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ACJA 2015: Furore over police prosecutorial powers

It is no longer news that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 was passed into law by the 7th Senate. What is left now is to make th

Justice stresses need for older lawyers to nurture younger ones

As more lawyers are frequently churned out by the universities, a senior member of the bench, Justice Archibong E. Archibong of the Akwa Ibom State ju

Contradictions in evidence must be resolved in favour of accused

FRIDAY CHRISTOPHER v. THE STATE  In the Court of Appeal HOLDEN AT ABUJA Friday, May 15, 2015 Suit number: CA/AK/45C/2013 Between FRIDAY CHRISTOPH

Alleged graft: Kuku denies evasion report, heads to court

Former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Committee, Kingsley Kuku has den

Special courts for corruption cases

“There are currently over five million cases pending in Nigerian courts. Some of these have been appealed and argued for more than 20 years&hell