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DHQ Confirms Implementation of Salary Increase for Military Personnel
• Presidential media team inspects phase II of Abuja barracks project Linus Aleke in Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday confirmed that personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have
Governor Mbah Swears In 17 New LG Chairs, Seeks Eradication of Poverty
• Says councils are active partners in Enugu development •Tasks new council chiefs on accessibility, accountability Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the
NIGERIA @ 66: Focus On Judiciary – Disgraceful conflicting judgements that taint courts reputation
By Henry Ojelu, Assistant Judicial Editor When two courts issue different orders over the same dispute, the law can suddenly acquire two voices. For litigants, lawyers, security agencies and ordinary
NIGERIA @ 66: Judicial Appointments – Between constitutional rigour and political executives’ stranglehold
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor THE independence of the Nigerian judiciary has once again been thrown into the crucible of public debate. Amid growing concerns over conflicting judgements and perceived
Judiciary Under Military, Civilian Rule: From ouster clauses to constitutional checks
By Henry Ojelu, Assistant Judicial Editor Nigeria’s judiciary has undergone profound changes since independence, moving from an institution operating under successive military governments and restrictive decrees to a constitutional arm
NIGERIA @ 66: Scandalised? – How NJC’s hammer fell on judges, justices
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor Since Nigeria attained independence in 1960, the nation’s judiciary has not been immune to misconduct, with several high-ranking judges and justices sanctioned, suspended, compulsorily retired
When hypocrisy and doublespeak define a nation, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
On this day, October 1, 66 years ago, Nigeria gained flag independence from Britain. Within these years, the country reached another milestone – 27 years of unbroken civilian rule, which
NIGERIA @ 66: Judiciary – Last or lost hope of common man?
•Judges under fresh scrutiny over questionable judgments•Go to court’ culture, contradictory rulings raise concerns over electoral justice By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor The judiciary is often regarded as the last
Soludo’s war on Obi: To what end? By Olu Fasan
The ferocity, persistence and intentionality of Professor Chukwuma Soludo’s attacks on Peter Obi must strike many as inexplicable, even abnormal. Soludo is the current governor of Anambra State; Obi is
Forgery: Alleged ‘fake’ PFIPC DG Adeyemi docked, remanded in prison
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The self-styled Director-General (DG) of the alleged “non-existent” Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, was on Wednesday arraigned before the Federal High Court
