Understanding the 7 keys To Strengthening Nigeria's Criminal Justice System (Part 2)

"They say you're innocent until proven guilty. But from the moment the police questioned me they assumed I was guilty. It took nearly 18 months and a court case to prove them wrong."

Understanding The 7 Keys To Strengthening Nigeria's Criminal Justice System (Part 1)

The latest report by the World Justice Project for 2020 showed that Nigeria is 108 out of 128 in the global ranking index on the rule of law. Nigeria is on the same level with Iran and Turkey and only ranks better than countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Guinea

The Danger Of Buying Used Phones: A Forensic Expert's Advice

Mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets can be used to save and retrieve several types of personal information such as photos, calendars and notes, SMS and MMS. Smartphones record web browsing information, geographical location information, social media messages

The Role Of Research In Forensics For National Development

                                                        

"Science walks forward on two feet: theory and experiment....but continous progress is only achieved by the use of both". (Robert .A. Millikan)

 Assuming the Nigerian government has a problem it wants solved, it should fund the right agency with the capability to handle such a task. This agency pools scientists and experts from within and without to undertake a research work and develops a technology that is first of its kind in the world.  Nigeria uses this technology to solve its problem - a world problem. Now its our technology-our solution. A solution that the UK, US, Europe and the rest need. I don’t think we would give it out for free. Would we?

The Nigerian Forensic Workshop 2016

                                                 

                 

The Forensic Masters students of the University of Ibadan, also known as the "Forensic Team UI" is organizing its annual forensic Workshop with the theme: "Forensics In Nigeria: The Way Forward".
The date is Thursday 17th and Friday 18th March, 2016.
The event shall hold in the Faculty of Science Lecture Theater.
The time is 11.AM daily.

Fee for attending the event is N20,000 per participant and N2000 for students with valid ID cards.
The organizers are offering between 50%-60% discounts as well.

You can contact them on the following numbers: Isaac 08061156669, Victor 08030696409

You can find them on Facebook and Twitter.

Workshop sub themes: Forensic Forged documents.
Fingerprints analysis.
How forensics can help to fight terrorism.
DNA database development and utilization
Ballistics among others.

Remember, every contact you make leaves a trace...
(Edmond Locard)

The Many Fields Of Forensic Science

The world of forensics is very broad and includes many fields and subfields in science. This post intends to give a general overview to their applications. There is no order of priority of any kind that was followed. Consideration was only made to focus on important forensic applications

Forensics: The Story Told By Crime

There is virtually no crime in the  world that Forensic Science cannot conclusively solve 'beyond a reasonable doubt'. This relatively known and developing science has been proven to unearth crime mysteries with staggering scientific precision and confident accuracy.

When presented in a court of law, evidences from Forensic Science has given

  the 'beyond a reasonable doubt' condition a greater lift and new definition.