THE report covered the period from 2006 to the second quarter of 2008. It stated that, in the first quarter of 2008, the highest number of asylum applications from Nigerians was in Italy (381); Ireland (237); and United Kingdom (245), while in the second quarter, Italy received 582 and Ireland got 248. Overall, from January 2006 to June 2008, the 44 industrialised countries received 18,195 asylum applications from Nigerians.
INVESTIGATIONS believe that Onwuhara first entered the US in 1999 or 2000 on a student visa. A statement signed by FBI Director, Robert S. Mueller, reads in part: “Tobechi Enyinna Onwuhara, a convicted felon is wanted for his alleged involvement in an elaborate scheme that defrauded the financial industry out of tens of million of dollars.
NOW that President Yar’Adua has finally put behind him the legitimacy issue that has trailed his government since its inception and has brought on board his best choices as new ministers, thus asserting full authority and put a strong personal stamp on his government, but has Mr. President made the right selection that would make a difference?
“Care must be taken not to sacrifice justice at the altar of technicalities. The time is no more when disputes are dealt with rather on technicalities and not on merit” -Per Kayode Eso JSC in the case of Chinwendu Vs. Mbamali (1980)
IT is settled law that he who asserts must prove. It is also trite that the burden of proof in criminal matters lies with the prosecution and does not shift, save for few exceptions; and the standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt. Any lingering doubt, no matter how slight, is usually resolved in favor of the accused. In civil matters, the burden of proof lies with the party that brings the claim, and proof is on the preponderance of evidence or on the balance of probabilities.
SUDDENLY, Bayyorr leaned back into his chair and asked me point blank: Does King’s College matter? And should it matter? He then proceeded to answer his own questions. “What we are actually dealing with revolves around two critical issues (or matters): Legacy issue and value chain. Then he added a third one - ego.
WHEN in 1993 the scion of the famed Agagu family from Iju-Odo in the old Okitipupa division, which comprised the Ikales, the Ilajes and the Ese Odos (the Ondo Ijaws) packed his portmanteau and exited his obscure official sanctum in the pioneer University of Ibadan, for a foray into the wavy political ocean on the waterboat of Ikale dynasty, he held out neither unusual charisma nor any definable political character.
HE said that it was the recognition of such possibilities that informed the hardline position being taken against the activities of illegal dredgers and miners. “In Lagos today, mining and dredging activities are the exclusive rights of the state government.
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