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…Justice Denton-West, Ondo NBA Chair proffer solution to judicial corruptionThe Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked judges recently arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegation of corruption to suspend sitting and proceed on compulsory suspension.NBA President, Abubakar […]

By Adetutu Folasade-Koyi and Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN). said yesterday that cash now dictates justice in the country.Besides, the Constitution lawyer also said judges are not immune from […]

The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill proposing twenty five (25) years imprisonment or death sentence if life is involved for anyone found guilty of placing on any land or landed property any agent for the […]

  Three members of the House of Representatives accused of soliciting for sex while on a tour of the United States of America have been exonerated of the crime.The three members accused of sexual misconduct while on a trip to […]

  The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has described as brutal and uncivilized, the raid on the houses of some Judges and their arrest at the weekend by men of the Department of State Security (DSS) for alleged corruption.The […]

Is it lawful for the Federal Government to meet the short-term gap in its finances by selling national assets? What does the 1999 Constitution say? ROBERT EGBE examines the law and the argument of lawyers on the debate which won’t […]

More judges are under probe by security and anti-graft agencies for allegedly receiving monthly stipends from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), The Nation learnt at the weekend.The stipends were allegedly paid from the $15billion meant for arms procurement, which […]

  Many prominent Nigerians and former leaders have joined to mark the country’s Independence Anniversary, with some saying that a lot still remains to be achieved as the nation clocks 56 years.They spoke to Channels Television while at the commemoration […]

The careers of three top judges including  the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin division, Justice Mohammed Ladan Tsamiya and the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice I. A. Umezulike,are hanging by a thread.The  National Judicial Council (NJC) […]