Judiciary

LEGAL FIREWORKS: GOV. OTTI MOVES THE TRIBUNAL TO DISMISS OKEY AHIWE, PDP PETITION It was fireworks and sweating today at the Abia State Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Federal High Court complex, as Governor Dr. Alex Otti’s Legal Team lead by Ken Ahia, SAN moved the tribunal to dismiss PDP and Okey Ahiwe’s petition for lacking in merit. At the resumed hearing of the Petition today, PDP and Okey Ahiwe's Counsel- Uche Ihediwa SAN informed the Tribunal that the matter was adjourned until today for commencement of pre-hearing. All the parties in the Petition took turns to indicate…

Seven judges under probe for corruption. The National Judicial Council (NJC) has okayed the probe of seven judges accused of engaging in sundry acts of corruption. This decision was taken by the council, which is statutorily empowered to discipline erring judicial officers in the country, after its two-day meeting held on June 14 and 15th. It says it has set up panels to probe the judges. In a statement signed by the NJC Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, the meeting was chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice (CJN) Kayode Ariwoola, who doubles as the Chairman of the…