. Family sources said the notable Senior Advocate who was born in 1931 in Atani, Anambra State died in his home . Conforming the news of his…

October 30, 20230Comments

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African Tales in Engineering the Courts

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu At their summit in Nassau, The Bahamas, in 1985, the Commonwealth Heads of State and Governments (CHOGM), decided to establish an Eminent Persons Group to explore difficult dialogue with the Apartheid regime in South Africa. The EPG was to be led jointly by Australia’s former Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser and Nigeria’s…

October 29, 20230Comments

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