Two Supreme Courts and danger of self-delegitimisation
By Emmanuel Ogebe NIGERIA’s Supreme Court sparked near universal outrage when it recently awarded senatorial candidacies to two powerful politicians who had not participated in party primary elections. The verdicts…
P&ID: Court grants EFCC’s prayer request to continue fleeing Briton’s trial in absentia
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC), request to continue the trial of the Briton, James Nolan, in absentia after he jumped bail.…
LASTMA, LASBCA to curtail overzealous officers, lament attacks on officer
* Task force records 15 attacks last year * As residents seek harmonious relationship with law enforcement agencies Lagos residents and commuters have called for a harmonious relationship with officials…
Raheem: My daughter pregnant with twins, died with her glory – Lawyer’s mum
L-R: Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi; mother of Omobolanle Raheem killed by a policeman on Sunday, Mrs Salami; and husband of the slain lawyer, Gbenga Raheem, during a…
Romantic names but illegal in law
By Bolaji Ogungbemi The romantic practice of using “Mr.” and “Mrs.” or “Mr. & Mrs.” to address a married couple is very common in Nigeria. It is germane to state…
JAMB to launch electronic malpractice device for future examination
Prof. Ishaq Olarewaju Oloyede The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the deployment of the CCTV device during JAMB examinations had come to stay to tackle examination malpractice. Prof.…
Court Room Joke: Who is a smarter negotiator?
An ijesha business man bought a well from an Ijebu lawyer. The next day while on his way to the market he met the Ijebu lawyer who told him “brother…
35 Police Egyptian murdered in Islamist fighters ambush
Egyptian police At least 35 Egyptian police officers were killed in an ambush by Islamist fighters near the Bahariya oasis in the country’s Western Desert, security and medical sources said…
Director in Kogi: Edward Soje commits suicide after wife gave birth to triplets, dropped a suicide note for wife
Kogi – A director in the Kogi State civil service, Mr Edward Soje has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree in Lokoja, the state capital . It…
12 Niger soldiers killed in attack, search operation launched
Twelve paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger’s restive southwest bordering Mali, the interior minister said. “There was a new attack. Twelve gendarmes were killed. We…