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October 21, 2016

BREAKING: We won’t suspend arrested judges, NJC replies NBA

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has said it cannot suspend seven serving judges who were arrested by the DSS for alleged corruption without proper investigation. Abubakar Mahmoud, President Nigerian Bar Association on Thursday had suggested that the NJC sends the judges on compulsory leave. But in a statement by NJC Acting Director, it said suspending... Read More

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October 21, 2016

“It’s a plot to destroy me politically,” Amaechi replies Justice Ngwuta

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi says the allegation by Justice Ngwuta that he approached him to influence judgments at the Supreme Court are false. In a statement on Thursday from his media office, Amaechi said, “Justice Ngwuta’s allegation as it concerns Amaechi is nothing but pure fiction, a dubious diversionary tale concocted to muddle the... Read More

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APC, CJN, DSS, Justice Inyang Okoro, Justice Ngwuta, Political plot, Rotimi Amaechi, supreme court

October 20, 2016

Excuse yourselves from judicial functions, NBA tells arrested judges

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) have asked the judges arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) to excuse themselves from judicial functions. NBA President, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) said this on Thursday at the valedictory session in honour of Justice Sotonye Denton West, Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal. Mahmoud said the judges... Read More

arrested judges, Department of State Security, DSS, NBA, Nigeria Bar Association

October 20, 2016

Justice Okoro lied, his allegations are baseless – Amaechi

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has called the allegations levelled against him by Justice Inyang Okoro, a Justice of the Supreme Court as “wild and baseless”. Justice Okoro had in a letter written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmoud Muhammed accused Amaechi of approaching him to influence election cases at the Supreme Court. But in... Read More

CJN, DSS, Justice Inyang Okoro, Justice Mahmoud Muhammed, Rotimi Amaechi

October 18, 2016

Opinion: Why we should be worried about the release of 21 Chibok girls

by Usman Alabi We are still basking in the euphoria of the release of the 21 chibok girls from Boko Haram terrorists last week. It is something worth rejoicing on in Nigeria, where things that are not normal anywhere in the world just become normal here and funny enough, we have gotten used to this anomaly... Read More

boko haram, Chibok girls, DSS, government, nigeria, osibanjo

October 18, 2016

EFCC, DSS cannot disobey court orders – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday said Department of State Services (DSS), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other government agencies must obey the court. Saraki was speaking about the refusal of the DSS to release former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu despite court rulings. Saraki spoke at the national... Read More

Bukola Saraki, court orders, DSS, EFCC

October 18, 2016

BREAKING: Arrested judge, Ademola withdraws from Dasuki’s trial

Justice Adeniyi Ademola, one of the judges arrested by the Department of State Security has withdrawn from the trial of former National Security Adeviser, Sambo Dasuki, The Cable reports. Ademola withdrew from the trial on Tuesday before the court, stating that the DSS had accused him of receiving bribes in connection to the case. The DSS had... Read More

DSS, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, trial

October 18, 2016

Corrupt judges committing crime against humanity – Sagay

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Monday, said corruption offences committed by members of the judiciary should be termed as a crime against humanity. Sagay who defended the recent arrest of some judges by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) said, an ordinary man could be guilty... Read More

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October 17, 2016

Opinion: Avoiding a mob mentality in Nigeria’s fight against corruption

by Jide Ojo Last weekend, precisely on October 7 and 8, 2016, the unprecedented happened in the history of Nigerian judiciary. Homes of seven Judges were invaded by the operatives of the Department of State Security Services better known as DSS. The exercise which was carried out at night in a Gestapo like fashion led... Read More

corruption, DSS, judges, Judiciary, Mob mentality, nigeria, nigerian constitution, NJC

October 17, 2016

Opinion: The NJC’s position is very wrong; it is not supported by our laws

by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba It bears restating that, save for the President, Vice-President, Governors and Deputy Governors who are immune from arrest and criminal prosecution during the term of their office, there is nothing in the constitution or any other enactment that remotely suggest that a judicial officer, who is suspected of committing a crime,... Read More

Buharri, DSS, judges, nigeria, nigerian constitution

October 16, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Like a thief in the night

by Simon Kolawole Unprecedented. Dictatorial. Needful. Nigerians have deployed different adjectives to describe the overnight search of the homes of “corrupt” judges, including Supreme Court justices, by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS, on its part, said it was a “sting operation” — even when no suspect was caught in the act. DSS was... Read More

Aisha buhari, APC, corruption, DSS, EFCC, icpc, judges, Muhammadu Buhari, simon kolawole, supreme court

October 15, 2016

Malami ordered my arrest for personal vendetta – Justice Ademola

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court Abuja says his arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) was due to a grudge the Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami has against him. Ademola who was one of judges arrested last Saturday in a raid by the DSS also said his rulings ordering... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi YNaija

October 15, 2016

Olusegun Adeniyi: Arrest of the untouchables

by Olusegun Adeniyi Following allegations of corruption, there was a massive arrest of Judges in Indonesia in May this year. But it was not a big public issue, essentially because the country has a history of dealing with such cases. For instance, in July 2014, Indonesia’s anti-corruption court sentenced the former head of the country’s Constitutional... Read More

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October 15, 2016

How I helped secure the release of the #ChibokGirls – Shehu Sani

Senator Shehu Sani on Friday said he played a key role in securing the release of 21 of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls from terrorist sect Boko Haram. The Federal Government on Thursday said it secured the released of the girls without swapping Boko Haram commanders. According to Sani the girls would have been released earlier... Read More

Chibok girls, DSS, Mustapha Zannah, Shehu Sani, swiss government

October 14, 2016

NJC releases full statement on judges arrest

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has described the arrest of judges by the Department of State Services (DSS) as an attempt to denigrate and humiliate the judiciary. In a statement released on Thursday the NJC said the actions of the security agency was uncalled for as it berated them for intimidating the judiciary. Read the... Read More

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October 14, 2016

8 judges, 2 registrars under investigation – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked claims that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had lost confidence in it. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the anti-graft agency said there was no friction between it and the office of the AGF stating that it is not involved in inter-agency... Read More

2 Court registrars, 8 judges, Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation, DSS, EFCC, investigation, Wilson Uwujaren

October 14, 2016

These leaked letters completely change the narrative about judges’ arrest

We all went hard on the Federal Government and the Department of State Security over the weekend about the issue of the illegal arrest of Justices across 6 cities in Nigeria. The FG called it a ‘surgical’ sting operation intended to cleanse the judiciary of corruption. One of the rational arguments put forward against the... Read More

DSS, Judges arrest, Mustapha Ramalan, NJC, Presidency, wrongful arrest

October 13, 2016

Who do we have to thank for the return of these Chibok Girls?

by Roqeebah Olaoniye Yesterday in Nigerian News was gloomy enough to have made us turn, in desperation, to the saying that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Sure enough, the universe did not disappoint us and our joy knows no bounds as we share the reports of the release of 21 of the... Read More

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October 13, 2016

Judges’ arrest: Afe Babalola, Fayose condemn DSS

A senior Advocate of Nigerian (SAN), Chief Afe Babalola, and the Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose, have condemned the arrest of several judges across the country by the Department of State Services (DSS). Both men spoke on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti capital while laying the foundation of the state new High Court complex. Afe Babalola... Read More

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October 13, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Fire outbreak kills twins in Ogun | Cash dictates justice in the judiciary – Sagay | 4 women accuse Trump of sexual assault

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Cash dictates justice in the judiciary – Prof. Sagay – YNaija 4 women accuse Trump of sexual assault – YNaija Fire outbreak kills twins in Ogun – YNaija Ogun police arrests 3 robbery suspects – YNaija Shi’ites, youth clashes in Kaduna, Katsina leave 12 dead – YNaija... Read More

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October 13, 2016

Cash dictates justice in the judiciary – Prof. Sagay

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) on Wednesday said it is sad that the Nigerian judiciary is one where cash now dictates justice in the country. Sagay made this disclosure while reacting to the arrest of some judges by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the weekend.... Read More

arrest, corruption, DSS, Itse Sagay, judges, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC)

October 11, 2016

Opinion: Nigeria’s judiciary is currently on trial

by Anthony Ademiluyi After the elections of 2003 in Anambra State, the then All Progressive Grand Alliance candidate, Peter Obi decided to take his case to court as he felt he had sufficient grounds to upturn the electoral victory of Chris Ngige of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. Against all odds, he stuck to his... Read More

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October 11, 2016

Inibehe Effiong: Crackdown on judges – Let’s separate the law from sentiments

by Inibehe Effiong The State Security Service (SSS) embarked on an unprecedented “crackdown” on allegedly corrupt judicial officers across the country over the weekend. Among the judicial officers whose houses were searched and thereafter arrested and detained are two Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria: Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and Inyang Okoro. As expected, the... Read More

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October 11, 2016

Dogara, others attempted to assassinate me – Jibrin

Suspended House of Representatives member Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin on Tuesday said the lower chamber had no moral right to criticise the operation carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the weekend. Jibrin also alleged that Speaker of the House, and other persons he accused of corruption in the budget padding saga made... Read More

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October 11, 2016

No Nigerian is immune from investigation – AGF

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, in Abuja on Tuesday said no Nigerian is regardless of their standing in the society is immune from investigation. Malami made the remark while fielding questions from journalists after inaugurating the “country expert review committee for the second cycle of the review of... Read More

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October 11, 2016

[The Presidential Blog]: We like ‘this’ Obasanjo

In the wake of the judiciary crisis that rocked half a dozen cities in Nigeria on Saturday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Buhari held a closed door meeting in Abuja yesterday. Reports say the meeting was held behind the closed doors of the President’s office at the Villa and lasted less than an hour.... Read More

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Buhari, dasuki, DSS, Judiciary crisis, olusegun obasanjo, presidential blog, Saraki

October 11, 2016

Fidel Albert: The DSS has done absolutely nothing wrong

by Fidel Albert Sometimes it is quite impossible to describe the disgust you feel in having to respond to absurd comments on your facebook wall. You see, this evening I posted my unalloyed support for the DSS in raiding houses of Judges and finding what I hear is evidence of corruption. Some people have called me names... Read More

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October 11, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: DSS releases arrested judges | How Emefiele’s kidnappers shared N80m | Rice price’ll crash by Nov. — FG

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. DSS releases arrested judges – YNaija Price of rice will begin to crash by November – FG – YNaija Many militants are mere extortioners, says Buhari – Punch How Emefiele’s kidnappers shared N80m – Vanguard How NJC rejected DSS’ request to probe judges – ThisDay 154 Nigerians... Read More

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October 10, 2016

BREAKING: DSS releases arrested judges

The Department of State Security has released all seven judges who were arrested between Friday and Saturday morning, PremiumTimes reports. According to the news platform, sources revealed that they were released on Sunday and reported on Monday morning for further investigation. “They were all released on bail yesterday(Sunday) on self recognition,” the source said. “They... Read More

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October 10, 2016

‘If I had $2m I’d quit being a judge’ -Justice Liman

Justice Muhammed Liman of the Federal High Court, has accused operatives of the Department of State Services of misinforming the public. Liman who spoke to The Nigerian Lawyer on Sunday said if he had $2m he would have abandoned the “horrible profession that has lost its dignity”. “I believe most of the members heard or read about the reported raid... Read More

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