One of seven senior Nigerian judges arrested by the State Security Service, SSS, last weekend, Adeniyi Ademola, has accused the Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, of being behind his ordeal. Mr. Ademola said the immediate reason […]
LEGAL luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, has decried the invasion of the homes of some judges in the country, saying “for this, there is despondency and loss […]
Enforcement of forum jurisdiction clauses in Nigeria may be done by stay of further proceedings, which is a defensive option granted under the inherent powers of the court, or by an anti-suit injunction, which is […]
“True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others”- Jonathan Sacks. CORRUPTION in Nigeria is […]
…there is something so terribly wrong with a society in which a poor citizen caught stealing can spend years in jail, while “authority thieves” are defended and supported in the manner we are becoming accustomed […]
The Judiciary is a sacred institution that should not be desecrated by any person. However, there is no sacredness in corruption. Judges must at all times be treated with decency and respect befitting of their […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that members of the legal profession should blame themselves for the harassment of judges by the security agencies. Falana made this known in a statement on […]
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, called on the Department of State Services, DSS, to immediately and unconditionally release the two justices of the Supreme Court, whose homes were raided by its operatives in the […]
At least eight more senior judges in Nigeria are being investigated for corruption and may be arrested anytime from now, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The eight are part of 15 judges that are being investigated […]
A pall of darkness descended on the nation’s judiciary on Friday night and the early hours of Saturday, as gun-wielding security agents swooped on the residences of senior judges, breaking doors and threatening to harm […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Thursday, reserved judgment in an appeal the embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki lodged against his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. A five-man panel of […]
Nigeria can either follow the path of honour and responsibility not only as a member but as the ‘super power’ of ECOWAS by releasing Dasuki as ordered by the Court in consonance with her treaty […]
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said the installation of speed limiting device on vehicles is in accordance with the commission’s Establishment Act. Assistant Corps Marshall Kayode Olagunju spoke yesterday in an interview with […]
•We can’t guarantee justice without proper funding The recession facing our country appears to be adding salt to our festering injury. In the words of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mahmud Mohammed: “The current […]
I T was Judy Biggert who said: “No one ever said that fighting the war against terrorism and defending our homeland would be easy. So let’s support our troops, law enforcement workers, and our mission […]
LAST Monday, the Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, signed the “Prohibition of Cattle and Other Ruminants Grazing in Ekiti, 2016” bill recently passed by the state House of Assembly into law. Speaking during the […]
The Federal Government is finalising its plan to set up a 20-member committee to review existing electoral laws and past reports on electoral reforms, including that of the Justice Muhammad Uwais National Electoral Committee, The […]
“A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper, Guido, has cheated him out of $10,000,000. His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got the job in the first place. It was assumed that […]
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, first Prime Minister of Nigeria, was not always a believer in the necessity of Nigeria’s continued union after independence was achieved. Somehow, however, he became a convert to the need for a […]
The Eighth Senate has repeatedly stated that its legislative agenda is anchored on three legs. They are economic revival, social development and youth employment. The choice of issues must have resulted from the current situation […]
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