The Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Wednesday, said that he was only joking when he called for the return of decree 2. The CCT boss said this in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Tribunal, Ibrahim Alhassan. The statement called on the public to regard the... Read More

CCT, Danladi Umar, Decree 2, Joke, journalism, Saraki

June 7, 2016

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CCT Chairman recommends return of Buhari’s oppressive law

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, has recommended for the return of Decree No. 2, a military law that unfairly punishes journalists. The CCT chairman said this at the false asset declaration trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki. “If not that we are under a democratic setting, I would have... Read More

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CCT, Chairman, Danladi Umar, Decree 2, Saraki, trial

September 11, 2013

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Book Review: Nigeria and the legacy of the military

by Jibrin Ibrahim The author narrates in detail the war against the media and press freedom by the Buhari/Idiagbon regime. Decree 4 on Public Officers Protection Against False Accusation is a good reminder about the despotic nature of military rule… Decree no. 2 was also used for summary arrest and detention of all those who... Read More