Justice for Children: UNICEF’s N120m offer, NBA’s pledge & LACoN’s cry for help
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri On November 1, 2024, the nation shuddered in palpable disbelief after 32 malnourished minors were marched into the dock of the Federal High Court in Abuja to face charges that bordered on treason. The children, aged 13 to 17, appeared in court after spending about three months in police detention. They were […]
Recent conflicting orders of courts of concurrent jurisdiction
Conflicting judicial orders from courts of concurrent jurisdiction have recently intensified political tensions in Nigeria…
Nigeria may soon collapse over undue influence on judges — Ahamba, SAN
Chief Mike Ahamba is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria with over 50 years legal practice experience.
Why govt must address sexual harassment in tertiary institutions — Stakeholders
The prevalence of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in the country has assumed a frightening dimension as it is reported that 60 per cent of females who pass through institutions of higher learning face one form of sexual harassment or the other.
Benchers’ Crisis: Why combatants must sheathe their swords — Stakeholders
In this report, Vanguard’s Law & Human Rights examines the background facts and the politics that triggered the on-going crisis at the Body of Benchers led by a prominent silk, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN and harvests the perspectives of stakeholders on the situation with prescriptions on how to avert its recurrence.
Controversial cybercrime law: The way out, by lawyers
In this report, Vanguard’s Law & Human Rights examines the Cybercrime 2015 Bill passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly and signed into law by the administration of President Jonathan Goodluck to curb troubling criminal activities in the cyberspace, including the publication of purported offensive messages or fallacious information on the Internet against another; the manner of enforcement of the law by government agents since it was enacted, the recent amendment of the 2015 Act and the implication of the implementation of the law so far on journalism practice in Nigeria. Lawyers also spoke on the way out.
