Uncertainty has pervaded the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT) over the distribution of the N180 billion federal government
Some Provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2022 may be making it difficult for some candidates who have complaints against the conduct of polls and are seeking redress at election petition tribunal to get justice at the end of the day. For instance, Section 285 (6) provides that “An election tribunal shall deliver its judgment in writing within 180 days from the date of the filing of the petition.”
Awa Kalu, SAN marches on at 68, by Sonny Ajala
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‘It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed’ by Harvey S. Firestone.
When shortly after the end of the Nigerian and defunct Biafra hostility of the 1967-1970 era, the young, tall, handsome, water fatigued but determined Awa Uma Kalu boarded the Bus sometime in 1973 en route the university of Ife to study Law; little could anyone have correctly predicted the breath, length and extent of his influence in his chosen vocation in time to come.
For the past 43 years, Awa Kalu has quietly but steadily influenced generation of lawyers to aspire to attain distinction in life. Yes, impactful influence though intangible is considered a humongous wealth and preferred legacy of enduring nature.