Each time China, the main financier of Nigeria’s rail line projects, advances loans to Nigeria for building rail lines, it pads the pocket of some powerful Nigerians directly or indirectly linked to the projects. Here’s how: It has been revealed that the monetary value of the projects had been grossly inflated by a cartel headed…
Isa Pantami And The Concept Of Criminal Responsibility Under Buhari
By Usman Masara Kim, Jos Nigeria Listen to article
In many countries, ignorance of the law is never an excuse for an offence. Simply put, a person who does something without realizing its legal implications could still be punished if such an action is against the law.
A slight exception in West Germany, based on the Federal Court of Justice s 1952 verdict, states, if a person engages in criminal conduct but is unaware of its criminality, that person cannot be fully charged with a criminal offense. Such a position might apply, maybe not directly but even in countries that still punish for wrongs committed with ignorance of law. However, this is restricted to a number of circumstances.
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Nigerians Petition Biden, UN, ECOWAS To Treat Fulani Herdsmen, Miyetti Allah As Terrorists
It added that the Muhammadu Buhari-government had refused to come up with tangible solutions in the face of growing herdsmen’s violence across the country.
by Saharareporters, New York
Feb 01, 2021
Nigerians on Friday raised and started signing a petition to designate Fulani herdsmen, some of whose activities have generated tension in the South-West and South-East of late, as terrorists.
The petition was addressed to the United States President, Joe Biden, the United Nations Organisation, the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union and the European Union.