By Okungbowa Aiwerie The family of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the pupil of Dowen College, Lagos, alleged to have been killed by his schoolmates, have kicked against the bail granted five pupils of the school being tried for Oromoni Jnr’s murder. A […]
• Fayemi lays foundation for Magistrates’ Court’s complex in Port Harcourt By Mike Odiegwu Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has queried the Judiciary in the state over its utilisation of all the budgetary allocations it received from the government in the […]
By Mike Odiegwu Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described as alarming the intimidation of judges by the National Judicial Commission (NJC). He believes that the judiciary does not do enough to protect judges. He said most politicians who lose cases […]
By Unini Chioma A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed February 15, 2022, for a hearing of the suit by 36 states governors seeking to stop deductions of $418m Paris Club refund debt. Justice Inyang Ekwo directed lawyers to […]
AUTHOR:Bolanle Olabimtan The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has awarded N147 million as compensation to 27 victims of police brutality. Following the #EndSARS protest in 2020, the federal government had directed states — including the FCT — to set up […]
By Ameh Ochojila The tenures of democratically elected governors of the 36 states of Nigeria have since the inception of democracy been administered unhindered, except in cases of staggered elections ocassioned by court decisions. The tenure of these governors runs without […]
By Guardian Nigeria LIVA & ORS v. SHETTIMA CITATION: (2021) LPELR-56080(CA)In the Court of AppealIn the Gombe Judicial DivisionHolden at Gombe ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2021Suit No: CA/G/19/2021 Before Their Lordships:JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY Justice, Court of AppealTUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE Justice, Court […]
By Silver Nwokoro Ex-chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu branch, Lagos, Bayo Akinlade has charged the newly appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) and older ones to act with integrity and sincerity in their new status. Akinlade in a statement […]
By Ngozi Egenuka The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA-NEC) has passed a resolution condemning the actions of a senior member of the association, Asiwaju Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), over his recent utterances directed at the President of the […]
By Ngozi Egenuka Justice Lateefa Okunnu of Lagos High Court has struck out a lawsuit against Veritas Registrars Limited for want of jurisdiction. The suit, No LD/569CM/2021, was between Pastor Anthony Afuye-Cyrus v. Veritas Registrars Limited. Afuye-Cyrus had claimed some employment […]