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OKOROCHA: WHY THE EAGLE LANDED ON THE ROOF OF OKOROCHA’S ABODE

In a statement below by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity on 24 May, 2022 via EFCC’s official verified Twitter handle, the EFCC explained why its officers visited the home of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today May 24, 2022, arrived at the […]

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May 25, 2022
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Case Law

ALL TIERS OF GOVERNMENT HAVE ISSUES OF CORRUPTION: WHY ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE ONES TO SUFFER DISSOLUTION? – SUPREME COURT

Yantaba & Ors. v. Governor of Katsina State & Ors. [2022] 1 NWLR (Pt. 1811) 259 On 9 September 2014, Chairmen and Councilors of the 34 Local Government Councils in Katsina State assumed office. On 10 July 2015, the Governor of the State issued a notice published in the Gazette dissolving all the 34 Local […]

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March 15, 2022
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TARABA: SUPREME COURT ACTUALLY AFFIRMED EX-GOV. REV. NYAME’S NEW TITLE OF A “COMMON THIEF WITH UNBRIDLED GREED”

Recall that on 7 February 2020, the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirmed the conviction and sentencing of Reverend Jolly Tevoru Nyame, the former Governor of Taraba State, for criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriation, taking gratification as a public servant, and obtaining a valuable thing, as a public servant, without consideration. The Economic and Financial […]

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May 1, 2021
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FUEL PRICE HIKE: ARE NIGERIANS IN A DEN OF PERENNIAL HARDSHIP?

From the reports, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has released a statement on 11th March 2021 pegging the pump price of petrol – Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at about N212.61 per litre. This is like adding petrol to the fire of inflation and hardship that is heating up like hell already. Flashback In […]

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March 12, 2021
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NOTES TO LAI MOHAMMED: ICC AND OTHERS ARE NOT OPPOSITION PARTIES

In 2014, the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, acknowledged the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the court of last resort. This was during his presentation as the former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the House of Commons, London, on 8 September 2014. He acknowledged the mandate of the ICC as […]

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January 5, 2021
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ICPC SURVEY: HAS THE NIGERIAN JUDICIARY OFFICIALLY JOINED THE MERRY-GO-ROUND CORRUPTION IN POLITICS?

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) recently carried out a survey – an 84-page survey titled, ‘Nigeria Corruption Index: Report of a Pilot Survey 2020’. According to the report of the Pilot Survey, The total amount of money reported by the justice sector respondents as corruptly demanded, offered and paid between 2018 and 2020 was […]

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December 29, 2020
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Case Law Legal Explainer Opinions

Man bags death sentence for robbing shop-owner of N1,705 and 2 rolls of Peak Milk

The Story Adapted from the Judgment of Nweze, JSC in John v. State [2019] 9 NWLR (Pt. 1676) 160. On the fateful day (November 18, 2005), the Appellant went to a shop parading himself as a customer. Samuel, the son of the woman who owns the shop, went to attend to the Appellant’s demand. The […]

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July 17, 2019
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Case Law Notable Pronouncements

On need for security agencies to operate within their statutory bounds

Saraki v. FRN [2018] 16 NWLR (Pt. 1646) 405 at 462, paras. B-C, per Okoro, JSC: “I need to emphasize that security agencies in this country must operate within the bounds of their calling. A situation where the EFCC and DSS took over the functions of the Code of Conduct Bureau leaves much to be […]

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December 7, 2018
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Notable Pronouncement: Supreme Court decries filing of frivolous appeals on settled principles of law.

Sunday Gabriel Ehindero v. Federal Republic of Nigeria [2018] 5 NWLR (Pt. 1612) 301 at 326, paras. B-C, per Eko, JSC: “On the whole, I find no substance in this appeal. It is unfortunate that, in spite of the decision of this Court in A. G. Ondo State v. A. G. Federation (supra) on […]

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April 11, 2018
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Case Law

A Judge with little or no adequate knowledge of law is better than a corrupt Judge.

Makarfi v. Poroye [2017] 10 NWLR (Pt. 1574) 419 at 440-441, paras. G-D, per Saulawa, JCA: “…Instructively, implicit in the judicial oath subscribed to by all of us judicial officers, fundamentally requires a total commitment to the rule of law, to the dispensation of justice according to law, without fear and favour, affection or […]

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July 26, 2017
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