Buhari does not know anybody outside of Daura. He knows nobody outside of his age group. He knows nobody who was not in the Nigerian Army. He does not know any woman. He knows nobody who is young. He knows nothing outside of his original political party. He now wants to appoint in ministerial positions …
Home Office ‘chaos and incompetence’ leads to unlawful detentions, claim whistleblowers by Amelia Hill
Chaos, incompetence and bullying of Home Office employees is resulting in failed deportations and the unlawful detention of vulnerable and desperate people, whistleblowers allege. The Dublin Cessation Team (DCT) – until last week known as the Third Country Unit – is a little-known but crucial department that, under the EU Dublin convention, determines which EU …
Nigerian Judiciary by the Truckload By Pius Adesanmi
I have very long legs in the Nigerian judiciary. If you are a Judge of any consequence, including at least one current Judge on the Supreme Court, there is a good chance that I know you and we have had nkwobi together. That I know you is not the issue. The issue is how we …
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British Ambassador Concealed Insults from Trump by Writing Messages in English by Andy Borowitz
LONDON (The Borowitz Report)—The British Ambassador to the United States, Kim Darroch, explained on Monday that he had tried to conceal insulting remarks from Donald Trump by writing his cables in English. “I believed that, by writing these messages in English, that would serve the same purpose as encryption,” Darroch said. “The fact that Trump …
Judicial power curbs personal choice, Sumption RICHARD ANSETT/BBC claims
The former judge said that “we are afraid to let people be guided by their own moral judgments” An explosion of new laws and judicial power has diminished the ability of people to take their own decisions, a former Supreme Court judge has said. Jonathan Sumption, QC, 70, who retired from the UK’s top court …
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