By Alaba Olusola Oke The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ondo State Branch, has begun an indefinite strike over non implementation of financial autonomy by the state government. The state Secretary of JUSUN, Mr Kehinde Alade, stated this in a statement on Friday in Akure. The statement read: “IContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has granted state and partial pardons to 66 inmates serving various jail terms at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre. The governor also commuted death sentences to life imprisonment and reduced the jail terms of several others. Zulum made the announcement on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Natural Justice, with support from African Activists for Climate Justice, has launched a two-day intensive training on climate change litigation for female lawyers across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the workshop aims to equip women in the legal profession withContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos is to begin hearing in a suit challenging the proposed sale of Lafarge Africa Plc to Chinese firm, Huaxin Cement Limited on Wednesday. This follows a major legal blow to Lafarge Africa and its parent company, Holcim Group, after theContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGR), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, says the decision to discontinue the criminal charge against Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, reflects a commitment to upholding justice and fairness. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kamarudeen Ogundele,Continue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo The Federal High Court of Nigeria says that the final date for the manual filing of new cases in the Lagos Judicial Division will end on June 20 as the e-filling platform will become operational from June 23. The Chief Registrar of the court, Mr Sulaiman Hassan,Continue Reading
By Ebere Agozie and Wandoo Sombo A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mr Mohammed Ndarani, has urged the Federal Government to settle Nnamdi Kanu and other agitators’ matters through a national committee of arbitration. Ndarani, a Grand Patron of One Nation for Asiwaju Support Group, who made the callContinue Reading
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
