The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has given Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court one week to withdraw the bribery allegation he made against Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, or be ready to go to jail for contravening the Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offence Act 2000. The demand […]
Continue ReadingProfessor Itse Sagay (SAN), a constitutional lawyer, has said there is no law preventing the arrest of judges nor is there any immunity enjoyed by members of the judiciary.In a statement released on Tuesday, Sagay, the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) noted that the country’s once-revered judiciary has now degenerated into […]
Continue ReadingAs reported by The Nation, detectives found a Rolls Royce in the fleet of about 15 cars of one of the seven judges under investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS).The judge was said to have hired a notable construction firm to build his palatial home and imported furniture from Brazil, Argentina and Spain. A […]
Continue ReadingAn erstwhile Governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Wada has insisted that money played a major role in deciding the outcome the 2015 Governorship Election Petition in the state, saying that last week’s arrest of federal judges by men of the State Security Services was a vindication of his earlier position. Wada said this in […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, at a valedictory session in honour of a retired Supreme Court Justice, said he was saddened by the arrest of judges, but appealed to Nigerians to be calm over last weekend’s arrest of some judges by DSS. “It is indeed very saddened and deeply regrettable, the […]
Continue ReadingBy Femi FalanaThe State Security Service (SSS) now the Department of State Services, raided the official quarters of judges at Abuja, Gombe, Kano and Port Harcourt last Friday night. During the raid, the homes of the judges were searched while some of them were arrested and taken away. They have since been detained by the SSS. In […]
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