The electoral process
is fraudulent, too much rigging, too much thuggery and so, decent people run away from it. So we do not really have quality
people in government

Barring any last minute change, the Chief Judge of the Federal high court, Justice Dan Abutu is scheduled to deliver, today, a judgment on yet another constitutional suit demanding President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to step down on medical ground.The judgment, when handed down, will be the third, in the last 17 days, from the same judge on similar issue.President Yar’Adua was flown out of Aso Rock, the power seat, in the wee hours of November 23, 2009 to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia for medical attention over an ailment diagnosed as acute pericarditis.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged President Umaru Yar’Adua before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, over alleged failure to provide information on the spending of recovered stolen public funds. Also joined as defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice; Accountant-General of the Federation and the Auditor-General of the Federation.

Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, formerly Judge of the High Court of Niger State, and of the Court of Appeal and until December 31, 2009, the Chief Justice of Nigeria – the foremost Judge in our nation – has braced the tape in the typical tradition of long distance runners; successful but not tired. Justice Kutigi’s story unfolded at a valedictory session held in his honour by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on January 20, 2010.

A Lagos High Court has granted an order of interlocutory injunction restraining some occupants of a landed property, measuring over 10 hectares at Ajah, Lekki-Epe Expressway, from carrying on construction or trespassing on the land. Justice (Mrs) O. Shitta Bey of the land division of the court gave the order following a motion on notice […]

By  Abdulwahab  Abdulah The day was brighter, except for the early morning heavy downpour that preceded the programme. Lawyers, members of the civil society groups, family and friends of the Late human rights activist and prominent Lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN) turned out in their hundreds to honour the late right crusader. Moment the programme […]

Ordinarily, I would not deem it necessary to join issues with the likes of Charles Idahosa and his co-travelers on the current state of affairs in Etsako central local government area re-run election into the Edo State House of Assembly but as a pubic commentator that has a covenant with Edo people to bring the State on the path of progress and development again, I have decided to put some issues in their right perspective because, it is an acceptable axiom that lies and misguided utterances allowed to linger for too long soon begin to take the resemblance of truth.

Humans are visual creatures. We devour graphic information to feed our senses, and most of the times we enjoy it. Lately, videos, photographs and illustrations full of shock values are flooding the globe. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then buckle up.

The failure rate in Mathematics among secondary school students in Nigeria who sat for the West African Examinations Council in that subject has dropped from 35% to 25% in the last five years.

By Emmanuel  Elebeke Healthcare professionals in West African sub-region have been called upon to work together in the area of medical education, research and healthcare  to enable Africa achieve  self sufficiency in healthcare delivery system.