Justice Adunola Adewemimo, the Presiding Judge, Benin Judicial division of the National Industrial Court, has nullified the purported dismissal of Sergeant Aiguobasimwin Esosa from the Nigeria Police Force, ordered the Police Service Commission and the Inspector General of Police to immediately reinstate Sergeant Esosa back into the force. Justice Adewemimo held that the procedure leading…
The management of Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, has approved the dismissal of four lecturers in the institution over alleged misconduct Their dismissal was approved at the emergency meeting of the Special Intervention Team (SIT), held on Wednesday 1 December 2021, where the report of the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee (SSDC) on the…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said that virtual court proceedings will boost Nigeria’s economy. He stated this on Monday at the inauguration of the virtual court sitting facilities deployed at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. “This initiative will in no small measure help boost the economy…
Gambian President Adama Barrow secured a second term as leader of the West African nation in the biggest test of its democracy since dictator Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule ended. Barrow, 56, garnered 53.2% — or 457,519 of the votes, while his nearest rival – Ousainou Darboe obtained 27.7%, Alieu Momarr Njai, chairman of the Independent…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has faulted the decision by the United Kingdom to place Nigeria on its red list over the new variant of COVID-19 named Omicron. Mohammed who spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday said the decision is unjust, unfair, punitive, indefensible, and discriminatory, adding that it…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) is set to hold a power-packed training on the ‘Legal Aspects of Finance: Overview, Issues & Documentation’ commencing on December 6, 2021. The training which features an array of renown legal experts within and beyond Nigeria will be held virtually thereby enabling all interested…
The President of the National Industrial Court, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, PhD, FNIALS has called on honorable judges of the lower court to be extremely careful while applying the concept of judicial precedent, that total perusal of the distinguishable factors is important in the overall interest of justice. Justice Kanyip made this point…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has said there is no provision in law that empowers the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to overrule the decisions of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry. In a communique titled, ‘Comments On LASG White Papers On Endsars Panel Reports’, the senior lawyer also argued that no…
The 3rd Adavize Alao Symposium on Privacy and Data Protection is set to hold on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The event is themed, “Consumer Protection in the Digital Age.” The virtual symposium is being facilitated by Lawyard with the support of Duale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe (DOA), TechHive Advisory, Garnet Law Practice, IKIGAI and LegalNaija. Kindly…
The Lagos State Government on Friday ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a student of the school. This was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, Ganiu Lawal….