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Breaking News | 2020: JUDICIARY S UNFORGETTABLE YEAR

COVID-19 impact Unsure of how to proceed with normal court businesses at the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, most court heads directed shutdown for the first two weeks or more in March this year. Subsequently, after the Federal Government, through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 made public the COVID – Regulations 2020, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad took the initiative, in his capacity as the head of the judicial arm of government, to direct courts’ heads to scale down court activities as a measure to curb the spread of the virus. In a circular, marked: NJC/CIR/HOC/11/631 issued on March 23, 2020, the CJN advised courts’ heads to still continue to hear certain cases while keeping social distancing and wearing face masks among other anti-COVID-19 measures.

Breaking News | Breaking News Controversies that shook Nigeria s political space in 2020

Views: Visits 125 The year 2020 which started on a great note for Nigeria soon became bleak following developments like the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which saw a lockdown being imposed to curtail the spread, the #EndSARS protest which started peacefully before being hijacked by hoodlums and finally, the country sliding into a recession. However, in the midst of all of these challenges were a series of political happenings, many of which generated controversies. The Street Journal xrays 10 of these political controversies. Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as INEC Commissioner: Her nomination as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was trailed with controversies due to her position as a personal aide to the President. It riled civil society groups, the opposition party, as well as prominent individuals. This is because the constitution forbids for partisan persons to be members of INEC – a body charged under the constituti

Nigeria: Buhari s Nominee Loses Bid for ICC Job, Scores Below 5 Percent of Votes

Nigeria: Buhari s Nominee Loses Bid for ICC Job, Scores Below 5 Percent of Votes By Alfred Olufemi PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported how an ICC committee had earlier ranked Mr Bello low amongst the 20 judges nominated in October. The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Ishaq Bello, has lost his bid to become judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, prosecutes international crimes, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and aggression by nationals of the 123-member countries. Mr Bello was nominated on June 20 by President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria s candidate. According to the results of the poll released by the International Court, Mr Bello polled 12 votes out of the 117 votes in the first round of the election.

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