Views: Visits 9 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto State has arrested a 30-year-old alleged serial rapist suspect. Mr Umar Musa-Bala, the state Commandant of the NSCDC in Sokoto, told newsmen on Monday that the alleged suspect, Hamza Yusuf, defiled three minors. “We received a distress call that, a serial rapist was arrested and was about to be lynched in Mabera area. ”We swiftly swung into action and rescued him from a mob who wanted to kill him and brought him to our office. ” We were able to identify three of his victims who are all below the age of 10 and medical investigation proved defilement beyond the reasonable doubt,” Musa-Bala said
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has reaffirmed his commitment to the elevation of young, dynamic and competent lawyers to the bench as part of ways to champion judicial reforms and enhance dispensation of justice in the state.
Governor Fayemi stated this on Monday when the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ado-Ekiti Branch, Mr Adeyemi Adewumi, led other executive members on a courtesy visit to the Governor’s office in Ado Ekiti.
Dr Fayemi said it was better to have young lawyers who are competent appointed into the bench to enable them have ample opportunity to advance to the highest level of their profession.
Only FG can guarantee financial autonomy for judiciary, says SAN
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Mr Sebastian Hon, a Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN) says that the realization of financial independence of the judiciary lies solely with the Federal Government and not on any state.
Hon made the assertion in a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, entitled: “The JUSUN Strike Action and the Correct Position of the Constitution on Financial Independence for the Judiciary in Nigeria”.
The senior lawyer argued that the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike by judiciary workers could have been averted if the constitution had been properly understood and interpreted by parties.
COMMUNIQUE
1.0 PREAMBLE
1.1 In order for the Greater Lagos Dream to be realized and in view of rising insecurity in the Nation, the Lagos State Government organized a One-Day Stakeholders Security Meeting to deliberate on the 6TH Pillar of the Administration (i.e Security and Governance).
1.2 The meeting had in attendance, Mr. Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, dignitaries from across the divide including the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge, members of the State Executive Council, members of the Body of Permanent Secretaries, Commissioner of Police and all Service Chiefs, Local Government Chairmen, Royal Fathers, Spiritual Fathers, Organised Labour Union Leaders, Civil Societies Organisations and other top Functionaries in the State.
In this article, Learned Senior Advocate, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, acknowledges the hardship that Lawyers have been facing over the past one month during which the JUSUN Strike has been ongoing, but encourages JUSUN not to back down until Judicial autonomy is achieved. He calls out the Governors who are legal practitioners, and asks what they are doing while Lawyers and Judges are suffering, while he chides those who secured their mandates through the courts, for biting the fingers that fed them
Situation Report
It is very unusual to see Lawyers down their tools, drop those scary wigs and dreaded gowns and become like the ordinary folks, seeking employment and placement. I have since read very funny articles on social media, about the kind of trade or business that Lawyers can take up during the period the courts are locked up due to the current JUSUN strike action. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, commenced what initially appeared to be an inconsequential strike action on