The President of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice B. Kanyip, has declared Friday 17th December 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022 as end of the year vacation. His Lordship made the declaration pursuant to Order 58 Rule 4(1) (c) of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (Civil Procedure) Rules 2017. According to the notice…
The arraignment of a Ex-Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has been stalled. Oduah, a serving Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial district in the Senate, was to be arraigned on a 25-count charge, along with 8 other defendants, all of who were present in court on…
Kogi State government has given the EFCC 48 hours to retract the statement posted on its Facebook Account on November 19 or the state would take a legal action against it. The Kogi State Government has described as falsehood the statement credited to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it has returned N19.3…
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced it will embark on its 2021 Christmas vacation from Monday, 20th December, 2021. In a statement issued by the Chief Information Officer of the Court, Catherine Oby Christopher (PhD), the court said its holiday would last till Friday, 7th January, 2022. “Pursuant to the provisions of Order…
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has assented to the Child Protection bill earlier passed by the state House of Assembly to enhance the conditions of children in the state. He signed the law on Monday at an elaborate ceremony attended by the UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, UNICEF’s Chief Field Officer in…
As a matter of urgency, the Nigerian judiciary must address the issue of delays in processing cases through the courts, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo, who had addressed the issue on previous occasions, restated his position again on Friday when he chaired a Wole Olanipekun & Co., WOC, Justice Summit on…
The Nigerian Bar Association has admonished the Bauchi State House of Assembly to stop overstepping its bounds in the matter of the promotion of Shariah Court judges in the state. A member of the state House of Assembly representing Dambam/Dagauda/Jalam Constituency, Baballe Dambam, had raised a matter of urgent public importance, asking praying that the…
The Nigeria Government on Thursday presented a letter of protest over the death of Itunu Babalola, to the Ambassador of Cote D’ivoire, Traore Kallilou. The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa who made the move, also demanded for full autopsy and justice on issues surrounding the circumstances that led to her death…
By Taiwo Doherty Religion is practiced with a lot of peculiar catechism and variant idiosyncrasies. These vary from permissible dress code, manner of speech, dietary regulations, dictates for marital relationships, rituals, display of symbols and observance of holidays etc. Some of these religious tenets go further to restrict or prohibit certain acts, and in the…
The Presiding Judge of Benin Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Honourable Justice Adunola Adewemimo has declared as an academic exercise the suit filed by the former unit head of Fitters Senior Staff Association of Nigeria q(FISSAN) Okpe/Sapele Unit, Shedrack Governor against the union for being stale. Justice Adewemimo held that the office from…