Coalition seeks CJN, NBA’s intervention in Rivers
The Coalition of Lawyers for Injustice has cried out to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to come to the rescue of the judiciary in Rivers State.
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Political class, not judiciary responsible for impunity in Nigeria, says Justice Buba
A retired Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Buba, has said that Nigeria’s political class and not the judiciary is responsible for the prevailing state of impunity in virtually all
Political class, not judiciary responsible for impunity in Nigeria, says Justice Buba
A retired Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Buba, has said that Nigeria’s political class and not the judiciary is responsible for the prevailing state of impunity in virtually all
Championing social justice through the judiciary
The World Day of Social Justice marked two days ago serves as a stark reminder that achieving fairness and equity is the bedrock of every society.
The path to perdition
I anchored a Newswatch cover story on our judiciary in May 1986. The story, Judiciary on Trial, was published in the issue of the magazine dated May 26, 1986.
Nigeria: Judiciary as hope for a wailing people
Nigeria has changed the baton of leadership, consequent upon the conclusion of the last general election in the country. Resulting from the outcome are several petitions filed in the various tribunals to
Nigerians are helpless!
When you are weak, when there is no power, when you are poor, in the time of sorrow, war and when you are not certain of what will happen next; then you
Role of judiciary in development of democracy – Part 2
In Part 1 of the paper delivered at the reception in honour of the newly-appointed Chief Judge of Ondo State, and published in this column on Monday April 3, 2023, we examined
2023 presidential poll: Judiciary on trial, says Atiku
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 presidential poll, Atiku Abubakar, has said allegations of massive irregularities trailing the exercise have put the judiciary on triial.
Political questions, national interest and the judiciary – Part 3
Mr. Jacob Zuma, a former South Africa president captured the executive temperament on the audacity of the judiciary aptly when he stated in 2010, that “in paying tribute to our former Chief
Political questions, national interest and the judiciary – Part 2
South Africa: The main focus under the South African experience is that Nigeria must borrow a leaf from there just as Uganda did, by adopting constitutional amendment as a tool for regulating