Author Archives: Sebastine Hon
The Place of evidence in the effectual determination of election petitions
BEING A PAPER PRESENTED BY SEBASTINE T. HON, SAN, AT THE TRAINING FOR JUDGES OF YOBE STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION PETITIONS TRIBUNALS HELD IN ABUJA ON 18TH DECEMEBER, 2013 PROTOCOL INTRODUCTION Evidence is the epicenter of any litigation, including proceedings before an Election Tribunal. The reason is very plain: Judges or the Judex are mere […]
read more‘A Critical Review Of Relevant Security Laws In Nigeria Vis-‘a-Vis Current Security Realities In The West African Sub-Region’
BEING A PAPER PRESENTED BY SEBASTINE T. HON, SAN, AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL SECURITY CONFERENCE, HELD ON 25TH-26TH FEBRUARY, 2014, AT THE HOTEL PRESIDENTIAL, PORT HARCOURT I RESPECT ALL PROTOCOLS PREFACE In November, 2012, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, while responding to a question on why the police were not […]
read moreStates Should Declare Public Holidays To Enable Collection Of PVCs
There is no single doubt that much disputation has been visited on the Nigerian political landscape, following the calls for and against shifting the February general elections. There is also no doubt that if not carefully managed, this debate and, a fortiori, any attempt to shift the said polls, may snowball into a political violence […]
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