The Judiciary as the last Hope of the Common man (2): Legal and Media Perspectives THE JUDGES Hon. Justice W.S.N Onnoghen, former Chief Justice of Nigeria in a commentary once said that: “The Nigerian Judiciary has been faced with a lot of challenges prominent among them is the delay in the administration of justice. To […]
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In 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime in 1991 to relocate their terminal date from 1992 to 1993 coincided with a planned meeting in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria, of the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students
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Human Rights in Crisis: Addressing the Challenges Facing Nigeria (2) The UDHR was the first document in history to explicitly define what individual rights are and how they must be protected. The Preamble of the document outlines the rights of all human beings: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable
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The Judiciary as the Last Hope of the Common Man: Media and Legal Perspectives On November 29, 2024, the Gavel International Annual Lecture was held in Lagos, with the theme ” The Judiciary as the Last Hope of the Common Man: Media and Legal Perspectives”. This lecture explored the vital roles of the judiciary in
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HUMAN RIGHTS IN CRISIS: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES FACING NIGERIA The United Nations declared December 10 every year as International Human Rights Day, mainly to highlight the rights now recognized globally as enuring to and enjoyed by human beings by virtue of their humanity. Although there is still so much ground to cover in the areas
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Dele Farotimi’s trial before the Star Chamber Introduction The Star Chamber Returns: Justice on Trial Dele Farotimi’s trial raises serious questions about judicial processes and human rights violations in Nigeria, particularly regarding jurisdiction and the misuse of criminal law machinery. From the outset, Dele Farotimi’s trial appears to lack proper legal grounding, as the charges
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The main responsibility of the court is to interprete the law and provide enforceable guides for the implementation of laws and policies of government. This is why section 287 has been inserted in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for all persons exercising executive, legislative and judicial authority to obey and enforce
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FRN v Akaeze: Criminal Investigation Simplified (1) Introduction: The FRN v Akaeze case has become a touchstone in Nigerian Law, addressing critical issues such as the admissibility of confessional statements and compliance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2012. One fateful night in 2012, there was a loud bang on the door of
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Hon. Justice Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu: The Last of a Few Good Men? Adenekan Adekunle Ademola had everything it takes for an excellent career at the highest levels of a judicial career. He was the grand-son of a king, the son of a Chief Justice and a prince in his own right. In another era, he
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Life is generally a bag of mixed occurrences, with a blend of the good, the bad and the ugly. There is no better way to teach a clowning government a lesson than when its officers embark upon an expedition of embarrassing proportions. We are well accustomed to the odious practice of arraigning activists and other
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