Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, said his administration has ensured that merit always prevailed in the appointment of Chief Judges and other Judicial Officers in the state adding that irrespective of religion or tribe the next in line had always emerged. Governor Bello stated this on Monday at the swearing in of Justice Josiah…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application for bail by the detained leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Binta Nyako, in her ruling on Tuesday, said the suit was a gross abuse of the court process and an attempt to continue to litigate on issues that…
For the first time in a century, Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency government debt. However, the situation is a bit tricky because the government claims to have funds but is unable to transfer them to creditors due to sanctions that have cut Russia out off international financial systems. The deadline for a $100 million overdue…
*UN International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Drug Trafficking holds at Presidential Villa *VP hails NDLEA Chairman’s dynamic leadership Nigeria is winning the war, and the days of the scourge of drug abuse and dependency in the country are numbered, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Monday in Abuja…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has called on the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to reform the nation’s judiciary and restore public confidence in the third arm of government. Mr Akpata made the call on Monday in a statement while reacting to the resignation of the…
Stringent pardon conditions and the delay by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to forward documents regarding the state pardon granted former governors of Plateau and Taraba States, Senator Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, respectively, to the authorities of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in order to perfect the…
Amidst the media reaction trailing an email sent to Saipem SPA by a Partner at Wole Olanipekun & Co (WOC), the lawyer at the center of it all, Ms. Adekunbi Ogunde has admitted to having unilaterally sent the email without consulting with other Partners at WOC or other persons conversant with recent happenings in litigation…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has excluded lawyers, including seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), from the six present or future vacancies at the Supreme Court. None of the 23 lawyers who heeded the CJN’s January 19 invitation and applied for the job is on a 29-man provisional list seen…
The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Idris, has clarified the age of David Ukpo Nwamina, the alleged organ harvesting victim linked to Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife. Briefing journalists virtually on Sunday, Mr Idris said the alleged victim applied for his passport using the online portal and was captured on…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata has said that the NBA is set to implement the recommendations of two committees set up to address poor remuneration and working conditions of lawyers. In a statement circulated via email, the NBA President noted that the Remuneration Committee led by Mr. Anthony Nwaochei and Mr….