By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola At the beginning of March 2020, Nigeria’s Supreme Court dismissed an application for the review of its seven-week old decision to judicially install Hope Uzodinma..
Day: 28 August 2024
How Senate Deputy President, Principal Officers Got Multi-Billion Naira Constituency Projects In 2024 Budget
hief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume; Minority Leader, Abba Moro; and Deputy Minority Leader, Oyewunmi Olalere, also benefited. Findings This newspaper reviewed the 2024 Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP) profile of the budget, which revealed that the projects’..
Recommendations And Referrals And The Moral Dilemma In National Development
Written by F O Egbokhare I was in Germany for the Humboldt Fellowship in 1996/97 at the University of Hamburg. A German scholar and I were engaged in a hearty discussion. Everything was going on well when he..
The Culture Of Mindless Plunder And Squander Continues Unabated
Introduction As Nigeria teeter on the edge of bankruptcy and most households increasingly find it hard to know when and where their next meal will come from, the jarring insensitivity of our leaders in government is simply shocking..
Judgement Without Justice
In the words of Emmeline Pankhurst “Justice and judgment lie often a world apart.” The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgement of 6th September 2023 echoed that unfortunate truth. Many thoughts ran through my mind as I stoically..
Is Our Hope In The Courts Misplaced?
The elections have come and gone. INEC declared Mr Bola Tinubu as president-elect to the widespread discontent of many who voted. As a result, all the major opposition parties are challenging the validity of the election results in..
Reflection On The February 28th 2023 Nigeria General Election
Yesterday, I went out to vote in the regional election where I’m living at the moment. The election was held on Wednesday – a work day. Scheduled to start from 7.30 am to 9.00 pm. It’s to enable..
The Udeogu (Orji Uzor Kalu ) Case: A Major Setback To The Administration Of Justice
The Supreme Court, the Apex Court, the last bus stop, is supposed to establish a profound code of conduct for social behaviour and interaction between man and man, man and society and man and government itself. Its judgments..