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The Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria, has granted the order that Wunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, be served notice of the pending DNA test application by substituted means. This was contained in a statement signed by a member of the legal team to the Aloba […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives has passed a bill for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial officers, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria now expected to earn a monthly salary of N5.39m. In the executive bill submitted to the House on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu and passed on Wednesday, other […]
Continue ReadingChief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has on Monday, sworn in 11 new Justices to the bench of the Nigerian Supreme Court, charging them not to allow their personal ambition to cloud their sense of judgement. Ariwoola further warned that the interaction of the new Justices with people of unviable inclinations and pedigree, […]
Continue ReadingHouston Rockets head coach, Ime Udoka, will reportedly pay actress Nia Long, $32,500 per month in child support for their 12-year-old son whom they now have joint custody of, according to court documents. Long, 53, reportedly gave Udoka, 46, a break (reduction) in child support payments because she is a wealthy actress. He was meant […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of 11 Supreme Court justices appointed by President Bola Tinubu to fill the justice vacancies at the apex court. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during Thursday’s plenary. President Bola Tinubu had asked the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) has declined the request by the Osun State governor, Mr. Ademola Adeleke to suspend the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Adepele Ojo. Director of Information, NJC, Adesoji Oye, said the council would not work with the resolution of the state House of Assembly, which constituted a panel to probe […]
Continue ReadingA Justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal has suddenly died, as processes for his elevation to the Supreme Court of Nigeria commenced. Justice Joseph Shagbaor Ikyegh passed away on Wednesday evening in his home town of Makurdi. He was 65. Ikyegh was the head of the Port Harcourt division until he suddenly slumped before […]
Continue ReadingAs Nigerians wait on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to make final pick for the Supreme Court bench, fresh claims have emerged to explain the lopsidedness in the 22-person list cobbled by the Federal Judicial Service Commission, from which the council, would recommend 11 justices of the Court of Appeal, for elevation. The Chief Justice […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has nominated 22 Court of Appeal justices to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court bench. According to reports, the nominees represent each geopolitical zone. The North-Central and South-East regions have the largest share with 6 candidates each, while the South-West and South-South each have […]
Continue ReadingOne of the Justices at the Nigerian Supreme Court, Justice Muhammad Dattijo, retired from active service on Friday October 27, having attained the statutory retirement age of 70 years. At his valedictory speech, the Niger State-born jurist, who said he spent 43 years in the judiciary, spoke on arrays of issues including the power of […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court of Nigeria has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking to dismiss and set aside the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) ruling. The court similarly reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter […]
Continue ReadingNigerian politician, activist and constitutional lawyer, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo; wife of Major General Olumuyiwa Badewole (rtd), Olayemi, and wife of Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, Funmi Falana, are among the 58 lawyers selected for elevation to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). These 58 lawyers were elevated to the rank of SAN by […]
Continue ReadingUnited States District Judge, Nancy Maldonado has ruled in favor of Atiku Abubakar. She has ordered the Chicago State University (CSU) to release Bola A. Tinubu’s Academic Records. She gave tomorrow (Monday 2nd October) as the deadline. Judge Maldonado said that any request for a stay of this judgement from Tinubu’s lawyers, will be denied. […]
Continue ReadingPresident of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen, has said that the appellate court has 39,526 pending cases. Justice Dongben-Mensen made this known during a ceremony to usher in the 2023/2024 new legal year. She said the appeal court received a total of 7,295 appeals and 3,665 motions in the 2022/2023 legal year. “During […]
Continue ReadingAt the swearing-in of nine new justices of the court of appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has lamented the rising number of litigations in the country. He said apart from several new crimes being committed which had contributed to the steady rise of court cases in […]
Continue ReadingUnited States District Court sitting in the Northern District of Illinois has granted the request made by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, for the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records by Chicago State University (CSU). In a ruling delivered by US Magistrate-Judge Jeffrey Gilbert on Tuesday, the court […]
Continue ReadingThe current National Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Caroline Ladidi Anze-Bishop, has come out to tell the Nigerian lawyers at the 2023 annual general conference that she was not the one who prepared the association’s 2023 financial report that the NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau SAN wanted her to sign and present to Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, sacked Julius Abure, and recognised Lamidi Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee […]
Continue ReadingChairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Rivers State branch, Barrister Adata Bio-Briggs, has said that adultery is not a criminal offence. She however, said that a spouse can sue for adultery but must come with reliable evidence. “Adultery is not a criminal offence. Only a spouse can sue for adultery. If the […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court Judge in Nigeria, Justice Peter Hoommuk Mallong, has passed away. Mallong died on Sunday, July 30, in Abuja, Nigeria. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Mallong died on Sunday after a brief illness. Also, Chief Registar of Nigeria’s Federal High Court (FHC), Hassan Amida Sulaiman, in a statement, announced […]
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