August 22, 2024
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Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has appealed to the National and State Houses of Assemblies, to consider the inclusion of Magistrates within the definition of judicial officers in the constitution, in the process of ...
August 22, 2024
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Concerned about the widespread inappropriate dispensing of drugs under the country’s Social Health Insurance Scheme, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) is contemplating legal action to ...
August 22, 2024
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Bolaji Ayorinde has threatened to sue Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) due to an alleged defamatory publication ...
August 22, 2024
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The Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN) will discuss the theme of restructuring and insolvency at its yearly international conference billed to hold in Lagos from September ...
August 22, 2024
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Lagos-based lawyer Evans Ufeli has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Attorneys General of Lagos and Ogun states, seeking a judicial review and ...
August 22, 2024
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The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, says the state government will soon commence the construction of an ultramodern auditorium for the Augustine Nnamani campus of the Nigerian Law School at Agbani in Enugu ...
August 22, 2024
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Amytorix Company Limited, owners of properties in Alma Beach, Ikate area of Lagos has filed contempt proceedings against the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) ...
August 22, 2024
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In celebration of two decades of excellence, a prominent Nigerian law firm, AELEX, has honoured its employees for their unwavering commitment to advancing the legal profession. The firm recognised employees’ ...
August 22, 2024
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Public policy analyst, Sesugh Akume, has sued the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over its failure to address a matter reported to the commission since March 31, 2023. Two others were also sued: the national ...
August 16, 2024
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The National Judicial Council at its 106th Meeting presided over by the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, held on 14 & 15 August 2024, recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat ...
August 16, 2024
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The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has sactioned four legal practitioners; Abikoye Opeyemi Timothy, Jonathan Chinedu Nwagwu, Edward Osaghale and Cyprian Obiora Ifeanyi Agwuna who were found guilty ...
August 16, 2024
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The crisis within the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has intensified as the party’s South-East Zone has lodged a formal complaint against Justice C.V.C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court ...
August 16, 2024
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has called for the establishment of a special court dedicated to prosecuting cases of crude oil theft. The Commission’s Director of Investigation, Abdulkarim Chukkol, ...
August 16, 2024
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill, 2024 into law. ...
August 16, 2024
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here are challenges faced by rape victims in accessing justice, due to cultural attitudes and prosecution practices. These challenges inhibit justice for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) victims in many ...
August 16, 2024
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has expressed the judiciary’s commitment to embrace information technology to advance justice delivery in the country. This declaration was made at a ...
August 16, 2024
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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed against the decision of a Federal High Court (FHC), in Abuja dismissing his objection to his trial continuation. In Kanu’s ...
August 16, 2024
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A Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and two others for lacking in merit. The suit, marked ...
August 16, 2024
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WEMABOD Limited has asked a Lagos High Court for an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the purported buyers of Casino Heights, who acquired their interest from GTL Properties Limited from leasing the ...
August 16, 2024
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A Federal High Court, Lagos has granted leave to Brightwaters Energy to advertise the winding up of Eroton Exploration & Production Company, which owes it a consent judgment debt of $20 million. Justice Akintayo ...