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Judicial corruption as a self-inflicted impediment to the independence of the judiciary in Nigeria
(KAS African Law Study Library – Librairie Africaine d’Etudes Juridiques, 2017) Sunday Bontur LUGARD
The unique role of the judiciary as the stabilizing umpire in regulating intergovernmental relations, interactions among citizens inter se and businesses, the overseeing of the observance of the rule of law in private or public dealings, conduct, among others sets it apart as an organ of government that should be comprised of men of integrity who should live above board. In Nigeria, as the case with most democratic States, the important role of this arm of government necessitated the constitutional guarantee of its independence so as to give room for unobstructed and independent performance of its duties. But despite the
constitutionally guaranteed independence, there is an avalanche of reported cases of judicial corruption which cast aspersion on or erodes their capacity to determine issues independently and on their merits. This work would show that judicial corruption is an “internal interference” as against
the traditionally known “external interference” in the form of executive meddling in the performance of judicial functions, skewed appointment processes, poor funding and tenure insecurity, among others. It would further show that judicial corruption is a disincentive for foreign investment, and a hindrance to social harmony and security, and economic development. This work would therefore prescribe a new functional stakeholder involvement in the appointment of judicial officers, civil awareness and the need for the strengthening the rule
of law and combating corruption in the judiciary through a stiffer penalty regime.
Effects of Rainfall Attenuation on Frequencies 1 and 3 GHZ in Nigeria
(I N T E R N A T I O N A L J O U R N A L O F C O M P U T E R S & T E C H N O L O G Y, 2016) Ogherohwo, E. P.; Bukar, B.; Baba, D. D.
Mobile communications are part of our everyday life. The non-ideal environment which is filled with many attenuation factors affects the electromagnetic waves, which radio communication depends. This study considers the spectral range of 1 and 3GHz. At these frequencies, interesting phenomena due to rain are supposed to happen. The study of this frequency spectrum has been undertaken in an attempt to evaluate the frequency dependence of rain effects on
electromagnetic waves. The study of rain effects on communication presented in this study relied solely on rainfall data collected from Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMet) station in Lagos, Nigeria. The months for January to December for 1981-2011 were summed together and the averages were determined. The average is then used to calculate the rain rate and rainfall attenuation using the extracted results for all the locations (Bauchi, Ikeja, Jos, Kebbi, Maiduguri and Warri). The results show that Warri has the highest rainfall rate followed by Lagos. Kebbi and Maiduguri has the least while Jos and Bauchi demonstrated moderate rainfall rates. This also deduced that attenuation has less impact on lower frequencies but increase with higher frequencies. The study reveals that at higher frequencies, the rainfall attenuation is observed to be greater.
GROWTH RESPONSE OF RED SOKOTO CASTRATE SUPPLEMENTED AND DEWORMED IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
(J. Anim. Prod. Res., 2018) Daniel, A.; Kalla, D. J. U.; Bello, K. M.; Luka, J. S.; Baba, J. R.
The experiment was conducted at the Small Ruminant Teaching and Research Farm, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of concentrate supplementation and deworming on the intake and growth performance of Red Sokoto castrate goats. Twenty four young growing castrates were purchased from open markets in Bauchi metropolis and allotted to four treatments with six castrates each in completely
randomized design. The factors considered were supplemented animals (S), not supplemented (N/S), dewormed (D) and not dewormed (N/D).. Data collected were feed intake, daily weight gain, and worm egg counts. The experiment lasted for three months. The results showed that the
chemical composition of the experimental diets meets the requirement of small ruminants. The initial weights of the castrate goats were 7.17, 7.33 and 7.67 kg with no significant (P0>.0.5) differences. Final weight gain values were 10.67, 11.17, 11.00 and 13.17g/day with no
significant (P0>0.5) differences. The daily weight gain ranged between 27.78 and 42.59g/day which were not significant (P0>0.5) as well. The daily concentrates intake were however significant (P<0.01) among supplemented/not dewormed and supplemented/dewormed castrates.
Daily weight gain values were 29.63, 31.48, 27.78 and 42.59g with no significant (P>0.05) differences. Worm egg counts at the beginning, at the middle and end of the experiments were significant (P<0.05) among the treatment groups with values ranging between.50 and 47.17%,
5.78 and 10.07% and 6.33% respectively. It can be concluded that supplementation and deworming will improve the growth performance of castrate goats. Keywords: Castrate, deworming, goats, supplementation, worm egg count
Effect of Aqueous Sweet Potato Leaf Extract and Metformin on Some Biochemical Parameters in Streptozotocin- Induced Diabetic Rats
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 2018) Rafiu A. A; Luka C. D
Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] is the sixth most important food crop in the world.The sweet potato roots are a good source of carbohydrates, while sweet potato top (leaves ) contain additional nutritional components in much higher concentrations than in many other commercial vegetables. In this study, the effect of aqueous sweet potato leaf extract was carried out in streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats for 28days. The phytochemical screening indicated the presence of flavonoids, tannins, , terpenes, steroids, phenols , resins and absence of alkaloids, cardiac glycosides. Diabetic rats exhibited high blood glucose, cholesterol, Triglycerol (TG) and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) while High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) was very low. The continuous administration of extract at 400mg/kg body wt. for 28days significantly (P˂0.05) reverse these effects on cholesterol, TG, HDL and LDL while a similar result was also observe for metformin ; Rat dose = human dose(500mg) /Rat bodyweight x 7 treated group. The extract decreased significantly (P˃0.05) serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT),aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP),total and direct bilirubin which was significantly increased (P˂0.05) when compared to the control. After Administration of the plant extract, high level of cholesterol, triglycerides, and low density lipoproteins(LDL) were decreased (P<0.05) while the HDL (high density lipoproteins ) ,total protein ,and albumin were significantly increased (P<0.05). The present study revealed that aqueous sweet potato extract can effectively control some of the metabolic disorders that are associated with diabetics.
Design, Construction, Test and Evaluation of a Stand alone 75 Watts Solar Electric Generator
(Medwell Journals, 2010) Alade M.O.; Ogherowo E.P.; Durodola O.M.
In this study, a stand alone 75 watt solar electric generator is designed and constructed to convert the solar radiation of appropriate wavelength from the sun into direct electric current based on photovoltaic principle. The system has proven to meet the necessary requirement under laboratory testing with only few
shortcomings. The system can be employed to supply power to laboratory equipment such as signal generator, oscilloscope, network analyzer and spectrum analyzer (all in the power range of 75 watts) useful in field research of electronic communication research. The 75 watt solar electric generator designed and constructed is also useful in remote areas to produce electric power where there is no easy accessibility to utility electric power or other useful sources of electric power.