*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 […]
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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 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 […]
By Robert Egbe The National President, Association of Local Government Marriage Registrars, Deji Sokeye, on Tuesday, confirmed that the Federal High Court in Lagos has barred the Federal Government from conducting marriages at its marriage registries nationwide. He said the court […]
By Emmanuel Shedrach Legal icon and first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Folake Solanke has hinged sustainability of peace, security and prosperity in Nigeria on the promotion of rule of law. Solanke, who spoke at the 2021 dinner dance of […]
By Our Reporter Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the police to investigate the claims by social media personality, Kemi Olunloyo, that the late Dowen College schoolboy Sylvester Oromoni Jnr was in the process […]