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Federal High Court Resumes Official Duties Tuesday

Federal High Court Resumes Official Duties Tuesday

The Federal High Court will on Tuesday, September 17 resume official duties after its annual vacation. The annual vacation, which started on July 23, was expected to end on September 13, however, due to the…

Court Bars Chukwueke, 3 Others From Tampering With Germaine Group Of Companies’ Assets

Court Bars Chukwueke, 3 Others From Tampering With Germaine Group Of Companies’ Assets

Justice Ibrahim Kala of a Federal High Court in Lagos has perpetually barred Dr Anthony Onuegbu Chukwueke, his two companies; Onyx Multiventures Services Limited, Majime Consulting and Management Limited and their agents from dealing with…

Court Reinstates Corporal, 21 Years After Dismissal

Court Reinstates Corporal, 21 Years After Dismissal

Justice Sanusi Kado of the National Industrial Court, Calabar Division, has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to reinstate Corporal Gerald Abang back to the force.…

Curbing Abuse Of State Pardon

Curbing Abuse Of State Pardon

Should the constitution be amended to end the era of granting state pardon to individuals convicted of corruption? Lawyers say yes, no. AKEEM NAFIU reports The recent proposition by the Attorney General of the Federation…

Judge Condemns Lawyers’ Practice Of Invoking Vacation Judges’ Jurisdiction

Judge Condemns Lawyers’ Practice Of Invoking Vacation Judges’ Jurisdiction

Justice Aishat Opesanwo of a Lagos High Court has condemned the practice of lawyers invoking the jurisdiction of vacation judges in respect of matters that are devoid of any element of urgency as required by…

Borno Flooding: NBA Mobilizes Resources To Provide Urgent Welfare Support

Borno Flooding: NBA Mobilizes Resources To Provide Urgent Welfare Support

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has on the premised of the the flood that ravaged Borno state began mobilizing resources to provide urgent welfare supports especially for affected lawyers in the state . This was…

Delayed Justice: Lawyers Push For Traditional Model Of Dispute Resolution

Delayed Justice: Lawyers Push For Traditional Model Of Dispute Resolution

TUNDE OYESINA writes that lawyers are pushing for the adoption of traditional model of dispute resolution as a way of fast-tracking justice delivery system. Some senior lawyers have thrown their weights behind the call for…

Disquiet Over ‘Reported’ Extension Of IGP’s Tenure

Disquiet Over ‘Reported’ Extension Of IGP’s Tenure

Lawyers have queried the rationale behind the reported extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. They argued that Egbetokun’s enlistment into the Nigerian Police Force, as well as his…

Alleged Iron Rods Theft: Court to entertain charge against defendant September 18

Alleged Iron Rods Theft: Court to entertain charge against defendant September 18

Magistrate Olatomiwa Daramola of the Ado Ekiti Magistrates’ Court will on September 18, 2024, entertain the theft charge slammed against a 36-year-old man, Samuel Chucks, over allegations of stealing and being in possession of iron…

Police To Court: Three men stole N50m transformer

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has insisted that three men; Kehinde Akinkugbe, Tope Salisu, and Isiaka Amusa, allegedly stole an electricity transformer worth a sum to the tune of N50 million. The NPF made the…