The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will swear in 62 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the main Courtroom of the Supreme Court on Monday, November 28, 2022, as against the earlier announced date of November 21, 2022. A statement by the Director of Information and Press, Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande…
A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jumoke Oyeleke, a lady reportedly killed by a stray bullet during a Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos state, has returned a verdict indicting the police. The coroner, Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, who sat at the magistrate court in the Ogba area of Lagos, said the police…
The Nigerian Elections Debates Group (NEDG), in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), has finalised plans to hold a presidential debate on the country’s economy The debate will take place on the sidelines of its economic policy summit to be held next month. It is expected to serve as a launch pad to…
The President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) has spoken on the widespread perception that Nigerian judicial officials are corrupt. Maikyau said the notion that the Nigerian judiciary is corrupt is false. Maikyau has therefore implored lawyers to rise up and challenge the negative narrative to enable the country and the world…
Kebbi State High Court has recalled the Chief Magistrate of Court lll, Birnin Kebbi, Umar Salihu Kokan to the headquarters for allegedly slapping a State Counsel, Abdullahi Bawa Dan Bauchi and two other persons. In a statement by the Chief Registrar, Kebbi State High Court, Hussain Abdullahi Zuru yesterday, the court said the action was…
The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stated that tackling the high level of insecurity in the country will solve the issue of soaring food inflation and other agricultural issues. Obi disclosed this on Sunday via his verified Twitter account, while celebrating World Food Day, expressing that his administration will take up insecurity as…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “promptly set up a presidential panel of enquiry to thoroughly, impartially, and transparently investigate the operations of illegal oil pipelines from 2001 to date, and to widely publish the names of anyone suspected to be involved.” SERAP urged him to “ensure the prosecution…
The Zamfara Government has ordered the shutting down of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Gusau and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN’s Pride FM for violating government order and journalism practice. In a statement issued by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara in Gusau, the State capital on Saturday the Commissioner said, other…
Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has been sworn-in as the seventh executive Governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji was sworn with his Deputy Chief Monisade Afuye, at the sprawling Ekiti Parapo Pavillon, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The ceremony was performed by Ekiti Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. Governor Biodun Oyebanji has promised to implement a six-point agenda to…
The Nasarawa State Judiciary has launched an Electronic Management System platform to ensure the smooth and quick administration of justice in the state. Chief Judge (CJ) of the state, Justice Aisha Aliyu, disclosed in Lafia, the State capital at the 2022 legal year celebration and valedictory court session in honor of the retired Grand Khadi…