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Jiti Ogunye: PDP leadership tussle – How the conflicting court orders could have been averted

The apparent conflict in the orders of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, presided over by Hon. Justice Okon Abang, and that of the Port Harcourt Division of the same…

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Jiti Ogunye on the National Assembly Crisis: A detailed rebuttal

The Ife University management, then led by Professor Michael Faborode, had rusticated some Students’ Union leaders: Akinola Saburi (Malcom X), Ogunma Segun Adrew (Karl Marx), Taiwo Hassan (Soweto), Tunde Dairo(Barry…

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Jonathan’s N21.27bn campaign fund: Donors and PDP may face prosecution

by Kolapo Olapoju   According to some top lawyers, the donors of the N21.27 billion for President Jonathan's re-election campaign, should be prosecuted alongside the Peoples Democratic Party. Some of…

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Opinion: Are NNPC and PPPRA immune to legislative and presidential oversight?

by Jiti Ogunye NNPC and their spin doctors should realize that Nigerians are no fools. Let the guilty own up, and as it is the practice, let charges be preferred,…

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Opinion: National Industrial Court and Judicial Absolutism in Nigeria

by Jiti Ogunye As can be seen from the items under its “exclusive judicial list“, the NIC has now gravitated from being a court of resolution of trade, labour or…

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Opinion: The ‘appointment’ of new service chiefs is illegal & unconstitutional

by Jiti Ogunye The President cannot “informally” appoint service chiefs and later seek “formal” confirmation of “appointments”. On 16th of January, 2014, a day after the Armed Forces Remembrance Day…

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Opinion: Is it wrong to criticize court judgements in the media?

by Jiti Ogunye There is no provision in the Criminal Code Act and Rules of Professional Conduct that prohibit media criticism or critique of judges and judgments, after delivery of…

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Opinion: Supplementary election in Anambra is illegal and unconstitutional

by Jiti Ogunye There is no legal backing, in the Electoral Act or in the Constitution, for this travesty of electoral practice. As the Nigerian people witnessed in the 2011…

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Opinion: Gani Fawehinmi – Five years on!

by Jiti Ogunye The  point, however, is that we should stop wishing that Gani were still around to help us solve the  multifarious  problems of our Country. His uncommon example…

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