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Nigeria head declares emergency after governor's 'unconstitutional' impeachment

October 19, 2006 07:14:00 AM

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday declared a state of emergency in the Nigerian state of Ekiti after Governor Ayodele Fayose was impeached by state lawmakers earlier this week following his conviction for corruption...

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Nigerian VP charged with corruption

October 10, 2006 09:19:00 PM

Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was charged Tuesday with more than a dozen counts of corruption. The charges filed before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, a special corruption court that has the power to strip elected...

May 17, 2006 08:44:00 AM

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday defeated a bill to amend the Nigerian constitution that would have allowed current President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for a third term in office. The bill, which failed...

May 2, 2006 07:47:00 AM

The US has urged Nigeria against amending its constitution to allow current President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for a third term in office. In an unusual statement, the US Embassy...

December 1, 2005 01:38:00 PM

Nigeria's Kaduna Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday began legal proceedings against Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, governor of the oil-rich state Bayelsa , on charges of corruption. The tribunal, an anti-corruption body that has the power to strip elected officials of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).