Nigerian judiciary as lost hype of justice

November 25, 20230Comments

Kano Guber A’Court Verdict: There must be a cogent explanation and clarification of this quagmire —Olumide Akpata

"The stakes are too dire for the issue to be left in the hands of Registry officials." " The lethal combination of a shoddy recruitment process and the impoverishment of Judges and the Judiciary, by the executive arm of Government at both national and sub-national levels is an insidious attempt by the Nigerian political class…

Living

Mbaise People’s Congress to honour TheNiche MD, Amaechi, NHRC boss, Ojukwu, DCP Ajunwa, 15 others Nov 25

By Jeffrey Agbo A non-governmental organization, Mbaise People’s Congress (MPC), under the leadership of Ochiagha Carl Azudibia, will on Saturday, November 25 hold its Annual Professionals Get-Together and Distinguished Achievers Award Day. MPC will use the occasion to honour and present awards to deserving Mbaise sons and daughters at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Murtala Muhammed…

Opinion

Electoral frauds: The seeds of injustice being planted in judgments by Nigerian courts will germinate sooner or later

By Jubrin Okutepa, SAN When the fruits of the seeds of injustice being planted in judgments by Nigerian courts in aid of electoral frauds germinate sooner or later, all those who planted the seeds in judgments may not escape the calamitous end of our democracy. To hold that subpoenaed witnesses cannot testify in election petitions…

Opinion

Who will save the legal profession in Nigeria?

By Sonnie Ekwowusi I think we should be having a conversation around this query. I keep on saying that living in denial or pretending that all is well is a great de-service to the legal profession. Never in Nigerian history has the Nigerian judiciary been so bastardized. Not even during the military dictatorial regimes was…

Pro-Life activist Chris Slattery dies at 68

By Sonnie Ekwowusi Prominent pro-life activist, founder and the CEO of Expectancy Mother Care Crisis Pregnancy Centre, Chris SLATTERY is dead. Chris a member of Opus Dei, an institution of the Catholic Church, died in Calvary Hospice, Bronx, New York City, United States on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, after battling with double cancer for…

Admission Quota Violation: Council of Legal Education suspends admission into BAZE University Law faculty

Following what the Council of Legal Education described as "consistently and most flagrantly" contravening its admission quota, the Council has placed a temporary moratorium on admissions into the faculty of Law at Baze University in Abuja. The Council in a press statement signed by Ms. Aderonke Osho, Ag. Secretary & Director of Administration disclosed that:…

Tech law

WhatsApp introduces face identification protection

In an upgrade to privacy checkup, WhatsApp has introduced additional steps to protect users from identification theft which always leads to hacking and the complete control of users’ phone account by the hackers. Tagged “Introducing Privacy Checkup” the new upgrade allows owners to “take control of what you share and who you share it with.”…

UK High Court set to hear claims over Shell’s chronic oil pollution in Niger delta

A London High Court has ruled that thousands of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can bring human rights claims against the fossil fuel company Shell over the chronic oil pollution of their water sources and destruction of their way of life, the high court in London has ruled. Mrs Justice May ruled this week that more…

Features

Catalogue of lootings in Nigeria, By Femi Falana, SAN

Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and how huge sums of…