October 11, 2024
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Lagos Multidoor Court House Announces 1st Annual Multi-Door Courthouses and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Stakeholders Summit. See below: Looking to reshape the landscape of dispute resolution business ...
October 11, 2024
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Hafsat Bakari, has called for the adjustment of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation framework to ...
October 11, 2024
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, has said that state governors cannot challenge the Federal Government for implementing an existing law. Clarke spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics ...
October 11, 2024
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The Federal High Court in Abuja in a suit brought before Justice Emeka Nwite has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour ...
October 11, 2024
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Anthony Idigbe, has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to enhance the capacity of judicial officers. He also urged her to evolve measures to ...
October 11, 2024
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The Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Adebara has re-affirmed the commitment of the judiciary to fight crimes and other forms of lawlessness capable of threatening the peace and stability of the state. He ...
October 4, 2024
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The Council of Legal Education has released the results of the June 2024 Resit Bar Final Examinations, where a total of 1,287 students participated. Breakdown of the results revealed that 19 students were absent, ...
October 4, 2024
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A devastating fire broke out at the Ilorin High Court on Saturday, engulfing parts of the building, including courtroom No. 10. It was gathered that the fire, triggered by a power surge, affected a standing air ...
October 4, 2024
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To ensure that Nigerians have access to legal services regardless of their financial or social status, the European Union (EU), in partnership with the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance ...
October 4, 2024
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At the centre of the aspirations to reform the justice sector in Nigeria, are the scepticisms over the latest assembly of men and women in the judiciary, who now claim to set the stage for the much-expected reforms ...
September 20, 2024
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Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, last Friday inaugurated six new judges for the Kwara High Court, urging them to discharge their duties with diligence, impartiality, and a focus on the community ...
September 20, 2024
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Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara will on September 20, 2024, Swear-in eight judges recently recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Chief Registrar of Rivers State High Court, David ...
September 13, 2024
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To enhance the judiciary’s credibility, address the growing issue of frivolous applications and aid quick dispensation of justice, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has advocated greater ...
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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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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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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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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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 ...