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August 27, 2016
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Olusegun Adeniyi: When judiciary goes on trial

As the story goes, a lavish society wedding had just taken place and after all the legal and social rites, the couple retired to their house. At night time, as the man joined his wife on bed and attempted to consummate the relationship, the wife withdrew from under the pillow, a court paper, an injunction... Read More
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August 19, 2016
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Just In: Ex-Delta Chief Judge, Justice Omo-Agege is dead

A former Chief Judge of Delta State Justice James Omo-Agege, is dead. The Chief Judge whose son Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, represents Delta Central at the National Assembly, died on Thursday evening after a brief illness at the age of 83. James Omo-Agege was the state Chief Judge between 3rd October 1993 and 4th November 1998.
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August 18, 2016
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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 Court, presided over by Hon. Justice Ibrahim Watila, in the Peoples Democratic Party leadership cases, respectively being adjudicated by the two judges, is, to say... Read More
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July 18, 2016
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Judiciary should stop delaying corruption cases – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday called on the judiciary to stop “delay tactics used by defense lawyers or even the prosecution in taking cases to their conclusion”. Buhari made the remark while delivering a speech at the “International Workshop on the role of the judiciary in the fight against corruption” organised by the Presidential Advisory... Read More
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July 15, 2016
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Opinion: Hail the legislature and the Judiciary for saving Nigerians from NERC

by Bisola Animashaun For effectual democracy, the role of the Legislature and that of the Judiciary are symbiotic that the two arms must remain at parallel lines. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday issued a plaudit affirmation of the position of the National Assembly on the controversial new tariff regime introduced by the... Read More
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July 12, 2016
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FG abused legal process – Dasuki

Immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has told an Abuja High Court that the federal government planned to ambush him with double jeopardy in the three criminal charges against him in three different high courts in Abuja. Dasuki said that the federal government in its quest to nail him has engaged... Read More
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June 24, 2016
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Why Saraki, Ekweremadu must face trial for forgery – AGF Malami

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has insisted that the senate president, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu must face the charges of forgery and corruption brought against them. The minister, on Thursday, through a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Salihu Isah, reacted... Read More
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June 24, 2016
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‘We’ve created a new manual for prosecuting financial cases’ – Sagay

Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption on Thursday, disclosed that the committee has found a way to help make the fight against corruption and other grafts faster. He revealed that the committee has come up with a Special Crimes Court which will greatly help the bid to stamp out corruption from... Read More
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June 21, 2016
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Opinion: A rejoinder to ‘The constitutional validity of freezing Fayose’s bank account’

By Ilemona Onoja I just read “An Analysis of the Constitutional Validity of Freezing Governor Fayose’s Bank Account” written by Inibehe Effiong. More than half of the time I was reading, my mouth was open in amazement. Not many times have I read judgments of the court or provisions of law being so brazenly twisted to... Read More
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June 9, 2016
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‘Senate is not afraid of anybody’ | 7 things to note from Saraki’s interview

Bukola Saraki is a man that has against many odds remained as the President of the Senate since June 9, 2015 after deftly emerging victorious in the House elections. A year into his time as Senate President, Saraki spoke to The Cable about the legacy of the Senate under him, his trial at the Code of... Read More
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June 8, 2016
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Saraki explains difference between ‘corruption’ and ‘administrative misdemeanor’

Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, said that the National Assembly will fight to ensure peace in the Niger Delta Region. While speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Saraki said the National Assembly will work towards ensuring lasting peace in the oil rich region. The senate president also differentiated between corruption – of which he is currently... Read More
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May 31, 2016
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Buhari wants Federal Lawmakers to quickly pass these 5 bills

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, said his government would continually regard the principle of separation of power as is enshrined in the constitution. The President hosted members of the National Assembly to a dinner as part of the activities to mark his first anniversary in office. Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Odigie-John Oyegun; former... Read More
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May 30, 2016
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Kuje Prison is operating beyond capacity – Here are the figures

According to figures given by the Deputy Comptroller of prisons in Nigeria, Musa Tanko, Kuje Prisons in Abuja is holding inmates way beyond its capacity – consequently leading to congestion. Tanko revealed the figures on Sunday when a group of the Alumni Association of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Abuja chapter, visited... Read More
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May 8, 2016
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Femi Falana: The frustrations of Buhari’s war against corruption

Since the Buhari Administration was inaugurated 10 months ago, there has been a wave of arrests of many alleged looters of the commonwealth. The thorough investigations conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Presidential Panel on Arms Procurement have exposed mind boggling revelations of criminal diversion of public funds. However, not a... Read More
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April 26, 2016
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Lagos/Ibadan expressway: Bi-Courtney loses case against FG

A Federal High Court has dismissed an action brought before it by Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited against the Federal Minister of Works, Attorney General of the Federation and three companies. Bi-Courtney had been been granted concession of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway by the Federal Government but had lost the contract when the government rescinded its concession... Read More
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April 20, 2016
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DSS compelled to dole out N5m to Ekiti lawmaker over ‘illegal arrest’

The Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti has ruled that the Department of State Services illegally arrested a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Afolabi Akanni and has consequently ordered the security agency to pay him N5 million as damages. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, who presided over the trial gave his judgement on Wednesday, April... Read More
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April 3, 2016
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Opinion: The CCT, Danladi Umar and the real crime of Bukola Saraki

After the Supreme Court decision that the Code of Conduct Tribunal, as presently constituted, has the jurisdiction to try Senate President Bukola Saraki, the case has continued. Since then, several legal luminaries including Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN; a former justice of the Supreme Court, Samson Uwaifo; and Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, have faulted the apex... Read More
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February 29, 2016
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Judicial corruption: How lawyer ‘bribed’ Justice Yunusa with N1m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating Joseph Nwobike, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who is alleged to have bribed embattled High Court Judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa, with N1 million. According to Sahara Reporters, Justice Yunusa had issued an injunction stopping anti-graft agencies from investigating or arresting the Personal Assistant (PA) to... Read More
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February 22, 2016
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Bayo Oluwasanmi: Supreme Court Justices out to destroy Buhari’s mandate

The recent ruling of seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices which upheld the election of PDP’s Udom Emmanuel as Akwa Ibom governor drew a flurry of new, and often critical, scrutiny of the nation’s highest court. Critics are more concerned about the seven justices who are appointed for life barring a moral or ethical cataclysm... Read More
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February 12, 2016
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‘Court of Appeal cheated Wike’ | Supreme Court explains Rivers’ election ruling

The Supreme Court on Friday, explained the reason why it proclaimed Nyesom Wike, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the 2015 governorship election in Rivers state. The apex court revealed on Friday, that the Appeal Court which endorsed the decision of the tribunal to sack Wike, did not give the governor... Read More
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February 11, 2016
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NBA to Buhari: Don’t intimidate the Judiciary

The president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Augustine Alegeh, has criticised the federal government over the recent statements that the judiciary is impeding the anti-corruption war. The top lawyer stated this while speaking at a valedictory session in honor of retiring Supreme Court justice, Justice Mohammed Muntaka-Coomassie. Alegeh said: “The NBA condemns in its entirety... Read More
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February 1, 2016
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Fayose to Buhari: ‘You’re responsible for the rot in the judiciary

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose says President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the moral right to complain about the judiciary while members of the All Progressives Congress are ‘corrupting the institution’. Fayose said there’s nothing wrong with the Nigerian judiciary, while urging President Buhari to tell the world of his hatred for the judiciary, owing to his... Read More
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