Inaccessible justice fuelling sexual offences and child trafficking in Benue communities

By Lillian Okenwa “Litigants who decide to take up their cases have to travel between 5 and 7 hours to the state capital in Makurdi or another 5 to 7 hours to the large city of Otukpo which has a High Court Division in search of justice.” - Michael Awo Ejeh Access to justice remains…

December 13, 20211Comment

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How Nigeria’s One Million Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Expired In November Before They Could Be Administered

The World Health Organisation, WHO, revealed that fewer than 4% of adults have been fully vaccinated in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. About one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used. This has contributed to the loss of doses, despite the difficulty of African countries…

December 9, 202123Comments

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Parallels in two tragedies

By Babatunde Irukera I have resisted the urge to publicly publish a comment on the rather tragic and needless death of Sylvester Oromoni. The reason is perhaps untenable, but understandable regardless. I have realized that taking on the role of a consumer protection regulator necessarily includes limitation to certain privileges or Constitutional liberties, particularly expression.…

December 6, 20212Comments

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EXCLUSIVE: $300,000 Blackmail Scandal: EFCC, DSS probe Peoples Gazette Editor, Samuel Ogundipe

Insiders have revealed that Samuel Ogundipe, the editor of Nigerian website, Peoples Gazette, is now on the run after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) launched an investigation into his alleged attempt to blackmail the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, into paying him $300,000. Newsdiaryonline gathered that about…

November 14, 2021114Comments

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Contest For Supreme Court Chief Registrar’s Seat

NBA chief wants open contest LANRE ADEWOLE examines the issues and undercurrents trailing the appointment of the most important officer for the apex court. On August 6, 2021, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammed announced Hajo Sarki-Bello as the acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, considering she was the most senior of…

November 13, 20212KComments

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Ikoyi building: How Zaynab, NYSC operative, escaped insecurity in Borno to die in building collapse

Like death stalking her, Zaynab Sanni Oyindamola, a fresh graduate on national service died in the collapsed Ikoyi skyscraper. Zaynab was originally deployed to serve in Borno State but got redeployed to Lagos due to the insecurity crisis But unfortunately, Zaynab didn’t run far as she was killed in the collapsed building in Ikoyi this…

November 5, 20210Comments

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EXCLUSIVE: Bank documents show CBN paid Andy Uba N2.4 billion in arms fraud but Buhari regime concealed it

Andy Uba and President Muhammadu Buhari (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette) From the arms procurement fraud that assailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, the Central Bank of Nigeria paid N2.4 billion to Andy Uba, a former senator and ruling APC candidate in the upcoming Anambra gubernatorial election, documents seen by Peoples Gazette said. The transaction was uncovered…

November 5, 202117Comments

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How Mary Peter-Odili condemned Onnoghen’s removal

By Stephen Azubike The Executive sets in motion an extra-judicial prosecution since no reference had been made to the National Judicial Council before prosecuting a judicial officer and making an Order that deprives him of rights to fair hearing and the same Executive acting through the Nigerian President orders and effects the suspension of Justice…

October 30, 20217Comments

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Nnamdi Kanu: Dialogue is the way forward, says lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor

Says Malami’s allegations against Nnamdi Kanu defamatory, prejudicial, prosecutorial misconduct Insists Kanu believes nobody deserves to live in bondage, mortal fear of own country Barrister Aloy Ejimakor with Nnamdi Kanu in court on October 21, 2021 Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the Principal Partner at Adulbert Legal Services, Abuja, with affiliates in the United States, is cerebral. An…

October 27, 20211Comment

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888 people killed, 2,553 kidnapped in Kaduna within 9 months – Security report

Not less than 888 people have been killed and 2,553 others kidnapped in Kaduna state since January 2021. Also, up to 720 people have been injured within the period, according to the Kaduna state security report. The third quarter security report presented by Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, on Wednesday…

October 20, 2021906Comments

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