BETWEEN THE NJC, THE SANCTITY OF THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC OPINION.

The court of public opinion comprising civil society organizations, eminent lawyers and several other personalities have come out to ask the judges facing investigation to proceed on a compulsory leave.

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On this day in the year 1799,

ON THE RELEASE OF SOME CHIBOK GIRLS

Today, news filtered in that 21 out of the 219 girls (later 218 girls with the rescue of one girl) have been released.

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On this day in the year 1950,

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On this day in the year 1888,

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CCT'S REFUSAL TO GRANT SARAKI'S APPLICATION

Mr Danladi Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) today refused to disqualify himself from Senator Saraki's case.

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On this day in the year 1793,

NIGERIA ORDERED BY ECOWAS COURT TO PAY SAMBO DASUKI 15 MILLION NAIRA

Late last year, Dasuki had gone to the ECOWAS court to ask for 500 million Naira damages for being wrongly imprisoned.

ORUBEBE FINALLY CONVICTED

Nothing much to comment on this, just that its surprising that the only sentence slammed on him was seizure of one of his houses located in Abuja.

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On this day in the year 1535,

ON DINO MELAYE'S PROPOSITION

Senator Dino Melaye, in a statement on Sunday, called on President Buhari to grant pardon to treasury looters on the condition that they return the funds they stole.

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On this day in the year 1789,

PETER OBI'S SPEECH ON "THE PLATFORM"; AN EXPOSURE OF OUR WASTE CULTURE

At The Platform yesterday, many speakers talked about many aspects of Nigeria, celebrating 56 years of independence. One speaker whose speech raised eyebrows is Peter Obi, former Anambra state governor.

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in the year 1928,

INDEPENDENCE SPEECH DELIVERED BY ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA

Today is Independence Day. The first of October 1960 is a date to which for two years, Nigeria has been eagerly looking forward. At last, our great day has arrived, and Nigeria is now indeed an independent Sovereign nation.