Category: Judiciary

Gov Sani-Bello Pledges Sustenance of Judicial Autonomy ,Training of Judges.

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Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State said his administration will sustain judicial authonomy while training and retraining of judges and magistrates would be accorded priority .This he said is aimed at ensuring quick dispensation of Justice across the state. Governor Sani-Bello was speaking at the opening ceremony of a 5-day training for Magistrates and district court Judges in Niger State holding in minna ,the state capital. “We are indeed honoured to be partnering with the Department For International Development-DFID, the Rule of Law Expertise – ROLE-UK, and the Judicial…

Niger Govt Advocates for Attitudinal Change To Check Environmental Challenges

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The Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has called for attitudinal change as a panacea to the perennial flooding experienced across the State. Governor Sani-Bello stated this while interacting with the flood victims in parts of Minna the State Capital. The Governor explained that significant attitudinal change will facilitate effective environmental management. Added that indiscriminate dumping of refuse and building along waterways will not do anyone good and emphasised the need for people to change their environmental behaviour. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello also called for prompt action by government officials in finding a lasting solution…

Gov Sani-Bello Advocates Judiciary Reform To Check Drug Abuse , Insecurity

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has called fir the review of the laws dealing with drug abuse and possession, rape,banditry and kidnapping among others Governor Bello made the suggestion when he presided over the swearing in of Rt.Hon. Justice Aliyu Muhammad Mayaki as the Chief Justice of the State, Saturday. He said aggressive reform is required in the judiciary because the Judiciary has been left behind. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello explained that a situation whereby Criminals arrested and charged to Court obtain bail within forty eight hours based on the archaic…

Election Petition: Buhari’s Cambridge Documents Unknown To Us – WAEC Tells Tribunal

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja that the body had no hand in the issuance of results to Muhammadu Buhari by the Cambridge University International Assessment Education. The Council also stated that the assessment result sheet issued to Buhari was not the same thing as a certificate. A Deputy Registrar in charge of School Registration, Henry Adewunmi made the clarification on Wednesday at the resumed hearing of candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his party, the PDP…

TRIBUNAL UPDATE : Witness Contradicts Buhari, Says Enlisted Personnel Not Ordered To Submit Certificates …..As Abba Kyari claims he signed , collected Buhari’s Cambridge 12 days ago

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The controversy surrounding the educational qualification of Muhammadu Buhari for the February 23 presidential election, took center stage on Tuesday at the presidential election petition tribunal with more revelations emerging on the issue. Buhari had in 2015 claimed that his certificates were with the military board on request. But one of his witnesses, Major General Paul Tafa, (Rtd) who claimed to have been enlisted in the Nigerian Army with Buhari on April 16, 1962, however denied that they were ordered to submit their certificates to the military board. Tafa, who…