Judiciary

Sep
30
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Just-In: Kekere-Ekun Sworn In As Substantive Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Just-In: Kekere-Ekun Sworn In As Substantive Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Judiciary, News Flash, Presidency
Kekere-Ekun Sworn In As Substantive Chief Justice Of Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-ekun as the substantive 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria. The swearing in ceremony, which held in the Council Chambers of the State House, followed the confirmation of Justice Kekere-ekun by the Senate last Wednesday. The ceremony was witnessed by three of Kekere-ekun’s predecessors, including Justice Alooma Muktar, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Justice Walter Onnoghen and Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Also in the Chambers are her family members as well as the other justices of the Supreme Court.
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Sep
14
2024
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Edo Election: Court Summons APC Guber Candidate Okpebholo Over Age Falsification

Edo Election: Court Summons APC Guber Candidate Okpebholo Over Age Falsification

Judiciary, News Flash, Politics
Edo Election: Court Summons APC Guber Candidate Okpebholo Over Age Falsification A magistrates’ court in Abuja has summoned Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo elections, to appear before it over alleged age falsification. He is charged with forgery and perjury. The suit, filed by a PDP chieftain, Honesty Aginbatse, on September 12, alleged discrepancies in the birth dates provided in the nomination forms Mr Okpebholo submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Okpebholo is to appear before Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar on September 20. Mr Aginbatse had alleged that Mr Okpebholo’s 2023…
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Sep
02
2024
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Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison

Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison

News Flash, Human Rights, Judiciary
Court Sends 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters To Prison A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that 10 individuals, arrested during the recent #Endbadgovernance protests, should be remanded in both Suleja and Keffi prisons in Niger and Nasarawa states. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Monday, also instructed that the only female among them – Angel Love Innocent (51 years) be remanded in Suleja prison (Niger State), while the nine, who are male, should be kept in Keffi prison (Nasarawa States). The nine male defendants are Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), 28yrs; Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (Yomi), 34 yrs; Suleiman Yakubu, 28…
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Sep
02
2024
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Amnesty International Reacts As Mass Trial Of #EndBadGovernance Protesters Begin In Abuja, Kano, Kaduna Today

Amnesty International Reacts As Mass Trial Of #EndBadGovernance Protesters Begin In Abuja, Kano, Kaduna Today

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash
Mass Trial Of #EndBadGovernance Protesters Begins In Abuja, Kano, Kaduna Today; AI Reacts Amnesty International Nigeria, has condemned the mass trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The trial will begin in Abuja, Kano and Kaduna today. Recall that a good number of protesters were arrested by security agents during the hunger/ hardship protests in August, 2024. Condemning their mass trial in a statement on its X platform on Monday, AI said: “Amnesty International condemns the sham trial of the protesters even before it began, and calls for an end to these endless bizarre attempts to deprive people of the right to peaceful…
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Aug
30
2024
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Osigwe Elected And Sworn In As 32nd NBA President

Osigwe Elected And Sworn In As 32nd NBA President

Judiciary, News Flash
Osigwe Sworn In As 32nd NBA President The newly elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, has officially assumed office as the 32nd President of the NBA in a ceremony held in Lagos. Osigwe, who succeeded Mr Yakubu Maikyau, took the oath of office on Thursday, marking the start of his tenure as the leader of the prestigious legal body. Elected to the position in July 2023, Osigwe has taken over from Maikyau, whose tenure concluded today. The new president, formerly the General Secretary of the NBA, secured the position in the NBA presidential election by defeating two…
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Aug
21
2024
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FGN Inaugurates 10-Member Committee To Enforce Court Judgement On LG Autonomy

FGN Inaugurates 10-Member Committee To Enforce Court Judgement On LG Autonomy

FGN, Judiciary, LGA, News Flash
FG Inaugurates 10-Member Committee To Enforce Court Judgement On LG Autonomy The Federal Government has set up a 10-member Inter-Ministerial Committee to ensure the enforcement of the Supreme Court’s recent judgement granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. This committee was inaugurated by Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on August 20. The Supreme Court, on July 11, 2024, ruled that Local Governments must receive their funds directly, without interference from state governments. This ruling, delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governments to withhold or use funds…
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Aug
16
2024
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FGN Blasts Chinese Company, Says Presidential Jets Can’t Be Seized

FGN Blasts Chinese Company, Says Presidential Jets Can’t Be Seized

Business, FGN, Judiciary, News Flash
FG Blasts Chinese Company, Says Presidential Jets Can’t Be Seized The Presidency has broken its silence on a French Court for the seizure of three Nigerian Presidential jets. Citing Financial Times, Daily Trust had reported how the court ordered seizure of the aircraft over a botched deal Ogun State government and a Chinese company. The jets listed for seizure are a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ and an Airbus A330-243 stationed at Paris-Le Bourget and Basel-Mulhouse airports. Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited,, a Chinese company whose export processing zone management contract was revoked by the Ogun state government…
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Aug
14
2024
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President Tinubu Okays 300% Salary Increase For Judicial Officers

President Tinubu Okays 300% Salary Increase For Judicial Officers

FGN, Judiciary, Labour, News Flash
Tinubu Okays 300% Salary Rise For Judicial Officers President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in June approved a bill that grants a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels. This followed the consideration and adoption of an executive bill transmitted by the President which sought to prescribe improved salaries and allowances as well as other fringe benefits for judicial…
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Aug
14
2024
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Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Appointed New Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Appointed New Chief Justice Of Nigeria

FGN, Judiciary, News Flash
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been appointed as the New Chief Justice of Nigeria The former Chief Justice (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has retired as a Supreme Court judge this August paving the way for the appointment of the second female to ever hold the post of CJN. Kudirat Kekere-Ekun (born1958), has been a Supreme Court judge since 2013, has succeed Ariwoola when he takes a bow on his controversial tenure. The constitution mandates that the president sends the name of the most senior Supreme Court judge to the Senate for confirmation as CJN when the incumbent retires. Kekere-Ekun is the most…
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