Law & Society

24/04/2024

Where is justice?

By Jibrin S. Okutepa, SAN Today being 24th April 2024 and tomorrow being 25th April 2024, there will be a National Summit on Justice 2024. The theme of the summit is repositioning the justice system: constitutional, statutory, and operational reforms for access and efficiency. This summit is being o...

21/04/2024

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Josiah Majebi is the fifth Chief Judge of Kogi State (in north-central Nigeria) in four years and the fourth to exist almost entirely in the pocket of the state governor. He has been in office as substantive Chief Judge since the beginning of February 2023, having acted in t...

21/04/2024

How are these bilateral air service agreements prepared? Who sold Nigerians out? https://www.tiktok.com//video/7357959884354194731?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Her narrative, however, tallied with what many others have complained about Turkish Airlines and other international carrie...

21/04/2024

A police corporal, Obagi Njok, who allegedly shot a businessman, Emmanuel Okocha dead on Friday for refusing to offer him a bribe has been arrested. Residents of the Abiriba community in the Ohafia Local Government Area, alleged that officers from the Rapid Response Squad of the Nigeria Police Force...

21/04/2024

By Funke Egbemode If there is a marital sin any wife is adjudged guilty of even before she makes her case, it is the one where she passes off another man’s child as her husband’s. Nobody really cares why any woman should or would do it. She’s just guilty, should be sentenced and there should

20/04/2024

spotlightNBA Abuja’s opening of nomination forms and screening of aspirants begins MondayByadmin Published:2 mins ago0Comments 0 minRead time NOTICE-OF-OPENING-OF-NOMINATION-FORMS-AND-SCREENING-OF-ASPIRANTS1Share this:TweetWhatsApp Share Post Post navigation Previous Guinness World Records: Tunde ...

20/04/2024

In a remarkable display of endurance and skill, Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has shattered the world record for the longest chess marathon. The event took place under the vibrant lights of Times Square in New York, where Onakoya played chess continuously for 58 hours. This feat surpassed th...

20/04/2024

Video Foremost rights advocate and law teacher, Chidi Anselm Odinkalu has called on Nigerians to demand accountability for the malfeasance of the judiciary. Speaking in a YouTube interview with Atlanta Discuss Channel hosted by Ade Balogun, Odinkalu said this demand for accountability should not be....

20/04/2024

Rights lawyer Emmanuel Ogebe has written the foremost United States Congresswoman Frederica Wilson urging her to visit Nigeria and engage the Federal Government to bring back the remaining girls. On Wednesday another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, Lydia Simon, was rescued by troops of Operation Desert....

19/04/2024

By J.S. Okutepa Not too long ago, seventeen senior advocates of Nigeria, SANs, of Kogi State extraction wrote and protested to NJC and the Hon Chief Judge of Kogi State about the appointments of additional judges for Kogi State. The protest was based on the lopsided proposals to appoint some persons...

19/04/2024

A Brazilian man turned himself in to the police after he said he murdered his wife because she bit his finger while having sex.  Marcos Paulino told the São Paulo Civil Police that his wife, Tatiéle de Cássia, 38, bit one of his fingers on his left hand when they were having a passionate session...

19/04/2024

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Abuja, Unity Bar has announced that from 6th to 12th May, 2024 the Nigerian legal community will feel the impact of its world class the Law Week. The Chairman Body of Benchers (BoB), Asiwaju Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo, SAN will deliver the Key Note Address in the u...

19/04/2024

By Bayo Akinlade Esq As far back as 2012 I have engaged with the Lagos State Judiciary on the issue of e-filing What I find the most offensive is the deceit in promoting the e-filing system as an efficient and corrupt free mechanism. Recently I had to physically go to the magistrate court to find ou...

19/04/2024

By Pelumi Olajengbesi Olajengbesi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stands as a cornerstone in upholding the rule of law and combating economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Its unwavering commitment to investigating and prosecuting offenders has earned it commendation, fosterin...

19/04/2024

For having unlawful sexual in*******se with his neighbour's daughter, a 12-year-old primary pupil, Tayo Akinboyewa, a 26-year-old carpente has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Osh...

19/04/2024

By Nneamaka Onyema Asylum seekers are individuals fleeing persecution, violence, or other forms of serious harm in their home countries. They are protected by various legal instruments at both international and national levels. These instruments ensure their rights are respected and provide a framew...

19/04/2024

By Bob and Debby Gass ‘He will give you everything you need.’ Matthew 6:33 NLT When you read God’s Word, you discover how He feels about you. As a result, your memories begin to heal, your self-worth is restored, and you stop trading with a devalued self-image . When that happens, you no longe...

19/04/2024

By Lillian Okenwa On Wednesday when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) besieged the Abuja home of Yahaya Adoza Bello, the embattled ex-governor of Kogi state Abuja to arrest him over allegations of financial crimes, the Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, was on hand to....

18/04/2024

By Ozioruva Aliu The sleepy community known as Oke Old in Sabongida-Ora, Etsako West local government area of Edo State was thrown into mourning and anxiety as kidnappers suspected to be criminal Fulani invaded a feed mill plant for their criminal activity and at the end of their operation, two deaf...

18/04/2024

By Magnus Onyibe It is at times like these, that I give serious consideration to thoughts that often cross my mind. It is then that I contemplate delving into my archive of articles, dusting off those that bear resemblance to current realities, and contemporizing them. Thereafter ,I would notify rea...

18/04/2024

By Funke Egbemode Have you been wondering why things are not the way they used to be between you and your wife? Is she giving you cold shoulders instead of warmth? Hugging her pillows instead of you? Ah, you should worry. Do you have more one-word answers from her instead of full sensible sentences?...

18/04/2024

A video showing terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits cracking jokes with an expatriate in an open field, has gone viral. The location, names of the bandits or the identity of the white man could not yet be verified but Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency expert, identified the spot as Gusau – S...

18/04/2024

Integrity, courage and loyalty are the hallmarks of a soldier. But these qualities are currently being interrogated as two soldiers have been arrested and detained by the Nigerian Army for allegedly stealing armoured cables at Dangote refinery. Speaking about the incident on Wednesday, the Director,...

18/04/2024

You have something to offer...

By Bob and Debby Gass ‘God put all the parts…in the body as he wanted them.’ 1 Corinthians 12:18 NCV A respected Bible teacher says: ‘Because my family’s so large, we draw names to see who we’ll buy presents for. One Christmas when I opened my present, I was disappointed…then I looked ...

17/04/2024

Amidst the scandal rocking a law graduate of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) who claimed to have obtained a BSc in Law instead of an LL.B which is awarded to Law graduates in Nigeria and lawyers calling on the Body of Benchers (BoB) as well as other legal bodies to look into

17/04/2024

Says EFCC lacks powers to prosecute naira abuse One-time Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks powers to prosecute naira abuse. Odinkalu had earlier condemned the commission's arrest and six m...

17/04/2024

By Kasia Strek in Lagos, The Guardian UK Despite having the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria also loses more women to death in childbirth than most other countries in the world. In 2020, about 82,000 Nigerian women died due to pregnancy-related complications, a slight improvement on the previous y...

17/04/2024

By Lillian Okenwa It all started in November 2022 with a written examination. Eight vacancies for the Director cadre were duly declared and budgeted for in the exercise. Twenty-two Deputy Directors competed for the 8 vacancies. The Examination and Appraisal were all concluded. The exercise was 80% c...

16/04/2024

By Rex Uzoegbu Before you we prostrate,oh God of creation.Today,in favour of your handmaid we place sincere serial supplications,rolling out drums to testify to her goodness.May our hearty prayers on her behalf touch you in productive measures. You,alone are the talent giver;You led her to discover....