Justice Tsammani heads panel, with Adah, Yusuf, Ugo, Mohammed as members BY ANDREW OROLUA All parties in the legal fireworks over the outcome of the 2023 Presidential Elections have been assured of justice. This is coming at the instance of Justice Haruna Tsammani, the Presiding Justice of Abuja Division of Court of Appeal, who is […]
By Ukpono Ukpong Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has ordered the release of 253 persons arrested by police over their alleged roles in the unrest following the #EndSARS protests. The justice commissioner said the in a statement that his office had determined that there was a nondisclosure of a […]
By Tony Afejuku I must state from the outset that the title of my present subject is derived from Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN. The worthy SAN and another equally worthy SAN in the person of our country’s Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and other learned members of their profession were recently at a judicial event concerning […]
8. Against the backdrop of the murder of late Mrs. Mercy Nosakhare Iserhienrhien of Uniaro Village in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, the family of the deceased has cried out to Chief Judge of Edo State, Hon, Justice Esther Edigin, to come to their aid with a view to ensuring that […]
Nigerians have taken to social media to demand justice for Funke Akindele, who was punished by the Lagos State Government for throwing a house party during the lock down. Funke and her husband JJC were arrested, fined and then sentenced to community service–a judgement which many Nigerians praised. But now, social media users feel she […]
Abuja – Dependable Patriotic Alliance (DPA), a pro-democracy group, has commended the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami, for ensuring fairness in the dispensation of justice in recent judicial pronouncements by the Supreme Court. The National Leader of the group, Chief Nwosu Emmanuel, made the commendation when he led a delegation to […]
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, has said that the re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of Revolution Now within the Federal High court premises in Abuja was “not a desecration of the temple of justice”, and that the video of the arrest being circulated on social media is concocted and does not reflect what transpired.’ Adesina spoke on […]
Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a Justice Sector Policy as part of deliberate efforts to reform the nation judicial sector for easy access to justice in the country. The Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the […]
Umuahia – Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 poll in Abia north, has described the Appeal Court judgment that terminated his bid to return to Senate as “a miscarriage of justice”. Reacting to the judgment in a statement made available to the News Agency of […]
Damilola Abidoye has gone on Instagram to share photos of her 2-year-old son’s back after he was brutally flogged by a teacher at his school in Lagos, and this elicited outrage from Instagram users. The actress called for Nigerians to help her take up the fight as she revealed the name of the school located […]
Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), an Abuja based Civil Society Organization dedicated to advocating for integrity, justice, probity and transparency in public offices has hailed the Federal Government of Nigeria for appointing Evangelist Victor Uwajeh to serve as consultant to the Special Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property chaired by the Special Assistant […]
By Victor Akwue In 2016, Nigerians were treated to a funny but shocking drama when the appropriation bill, otherwise known as budget, was declared missing. It was a national embarrassment as the Presidency and National Assembly traded blames on what led to the opprobrium. A similar situation is what we have observed in the unfolding […]
A group, the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has raised an alarm over what it said is an attempt by those it described as “crisis entrepreneurs” to blackmail the Nigerian military and its leadership. The group said Nigerians would have observed the escalation of activities targeted at destabilizing Nigeria in recent weeks. […]
The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made a strong case for the enhancement of judicial workers’ capacity in the National Policy on Justice 2017, which is currently being reviewed. According to Obaseki, this will address the capacity challenge faced by operators in the judicial system with consequent impact on the rights of […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday ordered Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Service to produce the detained former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, before a Federal High Court in Abuja to enable him testify in defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. In a […]
A 22-year-old suspect, Emmanuel Obazuaye, who was allegedly caught with a human head, was on Tuesday brought before the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The accused, who resides in Ikorodu, Lagos State, is standing trial on a two-count of conspiracy and unlawful possession of human head. Members of the Badoo cult have been terrorising […]
The Director of Finance in the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Emmanuel Ibe, has arraigned been over alleged mismanagement of N11, 750, 000 belonging to PSC by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Mr. Ibe was arraigned by ICPC on a 9-count charge before Justice C.N. Oji of the Federal Capital […]
Three former players who were sexually abused at the start of their careers have called on professional football to back a new, independent trust that will “fight for justice” and support victims. The Offside Trust, which is fronted by former Crewe Alexandra players Andy Woodward and Steve Walters and ex-Manchester City youth Chris Unsworth, is […]
A human rights group in Nigeria, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has flayed the state governors that were still owing their workers between six and ten months’ salary, saying that such a situation was unjust. It declared that the Federal Government, under the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, have pad the monthly allocation […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on Wednesday, said the prevalence of fake lawyers in the country was adversely eroding the integrity of the legal profession. He also said fake lawyers were casting a shadow of disrepute upon legal practitioners. Mohammed, who said this in an address he delivered at […]