Law & Human Rights

Supreme Court goes fully digital, ditches paper records to curb tampering

Supreme Court goes fully digital, ditches paper records to curb tampering

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri On April 23, Vanguard Law & Human Rights highlighted some of the challenges plaguing the Nigerian judiciary, chief among them the judiciary’s continued reliance on analogue systems. This factor, it noted, was partly responsible for the slow pace of justice administration in the country — a situation that breeds widespread public dissatisfaction […]
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Local policing crucial to ending insecurity — Gov Mutfwang

Local policing crucial to ending insecurity — Gov Mutfwang

By Innocent Anaba What really are you doing with your security vote? People expect you to set up a security outfit and fund it. That way, you won’t always be complaining about not being able to order the police or the army when the need arises. Security vote is not necessarily money you keep and […]

NBA election and its fallout

NBA election and its fallout

By Innocent Anaba The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, weekend elected national officers to run the association for the next two years. The national officers are made up of the President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, General Secretary, Assistant-General Secretary, Treasurer, Welfare Secretary, Publicity Secretary, Assistant Publicity Secretary and 20 General Council of the Bar members. Mr. […]

Fresh rumblings over Supreme Court as North-West dominates with 5 justices

Fresh rumblings over Supreme Court as North-West dominates with 5 justices

-S/East, N/Central have 1 each By Ise Oluwa-Ige Prominent lawyers, including one-time President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr OCJ Okocha (SAN), have expressed worry over the present composition of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN), saying the relevant authorities must review the criteria of appointment into the apex bench if it must rescue […]

20 things you don’t know about Don Jazzy

20 things you don’t know about Don Jazzy

MAVINS Records big boss, Don Jazzy, born Michael Collins Ajereh is an enigma, whom very little is known about. He once boasted that he hates talking onstage and rarely ever grants press interviews.

Diaspora Nigerians lament brutality and killings

Diaspora Nigerians lament brutality and killings

THE search for greener pastures and perhaps, sound education, has seen many Nigerians travelling abroad even at their peril. It is sad to know that many Nigerians in the diaspora are being brutally murdered and maltreated and at the same time deprived of their earnings as was the case in the South African xenophobic attacks, where a good number of Nigerians’ shops were looted.

NIS intensifies screening of visitors at entry points

NIS intensifies screening of visitors at entry points

THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring that Ebola virus never finds its way into the country again, hence the intensified screening of visitors at all entry points in Nigeria.

Why some visa applications fail

Why some visa applications fail

VISA applicants are advised to be well prepared and understand that it is up to them to qualify for a visa during visa interviews by embassies’ consular officers.

Unwiling debtor

Unwiling debtor

I helped a close ‘friend raise some amount of money to unable his execute a small contract I didn’t have up to the amount he required at that point in time, so I had to borrow from another friend to add up to what I had. It was however with interest. I had to go the extra mile because the friend was in a dire need.

Payment for family receipt/deed of assignment?

Payment for family receipt/deed of assignment?

I bought a piece of land in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State from a family. The value is over a million naira. I paid in three instalments after which I was issued a receipt by one of the family members. The receipt given to me was that of his company, so I requested for the family receipt since he dealt with me on behalf of the family.