Odinkalu: Nigeria has over 120,000 lawyers but still relies on UK to try ex-govs/ministers August 31, 2017 by Kingsley Obiejesi

  Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), is unhappy with the prosecution of high-profile corruption cases abroad in spite of the numerous human resources in the country’s judiciary. Odinkalu urged Africa to start taking its institutions seriously and not always look abroad for “salvation”. He said this on Thursday during …

UK Supreme Court judge insists government must provide legal

President of the UK’s Supreme Court, David Neuberger, says the government needs to spell out how British courts should interpret rulings from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after Brexit.Currently Britain must abide by ECJ judgments but Prime Minister, Theresa May’s government has said that Britain will leave its jurisdiction after Brexit.Britain has begun the …

THE National Assembly failed to strike the right chord with Nigerians when it rejected power devolution in the ongoing process to further amend the 1999 Constitution.

This is a huge setback in the quest for national rediscovery, misguidedly contrived by 48 senators, with the House of Representatives in tow. It is a rank failure that will continue to haunt the parliament led by Bukola Saraki. But recklessness like this amid a wave of restless agitations across the country has spawned an …

Insecurity and the state – PUNCH NEWSPAPER

A ghastly example of the state of insecurity Mass murder in Anambra stateInsecurity reducing Nigeria to a failing state Abdulfatai Ayobami Ibrahim / 13 hours ago Punch Editorial Board Nigeria places a very low premium on human life and safety. This is why crime proliferates in every nook and cranny of the country. This chronic …