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  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) […]

The Federal Government has set up a committee to produce a National Justice Sector Policy by October 14. The committee’s terms of reference include producing a policy that sets out a common vision of a fair and effective justice system […]

A Banker, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and 11 others are to testify on how four slush accounts were opened for former First Lady Patience Jonathan, The Nation learnt yesterday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tightened security […]

Legal Editor JOHN AUSTIN UNACHUKWU profiles new officers of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) inaugurated new officers at the end of its annual general conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.They were sworn in despite the […]

The Ogun State Police Command has discovered a ‘shrine’ at Pokuku village in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state which fraudsters use to defraud victims of their money.The State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ilyasu, who led reporters to […]