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Adebayo Emuleomo January 31, 2016

Anti-corruption war: ‘Judiciary is my main headache… for now’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday, January 31, that in the on-going fight against corruption, the nation's judiciary is his biggest problem. He stated that the strong support of the…

Adebayo Emuleomo December 30, 2015

My client never apologised to Buhari – Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer

Vincent Obetta- legal counsel to incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu- has declared that there is no possibility of his client apologising to President Muhammadu Buhari. Discussing…

Nyesom Wike's fate rests on the ruling of the Supreme Court | YNaija.com

Adebayo Emuleomo December 16, 2015

BREAKING: Wike’s case dismissed by Appeal Court, rerun election ordered in Rivers

Nyesom Wike's bid to dismiss the judgment of the Rivers election petition tribunal sacking him as governor of Rivers state at The Court of Appeal has been dismissed. The state…

Adebayo Emuleomo November 13, 2015

Let Dasuki go! High court orders DSS to allow former NSA travel abroad

The Department of State Security (DSS) has been ordered by the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to allow former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki travel-out for medical…

Wike says he doesn't cast aspersions on judges | YNaija.com

Kolapo Olapoju October 30, 2015

I don’t abuse judges – Wike

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has distanced himself from a statement credited to him, in which he purportedly claimed to be a victim of judicial gang-up. The governor said he…

Kolapo Olapoju January 27, 2015

The PDP are terrified and desperate’ – Lai Mohammed

by Kolapo Olapoju Opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), says it has unearthed a new conspiracy by "anti-democratic forces" to use the courts to either postpone next month’s general elections.…

Kolapo Olapoju October 25, 2014

No grudges: @GovAyoFayose swears-in judge who headed impeachment panel against him

by Kolapo Olapoju On Friday, 24 October, the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose did the unexpected, by swearing-in Justice Bamidele Omotoso, the man who headed his impeachment panel in…

Kolapo Olapoju October 17, 2014

I can give Lagosians a better deal than they’ve ever had before – @YemiIkuforiji speaks on Governorship ambition

by Godwin Akanfe Since emerging as Speaker of the Assembly in December 2005, Rt Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji has gone on to record the feat of becoming the first Legislator to…

Op-Ed Editor September 28, 2014

@BukolaSaraki to @PdpNigeria: Stop the ridicule of the Judiciary

by Bukola Saraki The current security situation in Ekiti State today is a big threat to our nascent democracy, political stability and judicial independence. Above all, it is an affront to…

YEditor September 25, 2014

#FayoseSlap: Ekiti judiciary grinds to a halt

by Godwin Akanfe The Ekiti state Chief Judge, Ayodeji Daramola, has ordered the immediate closure of all state courts after a crowd attacked Justice John Adeyeye, beating him up and…

January 22, 2014

#YNaijaLegal: A legal review of the same sex marriage law

by Uzochiel Uriel Okoroma The Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act does not criminalize or prohibit homosexuality in itself, it only prohibits homosexual ‘marriages’, civil unions and other relationships under that…

January 11, 2014

Opinion: Is the APC pursuing an Islamic agenda for 2015?

by Yekinni Shakiru When did an Oyegun, an Ngige, a Fayemi, an Oyinlola, a Boni Haruna, an Okorocha and all others too numerous to mention here embrace the ‘Islamic agenda’?…

December 30, 2013

Opinion: How Nigeria’s imperial Presidency was created

by Adeolu Ademoyo Some Nigerians have read ethnicity to the call that President Jonathan owes Nigerians and the world- who are concerned with increased terrorism and threat to security in…

December 15, 2013

Duro Onabule: When (even) Tambuwal joins the free for all against Jonathan

by Duro Onabule Addressing members of Nigerian Bar Association, Speaker Tambuwal was loudly cheered because he was at home among hypocrites. Tambuwal himself emerged a reward for failing to hit…

November 7, 2013

Opinion: Is Justice Salami really a hero (or just for the APC)?

by Hakeem Baba-Ahmad Could the career-long, difficult personal relations between former Chief Justice Katsina-Alu and Justice Salami have survived all the checks and balances in the judicial system to have…

October 12, 2013

Ismaeel Ahmed: The tragedy of moral incompetence (Y! Policy Hub)

by Ismaeel Ahmed A society, any society, may be able to survive all kinds of infractions like a corrupt politician, an ineffective police force, an inept civil servant, but no society…

September 7, 2013

Justice delayed…: Kenyan lawyer sues Israel over Jesus’ death

A former Kenyan Judiciary spokesman has petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague to annul the trial and death sentence against Jesus Christ, nearly 2000 years ago. Dola…

July 15, 2013

Nuhu Ribadu: Truths, lies and my EFCC days

by Nuhu Ribadu But as I always insist, success of anti-graft efforts is hinged largely at the leadership level, especially the political leadership. We were lucky to have the cooperation of…

September 16, 2012

EFCC set to arrest five judges accused of corruption

by Isi Esene The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is reported to be investigating five judges; two chief judges and three judges of the Federal High Court, for keeping…

September 13, 2012

“Blame the attorney general for delay in high profile cases” – Chief Justice of Nigeria

by Akan Ido Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) has blamed the office of the Attorney General of Nigeria (AGF) for the delay in the dispensation of…

July 4, 2012

President Jonathan nominates first female Chief Justice

by Isi Esene The Nigerian judiciary might get a female substantive head faster than imagined. President Goodluck Jonathan has formerly nominated Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar as the New Chief Justice…

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