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Lagos High Courts begin Christmas vacation Dec. 24

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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 […]

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‘Why court ordered closure of Fed Govt’s marriage registries’

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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 […]

Fani-Kayode appears in court, challenges false medical report charge

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By Ayodele Oluwafemi Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, has challenged the jurisdiction of the special offences court sitting in Lagos to hear the 12-count charge levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC, in […]

Experts task lawyers to embrace technology

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By Joseph Onyekwere Experts in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have called on lawyers to embrace technology in the discharge of their professional services. According to them, technology is evolving rapidly and law firms must deploy its tools or die off with […]

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Promotion of rule of law will engender peace, prosperity, says Solanke

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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 […]

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Oromroni: Falana asks police to investigate Kemi Olunloyo’s claim

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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 […]

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Justice Ilori, a quintessential jurist, by judges, lawyers, others

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By ADEBISI ONANUGA Lagos State Judiciary has held a valedictory court session for the late Justice Samuel Omotunde Ilori, who was the ninth Chief Judge of the state. ADEBISI ONANUGA reports Judges, Magistrates, lawyers and other stakeholders in the justice sector converged on Lagos […]

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Court dismisses 11 of 20 fraud charges against former FCT Minister’s son

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By Agency Reporter The Federal High Court Abuja has discharged and acquitted Shamsudeen Bala, son of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed on 11 out of 20-count charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, […]

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‘Adedoyin not found guilty yet’

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By Our Reporter An Ile Ife group, Osun State, Ile-Ife United Front, has said that contrary to the campaign of calumny in certain quarters, the detained owner of the Hilton Honours Hotel, Chief Ramon Adedoyin, is a decent and illustrious son of […]

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Ndubuisi Kanu’s 2nd wife wants court recognise offspring as estate heirs

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By Agency Reporter Mrs Josephine Ndubuisi-Kanu, one of the widows of retired Rear Adm. Ndubuisi Kanu, a former Military Administrator of Lagos and Imo, on Tuesday asked an Ikeja High Court to recognise her children as heirs to the estate of […]