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Red-hot Robert Lewandowski and Pablo Torre struck twice each as Barcelona hammered Sevilla 5-1 on Sunday to stay three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga ahead of next weekend’s Clasico. Los Blancos beat Celta Vigo on Saturday to pull level with Hansi Flick’s side but Barca swiftly restored their advantage with a dominant display of attacking football. Veteran striker Lewandowski reached 12 goals in 10 La Liga matches, his strikes sandwiching Pedri Gonzalez’s effort from the edge of the box, before substitute Torre added the fourth. Stanis Idumbo grabbed a consolation for Sevilla in the…

Federal and states legislatures make ordinary laws establishing government authorities, and conferring on them with the power to arrest and/or detain civilians, even in periods during which there is not in force a Proclamation of a state of emergency declared by the President of Nigeria. The objective of this work is to ascertain whether the federal legislatures have the constitutional legislative powers and matters, to establish and confer on the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the statutory power of arrest and detention of civilians in periods of no emergency. The work evaluates the constitutional functions of, and foundation…

The Managing Director and CEO of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulaziz has highlighted infrastructure challenges besieging the power sector, noting that much of the equipment is outdated. This is just as he expressed optimism about achieving a consistent electricity supply across Nigeria within five years. Abdulaziz revealed this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics program where he gave insights to the attributed the recurrent grid failures in the country. “The transmission system needs a lot of investment and for so many years in this country that sector has been neglected, Most of the equipment we use…

The founders of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have responded to the leader of a former Military junta of the Nigeria government, General Yakubu Gowon, who supervised the country’s civil war, telling him that he (Gowon) was the originator and cause of the unrest that claimed the lives of over three million Biafrans. Gowon in his 90th birthday interview blamed the southeast for an attempt to secede from Nigeria, which he (Gowon) said brought about his supervised massacre of over three million Eastern Nigeria people between 1967 and 1970. Responding to Gowon’s interview, the founder and vision bearer…

The Director General of the State Security Service, SSS, Tosin Ajayi, has removed Adeboyega Fasasi as the Chief Security Officer, CSO to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Credible security sources who confirmed Mr Fasasi’s removal at the weekend said he was replaced by Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a deputy director currently undergoing a fellowship course at the National Institute for Security Studies. It was gathered that Mr Tinubu approved Mr Fasasi’s removal upon request of the DG to send him for a “strategic course” — the usual premise for removing a top security official around the president. According to sources, Mr Lawal…

Firstly, I want to state that there are true Pastors and Religious Leaders out there doing what is right they. To say there are not, will be fallacy of hasty generalisation . But, Christianity is not magic. Some of our Pastors make their members believe that they are talisman. Some Pastors make it seem like you do not need to work to prosper, all you need to do is “Give”. That is how many of them have amassed so much wealth ,that some Pastor-preneurs in Nigeria are richer than some countries in Africa. They use Members Monies  to build Universities…

Holding the writ, his land limp Visibly distraught, he asked : with the facts I verily gave from the tomes you have read where do I stand with the law ? which course will justice take ?;stroking his immaculate bib with vaunting assurance, he implored : place faith in her – with the band over her eyes the scales and sword her hands hold the Lady offers each man his due ; still perturbed, he muttered : I fear, Sir, anent what we hear – that the side her scales now tilt turns on the weight of the dish…

1. The discourse on state policing in Nigeria is rooted in a historical context dating to the colonial period. Under British rule, the policing framework was predominantly employed for suppressing dissent and upholding colonial dominance, rather than catering to local needs (Suberu, 2001). Post-independence, Nigeria established a centralized federal police force, aimed at ensuring national security but faced challenges in adapting to the varied and localized security demands within the nation (Adetula & Ayoade, 2019). This centralized approach has been critiqued for its limited effectiveness in responding to local crime dynamics and has prompted discussions about the potential benefits of…

The judicial career of Francis Chukwuma Abosi was supposed to last only seven years. In the event, he did 12 and may well have reached 20 years if events had not intervened. In his 12th year as a judge in April 2020, while serving as the Acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal of Imo State in south-east Nigeria, the National Judicial Council (NJC) mercifully ended it all. When he attended the Nigerian Law School, as all Nigerian lawyers must, Francis Abosi deposed that he was born in November 1950. On his appointment as a judge in 2008, therefore,…

Counsel: Why did you do it when she said no to it Witness: Her No didn’t sound strong enough ———————————— Counsel: I insist on making my application orally Judge: In that case, I shall also insist on giving my ruling orally ——————————– Counsel: May I announce my appearance for the absent accused person.  Judge: In that case, you will take his place in the dock. —————————- Witness: The first plaintiff is not in court because he now sleeps with the Lord. Judge: I envy him. Witness: I broughted two witnesses today. Judge: Okay. Brought them another day.  Counsel: You are…