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The Judiciary’s Complicity in the Rape And Looting of Nigeria

By Akintokunbo A Adejumo “Money and Corruption Are ruining the land, Crooked politicians Betray the working man, Pocketing the profits And treating us like sheep, And we’re tired of hearing promises, That we know they’ll never keep.”  –Ray Davies: Once … read more »

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Nigeria: N23b Pension Scam: The Judiciary Agian Betrays The Nation

Justice Abubakar Talba, just recently handed Mr. John Yusuf only a two-year jail sentence for conniving with others to defraud the office and pensioners of N27.2bn. The Judge gave him an option of fine in the sum of N750,000 for … read more »

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If the law is an ass… What are the courts and judges? (Part II)

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Tuesday, May 22, 2012 We insist that the Supreme Court’s ruling that the NPP’s Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey did no wrong in acquiring a state bungalow is appalling. It is disappointing and will go a long way … read more »

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Ghana: Woyome, AFAG, and the ugly side of our judicial system

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The inadequacies of our justice administration system have once again been brought to public attention. The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has issued a press statement decrying the circumstances surrounding the trial of Alfred Agbesi … read more »

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Morocco judge fights re-deployment

Rabat – A judge on Morocco’s Supreme Curt has condemned a government decision to demote him to a prosecutor and send him to a distant mountain town. Mohammed Anbar said on Tuesday the decision by the nation’s previous justice minister … read more »

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Kenya’s Kibaki pleads with doctors to end strike

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki urged striking doctors at state hospitals on Monday to resume work after a week-long stoppage over demands for higher pay left patients unattended. During a speech to mark 48 years of independence from Britain, Kibaki directed … read more »

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S. Sudan‘s Chief Justice calls for speedy dispute resolution

The Chief Justice of the Republic of South Sudan (RoSS), Justice Chan Reec Madut, on Tuesday directed primary courts to apply an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system in its proceedings to speed up disposal of cases. JPEG – 34.2 kb … read more »

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NPP hypocrisy; how the party imposed judicial Facism on Ghanaians

In the 2000 elections many voted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not because of the believe in the party’s Danquah/Busia historical traditions, but because we shared the party’s underlining principles of democracy in freedom. The NPP used to be the … read more »

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