By Editor Ogar v. StateCITATION: (2021) LPELR-55924(CA) In the Court of AppealIn the Kano Judicial DivisionHolden at Kano ON WEDNESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 2021 Suit No: CA/KN/411C/2019 Before Their Lordships:ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice, Court of AppealHABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRUJustice, Court of AppealUSMAN […]
*Justices Gbasam, Umar, Kooffreh affected By Eric Ikhilae The National Judicial Council (NJC) has penalised three High Court judges for issuing conflicting ex-parte orders in the cases involving the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus. The […]
By Rotimi Agboluaje Professor Adeniyi Olatunbosun, the Vice-Chancellor, Kola Daisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State, is an expert in Criminal Justice and jurisprudence. In this interview with ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE, he explains why serial alterations to the 1999 Constitution may not make any […]
By Silver Nwokoro As the world celebrates the International Human Rights Day, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) has urged the Nigerian Government to advance human rights by ensuring equality of all Nigerians in dignity and rights. This year’s theme, “Equality – […]
By Joseph Onyekwere A federal High Court, Lagos, has summoned the General Officer Commander (GOC), 81 Division and the Commandant, 65 Battalion of the Nigerian Army to appear before it over alleged continuous harassment and intimidation of a businessman, Alhaji Yunus […]
By Joseph Jibueze The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has partnered with a legal-tech company, LawPavilion, to automate the application process for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Muhammad said this […]
By Agency Reporter An FCT High Court in Kubwa, on Tuesday, ordered that a 34-year-old church worker, Patrick Ekene, allegedly defiled an eight-year-old girl. The police charged Ekene, who resides in Kubwa, Abuja, with rape. Justice Bello Kawu ordered that the […]
By Agency Reporter A 38-year-old man, Abdulkareem Isah, was on Tuesday docked in a High Court in Lokoja for allegedly defrauding his former fiancée of N1.3 million. Isah, who resides in Galili in Lokoja Local Government Area is charged with two […]
By Agency Reporter A Danish man, Peter Nielsen, accused of killing his Nigerian wife and daughter, on Tuesday told a Lagos High Court that he realised that his wife and daughter had died before a doctor arrived. Nielsen said he had […]
By Agency Reporter The High Courts in Lagos will be on 2021 Christmas vacation from Dec. 24 to Jan. 3. The Courts will resume sittings on Jan. 4, 2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is according to […]