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Jul

2024

Gov. Otti Declares Open 4 Days Training Program For Judicial Officers; Assures ABIA Judiciary Better Working Conditions

Abia State, Good Governance, Judiciary, News Flash

GOV OTTI ASSURES ABIA JUDICIARY OF BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS *Charges them to remain unbiased in justice disposition Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has assured the judiciary arm of government in the state of his determination to provide enabling environment for the administration of justice system in the state. Governor Otti stated this while declaring open a four day training programme by the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICARB) in the Capital City of God's Own State. Represented by his Deputy, Engr Ikechukwu Lekwachi Emetu, FNSE, Governor Otti disclosed that the essence of organising the programme is to…

Jul

2024

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Corruption: IMO State Chief Judge Caught In The Web Of Age Falsification

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Breaking news… Imo State Judiciary reeks of massive corruption as the State Chief Judge is caught in the web of age falsification. Majority of National Judicial Council NJC nominees for Imo State Judiciary also falsified their ages. The Imo State Judiciary is in the eye of the storm as a Coalition of Civil Society Groups; the Civil Society Engagement Platform CSEP has opened a can of worms over age falsification by the Chief Judge of the State; Chikeka and many others recommended by the National Judicial Council NJC for appointment as Judges in the State. In a petition made available…

Jul

2024

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ECOWAS Court Finds FGN Guilty Of Rights Violation During #EndSARS Protest

Human Rights, International, Judiciary, News Flash

ECOWAS Court Finds FG Gu¡lty Of Rights Violation During #EndSARS Protest The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community court of justice has found the federal government of Nigeria guilty of human rights abuses in its response to the #EndSARS protest in October 2020. The court ruled on Wednesday that the Nigerian government’s actions, particularly its disproportionate use of force at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, breached several international human rights standards, including articles 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African charter on human and peoples’ rights. The court mandates the Nigerian government to pay…

Jul

2024

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Fubara Wins As Appeal Court Strikes Out Sacked Rivers LG Chairmen’s Suit

Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

Fubara Wins As Appeal Court Strikes Out Sacked Rivers LG Chairmen’s Suit The Court of Appeal, sitting in Port Harcourt, on Monday, dismissed two appeals instituted by the sacked Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The appeals, marked CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were filed by the former Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro LGA, Enyiada Cookey-Gam, and six others, challenging the decisions of the High Court regarding the elongation of their tenure. While delivering its ruling, the court ruled that the appeals lacked merit and consequently struck them out. The judgement comes weeks after Governor Siminalayi Fubara…

Jul

2024

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N80.2Billion Fraud: Abuja Court Rejects Yahaya Bello’s Bid To Transfer Case To Kogi

Crime, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Judiciary, News Flash

(N80.2Billion Fraud): Abuja High Court Rejects Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s Bid To Transfer Case To Kogi Justice John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has rejected a request by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to the Kogi division of the court. The Chief Judge sided with Dr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who argued that Bello’s application was flawed on three grounds. The ruling means the case will continue to be heard in Abuja. Yahaya Bello is facing a 19-count charge of…

Jul

2024

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Federal High Court Orders Buhari’s Minister To Account For N729 Billion

Judiciary, FGN, News Flash

Court Orders Buhari’s Minister To Account For N729 Billion The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the payments, the number of states covered and the payments per state. The judgment was delivered last month by Hon. Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/L/CS/853/2021, brought…

Jul

2024

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Bandits Abduct Judge, Kill Eldest Son, Demand N300 Million Ransom

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash, Security

Båndïts Demand N300 Million To Free Abducted Judge, K!ll Eldest Son Some bandits who kidnapped a Kaduna State female judge and her four children were reported to have killed the eldest son while threatening to kill the other children if the ransom demanded was not paid. The Chief Executive Officer of the House of Justice, Gloria Ballason, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, condemned the abduction of the Customary Court judge, Janet Galadima, and her four children as well as the “murder of her 14-year-old son by the terrorists.” Ballason said Galadima was abducted on the night of…

Jul

2024

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Sultan Has No Constitutional Power To Appoint Anyone – Sokoto Government Declared

Culture, Judiciary, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Sultan Has No Constitutional Power To Appoint Anyone – Sokoto Govt Declares The Sokoto State government has said constitutionally, the Sultan of Sokoto has no power to appoint anyone. Speaking at the public hearing on the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law 2008, on Tuesday, Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji, said the existing Chieftaincy law in the state contravenes the constitution of Nigeria. He said section 76(2) of the law is inconsistent with section 5(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. “Section 5(2) of the constitution stipulates that the executive power to appoint in the state is vested on…

Jul

2024

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Gov Otti Attends Grand Civic Reception Of The Honourable Justice CHIOMA Nwosu-Iheme, JSC By Her Friends In Owerri, IMO State

Judiciary, Entertainment, News Flash, Personality

Governor Alex Otti attends the grand civic reception of The Honourable Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, JSC by her friends in Owerri, Imo State. The Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti Joined Friends and Associates of The Honourable Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, JSC to celebrate her well deserved elevation to the Supreme Court - the Highest Court of the Land. Dr. Otti extolled the virtues of Honourable Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, JSC, as an amazon and a shinning star on the bench. He applauded Honourable Justice Nwosu-Iheme for attaining the pinnacle of the legal profession. The occasion was graced by…

Jun

2024

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N25.7bn Fraud: Supreme Court Affirms 6 Year Jail Term For Ex-Bank Manager, Atuche

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

N25.7bn Fraud: Supreme Court Affirms 6 Year Jail Term For Ex-bank Manager, Atuche The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and six-year jail term handed to former Managing Director of the now defunct Bank PHB, Francis Atuche by the Court of Appeal in Lagos in a judgment delivered on June 23. The judgment was on the appeal marked: SC/CR/1223/2023 filed by Atuche. In the lead judgment prepared by Justice Habeeb Abiru, but read by Justice Moore Adumein, the apex court held that the appellant failed to show why it should tamper with the concurrent findings of the two lower courts.…