By Jacinta Nwachukwu An FCT High Court, Gwagwalada, on Thursday discharged a former Resident Pastor of First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, Rev. Israel Akanji, and 5 others over alleged misappropriation of N620 million. Delivering judgment on the case, Justice J. A. Aina, also advised members of the church to embraceContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo The Federal High Court will begin its 2025 annual vacation from July 28 to Sept. 16. The court’s Director of Information, Mrs Catherine Oby Christopher, said that the court would resume sitting on Sept. 17. According to Christopher, during the vacation period, the core divisions of theContinue Reading
By Alaba Olusola Oke The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday in Akure upheld the victory of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the Nov.16, 2024 election and declared petitions against him as speculative. In a unanimous judgment, the three-member panel headed by Justice Benson Ogbu, said that the petitionersContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo A university don, Prof. Paul Angya, has recommended the establishment of Judicial Precedent Monitoring and Harmonisation Unit (JPMHU) among other judicial reforms to address divergent court decisions in the country. Angya, of Birmingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, made the recommendation at a one-day dialogue on judicial reformsContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Benue Election Appeals Tribunal sitting in Abuja has upheld the elections of all the Council Chairmen and Councillors of the state under the umbrella of the All Progressives Party (APC). The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that the petitioners were largely aspirants from the sameContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Judiciary workers under the Supreme Court, National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal High Court (FHC) have pulled out of the planned strike due to begin on Monday. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) had directed its members in all federal courts nationwide and other judicialContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has directed its members in all federal courts nationwide and other judicial institutions to withdraw their services from June 2. Mr Mustapha Laminu, National Vice President, North Central, said this in a statement signed and issued in Abuja. Laminu saidContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje/Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Edo and winner of the election held on September 21, 2024. A three-member panel of the court, in a unanimous judgment, heldContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie A Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), JB Daudu (SAN), has advocated for a higher minimum entry requirement for the Nigerian Police Force, suggesting a university degree or its equivalent. Daudu, who is the Coordinator of the Rule of Law Development Foundation, made the callContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu/Uche Bibilari A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Adeniyi Akintola, on Tuesday prayed an FCT High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja, to quash the charges preferred against a former Resident Pastor of First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, Rev. Israel Akanji, for lack of evidence. The News AgencyContinue Reading
