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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the recently passed Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 in Nigeria will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. Buhari signed CAMA into law on August 7 and it caused uproar especially among religious leaders.  Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari. Under the law, religious bodies and charity organisations will be strictly regulated by the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission and a supervising minister. See Also Christianity Christian Association Nigeria Describes CAMA As ‘Ungodly’, Rejects Law 0 Comments 1 Month Ago But speaking at the Open Government Partnership 2020 virtual leaders’ summit on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the President said the law will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. He said, ”Since the inception of our adminis...

Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar.   Zakari Alhaji Sidi, an aide to Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, has been arrested over alleged fraud. SaharaReporters gathered that Sidi was arrested at Dutse branch of Access Bank. Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar. He was said to have made an attempt to run away from policemen when he noticed he was being trailed. A source said the governor’s aide was arrested for fraudulent activities involving the collection of millions of naira from people, false pretence, criminal breach of trust and cheating.  He was also accused of impersonating a former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Nuruddeen Muhammad, who is an indigene of the state. Sources at the Jigawa State Police Command disclosed that Sidi was being detained in readiness to be flown to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission headquarters in Abuja for further investigation. Corruption CRIME Politics Scandal News...

President Buhari The Coalition for Revolution has urged Nigerians to participate in a peaceful protest against the anti-people policies of the Nigerian Government on October 1, 2020. The group in a statement on Thursday also called for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari AP According to the group, protests will take place in all states across Nigeria as well as in London, Sweden, The Netherlands, United States, Canada and Germany. “These harsh policies that have bored a burdensome hole into the pockets of the Nigerian people are coming at a time when citizens are recovering from the adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis that was also mismanaged by the Buhari’s government further plunging already struggling citizens into deeper financial problems. “It also comes at a time when there is an unprecedented dictatorial-style crackdown on free speech, dissent, activism, journalism and the right to associate and congr...

Governor Ben Ayade Aggrieved civil servants, who were delisted from the Cross River State payroll 13 months ago, have suspended their daily protest for two weeks. Comrade Francis Agbor, Coordinator of the group, in a statement said the protest was suspended following an agreement reached on Thursday by the state government and the workers. Governor Ben Ayade CRSiMAGES SaharaReporters recall that the aggrieved civil servants were delisted from the state’s payroll by the Governor Benedict Ayade-led administration 13 months ago in an exercise that began in 2018 and ended in August 2019. See Also PUBLIC HEALTH Cross River Doctors Accuse Governor Ayade Of Covering COVID-19 Cases, Declare Indefinite Strike 0 Comments 2 Months Ago The public servants were employed following a directive from Governor Ayade in 2016 through the deputy governor, Prof Ivara Esu, who was then acting governor. “After an exhaustive deliberation that lasted for about six hours,the following resolu...

Principal Sources of Law English law The received English law was introduced into the colony of Lagos by Ordinance No. 3 of 1863. There are various provisions contained in the enactments creating the courts empowering the courts to administer the received English Law. The received English law as a source of Nigerian Law consist of the common Law, doctrines of Equity and Status of general application. Common Law: The term “common law” is used in several senses but as a principal source of Nigerian Law, it means the law developed by the Old Common Law Courts of England, namely, the King’s Bench, The Court of Common pleas and the Court of Exchequer. Historically, there were several systems of Local Customs in England. But under the guise of enforcing the customs of the people, the Common law judges developed a system of law known as the common Law of England. Characteristics of Common Law 1) Common Law is not a written law since it is not made by the parliament. 2) Common law is a...