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A legal luminary and Head of Chambers, Akeredolu and Ogunjimi chambers, Mr. Ibrahim Lawal has stated that he is in support of financial autonomy for judicial workers but that his worry is the survival of judicial officers with paucity of funds and not judicial independence. The senior lawyer who accused the executive and legislative arms of government of not being fair to the judiciary identified bias as one of the reasons the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) embarked on a nationwide strike to press home their demand for autonomy as enshrined in the Executive Order 10 signed into law ...

The events announced by the Stormont Speaker to mark the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland are "uninspired", an MLA has said. Alex Maskey wrote to all MLAs outlining details of the official events marking 100 years since the partition of Ireland. The programme was agreed by all five political parties on the Assembly Commission. The events include lectures, social media initiatives, an open day, exhibitions and outreach activities. Mr Maskey said: “While the different views on the centenaries in 2021 have to be respected, there is no doubting that the events they mark shaped o...

Sinn Fein have been criticised after vetoing an application to light up Parliament Buildings in memory of terror victims.

Sinn Fein have been criticised after vetoing an application to light up Parliament Buildings in memory of terror victims. Calls had been made for the building to be illuminated for European Victims of Terrorism Day on March 11. But Sinn Fein said the proposal fell outside current guidelines. The plan was put forward by victims group the South-East Fermanagh Foundation and sponsored by TUV MLA Jim Allister, but was rejected by the Assembly Commission after Sinn Fein objected. TUV leader Jim Allister hit out at the “appalling” decision to block the lighting of Stormont. “This persistence ...

Share As the authorities embark on various initiatives, including the conduct of town hall meetings anchored by the Ministry of Defence to douse tension in the country, KUNLE ODEREMI and SUNDAY ADEPOJU look at the crux of the matter, as well as suggestions by eminent persons on the way forward. NIGERIA seems to be going through another troubled time.  There is pervasive anger across board with bottled emotion, threats and counter-threats to the nation’s umbilical cord.  And to avoid the situation from getting to a tipping point, the political leadership of the country is at its wits’ en...