Thursday, 23 August 2012

Justice, Administration of


Nigeria: The Death of Citizen Clifford Orji


We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas". That was the message contained in the telegraph sent by the Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur) to their sister, Katherine, in December 1903. Upon receiving it, Katherine excitedly ran to the editor of the local newspaper and showed him the message. According to the text in the December 23, 1991 edition of the Christian morning devotional, "Our Daily Bread", the editor glanced at the telegraph and said, "How nice. The boys will be home for Christmas." The story concluded: "He totally missed the big news--man had flown!" Full story...
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Posted by Amaka, 23 August 2012




Nigerian Lawyers Are Corrupt – Former Minister


A former minister of information, Chief Edwin Clark has called on the Nigerian judicial system to put its house in order, claiming that both the bar and bench have thrown away ethics of the profession. The Ijaw leader made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, where he was the guest lecturer of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies’ (NIALS) annual lecture on the State of the Federation. According to Chief Clark, “The Bench and The Bar have some questions to answer.” “Both the bench and the bar are not doing anything to address corruption and if nothing is done about it, Nigeria will remain in the bottom list of corrupt countries in the world” he affirmed. Full story...
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Posted by Ufuoma, 2 August 2012

Nigeria: Apani Ma Wagun, Olokiki Oru


By Olusegun Adeniyi, 19 July 2012
My late mother went into labour 13 times, all but one with safe delivery; and that is the subject of a long story she never ceased to tell because seven of those children died, more appropriately were killed, at infancy. In the village, while we were growing up, you don't die, you have to be killed by somebody. And that somebody is a witch, the ubiquitous "Iya osoronga, apa ni ma wagun, olokiki oru". Please don't ask me what that means because I really don't know; except that it's a sort of homage to a fearsome terror of the night who would kill anybody without batting an eyelid. Full story
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Posted by Ufuoma, 19 July 2012