The Chairman of a Kano State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, has expressed her anger over attempts by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to bribe her. Speaking in open court before the commencement of the session on Tuesday in Kano, the judge lamented how senior lawyers…
By Prof Mike A. A. Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, LL.D., Ph.D, D.Litt. Politics and Law have been an age-long issue of discourse in governance and leadership. These are pivotal points revolving around every national question. The essence of law is to prescribe laid down standards, rules and regulations for controlling affairs within the…
By Dave Baro-Thomas Three decades and two years ago, General Ibrahim Babangida, a flamboyant and self-styled military president, hurriedly relocated the federal capital to Abuja after the failed violent coup staged by Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar in April 1990. And Aso Rock, a more befitting edifice, became the seat of power, but Nigeria was never…
By Livy Elcon Vienna – The Nigerian Ambassador to Austria Ambassador Suleiman Dauda Umar (S. D. Umar) unbelievably wrote a letter full of falsehood against Nigerians in Austria and submitted it to the Austrian Police. In the letter he listed some names of Nigerians claiming that they could plan to storm the Nigerian Embassy in…
In a shocking and unprecedented move, Nigerian Justice Boloukuoromo M. Ugo has resigned from the bench, citing demands from the executive branch that he believes would destroy the country’s democracy. In a statement, Justice Ugo said that siding with the government on this matter would be the ‘death of Nigeria’s democracy’, and that he…
By Justina Otio Nigerian TV news anchor, Rufai Oseni has asked President Bola Tinubu to apologize to Nigerians for misleading them in 2012 over his claims on fuel subsidy during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan. It was recalled that Tinubu, in 2012 had kicked against Jonathan for removing petrol subsidy. Tinubu had condemned…
An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu must probe everyone who worked under former president, Muhammadu Buhari to “vomit what they have stolen.” The cleric also claimed that if the Nigerian government failed to negotiate with bandits, the Boko Haram terrorists would soon hijack them. Gumi said this during an…
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said that Nigerians witnessed the worst phase of corruption under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Delivering a keynote speech at the 60th call to bar anniversary celebration of legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State on Monday, July 10,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori misappropriated $200 million but only returned $15 million out of the money. The incident happened when both Obasanjo and Ibori were in government between 1999 and 2007. Obasanjo gave the revelation while addressing accusations levelled against him by the late former Governor…
Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre(RULAAC) with support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), organized a one-day Police-Stakeholders Dialogue on Security and Justice in the South-East: Tackling the root causes of insecurity and injustice, held in Umuahia, Abia State. The purpose of the dialogue was to provide a platform for interaction and…
