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 FG's impediment to Buhari’s Executive Order No.10: Way forward for the judiciary? By Kenneth Atavti The judiciary as one of the three arms of government seems to be the weeping boy of the executive and legislature in the Nigerian political system, as against the norm in other democratically civilized countries. As part of efforts towards ensuring the judiciary is independent and able to discharge its duties effectively without going cap in hand to beg for funds from the federal and state governments, President Muhammad Buhari, pursuant to Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he decided to give effect to the provision of (Fourth Alteration, No.4) Act, 2017 ACT No.7 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, by issuing the Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 granting the States Legislature & Judiciary financial autonomy. This alteration seeks to provide for the funding of the Houses of Assembly of States directly from the consolidated r...

 Odiana Eriata esq in Court 4 Federal High Court Abuja. 25/11/2020 FHC/B/74/20; APC & ANOR.  VS. GODWIN OBASEKI & ORS. Sitting commenced about 10:41am. Col. David Imuse representing APC. G.O. OBASEKI not in court & No representation for the PDP  Akin Olujimi SAN led 2 other SAN (, Roland Otaru SAN, ..Akinlolu Kehinde .SAN) , F, S Ojealaro esq and over  18 Lawyers for the Plaintiffs. .J O..Odubela SAN & Olusegun Jola-Owo (SAN) plus 2 other lawyers for the 1st  Defendant. R. O Isenalumen leading kingsley Idahosa  for the 2nd Defendant. M. A. Bawa esq appeared alone for the 3rd Defendant. The case was fixed  for the 1st Defendant's counsel  reply on points of law to the Plaintiffs argument  in response to  the 1st Defendant's  motion dated 4th November 2020  to strike out the Plaintiffs Reply (filed 2nd October 2020)  to their Statement of Defence for being incompetent, repetitive, inconsistent and abuse of co...

 Nigeria judiciary and underfunding: What way forward for effective justice system? By Kenneth Atavti The judiciary globally has been known to be the last hope of the common man, considering the fact that the other arms of government, the executive and the legislature can decide to play politics with issues that affects the masses, but the judiciary in a sane clime is expected to be neutral and impartial in the dispensation of justice so as to ensure equality and upliftment of the rule of law. The Nigerian judiciary is one that has been enmeshed with criticism and backlash over the years, owing to the perceived lack of independence which summarily subject it to the whims and caprices of mostly the executive arm of government by grossly violating valid court orders and which the legislature in some cases decide to navigate this part on issues of constitutional jurisdictions. The coming to power of the present administration, and subsequent administrations since the return to civilia...

 Reclaiming lost Edo: A herculean task By: Oriaifoh Godwins Edo state is lost! This is a fact that is verifiable especially going by the developments that has been happening in Edo state in the past two to three years and more importantly, in the very recent past. Every normal human being that knows what the Heart Beat of the Nation, Edo state, was, cannot argue with the fact that the state has colossally disintegrated so much that the economy is in disarray, morals are bankrupt, due process thrown into the dustbin, executive rascalities has taken the Centre stage, the law making organ of government, muffled and its members reduced to mere errand boys, the wind of uncertainty blows on a daily basis in Edo political and business environments and worse still, hoodlums cultists, and other criminals are having their field day with absolute impunity and confidence and a good number of Edo youths have been prematurely sent to the great beyond.  In view of the above, the big expected...

 Why Buhari, Buni, APC and Nigerians must Reclaim Edo State   By Sebastine Ebhuomhan A Aot has happened in the past month in Edo State, Nigeria and the globe.   The dusts of some of the occurrences naturally settled in the gale of laughter, shock, unbelief and outrage. Others are still reverberating on individuals, families, communities, states and humanity.   While another lockdown looms, the world is confronted by the socio-economic impacts of coronavirus. Then #EndSARS left Nigeria in ruins. A supposed peaceful protest against brutality and extra-judicial killing degenerated into lawlessness and disorder when hoodlums hijacked it and unleashed mayhem, raping, looting, arson and destruction on national psyche and polity.   #EndSARS reverberated nationally and gained international traction. Sadly, tens of citizens had died by the time bellowing smokes settled for stock taking. It claimed youthful and elderly lives, including security agents drafted to restore s...

 magistrate court in Wuse, Zone 6, Abuja has convicted Victor Mela, a member of the house of representatives, for giving false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enable him contest the 2019 election. The federal capital territory (FCT) police had accused Mela, who represents Billiri/Balanga federal constituency, Gombe State, of lying under oath while filing the INEC form CF001 prior to the 2019 elections. The presiding judge has, however, set a different date for the sentence of the lawmaker after his lawyer took the plea of allocutus — a plea for mercy concerning the court judgment. INEC had declared Mela, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the house of representatives election (Billiri/Balanga federal constituency) which held in February 2019. Although Ali Isa, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, had challenged Mela’s victory in the election, the national assembly election petition tribunal and the court of ap...

 Elano bent on securing 700M loan facility, despite court restraint... ...uses Host Community assets to fight battles Despite a restraint Order  by the Rivers State High Court against, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Elano Investments Company Ltd, and FCMB, from tempering with Host Community's assets/dividend/ equity/stake due to the host communities in Eleme Local Government area of Rivers state, the Directors of Elano Investment Ltd have devised a means to circumvent the order by using the Assets of the Host Communities being held in the name of the Company to raise about 700 million in one of the financial institutions in the Court. The trouble with Elano started after the Company and other Defendants in matter  were served with a restraint order from the Court in a suit instituted by Honourable Aforji Igwe, the Honourable member representing Eleme Constituency, of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Hon. Aforji's position as revealed in the suit was that the Co...