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Month: December 2022

How Lagos cop killed my 7-month pregnant wife – Lawyer’s husband
December 27, 2022
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Late Bolanle Raheem and killer cop, Drambi Vandi • Killer policeman 33 years in service, Atiku, Sanwo-Olu, NBA fume By Advocatenewsng.com Gbenga Raheem, the husband of a female lawyer, Omobolanle, who was shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, has narrated how his wife was killed. Gbenga spoke on Monday when sympathisers visited his house in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro had exclusively reported that Omobolanle was coming from an eatery with some…

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Court sacks ADC’s chair, Ralph Nwosu, NWC
December 22, 2022
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Sacked ADC chairman, Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu. By Advocatenewsng.comA Federal High Court, Abuja, sitting before Justice Binta Nyako, today delivered judgment in favour of Kinglsey Temitope Ogga and other plaintiffs in suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/1541/2022, and barred the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu from extending Nwosu’s tenure of office after it expired going by the extant provisions of the ADC Constitution. The court held that the party was bound by the extant provisions of its Constitution…

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Alleged terrorism financing: Court stops DSS from arresting CBN governor
December 20, 2022
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CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected the suit filed by the Department of State Services to arrest governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele over terrorism financing charges. The Chief judge described the suit as an illegal operation and plot to deceive the court into granting a frivolous order to help them arrest and deprive an innocent man of his personal liberty. Delivering…

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Agbakoba goes to court to stop EFCC from overstepping bounds of its powers
December 20, 2022
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Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN. By Advocatenewsng.com A former Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) president and a human rights and social crusader, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has proceeded to the court to seek interpretation of the scope of the powers conferred on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) as espoused in the Act that established it. Agbakoba said he was worried with the recent moves by the anti-graft agency to oversight the Government of Kogi State over what it alleged…

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Appeal Court affirms Sen Bassey Otu as APC governorship candidate for C’River State
December 17, 2022
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By Advocatenewsng.comTHE Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal has delivered judgment in appeal No. CA/C/337/22 filed by Senator John Owan Enoh against the APC, INEC and Senator Bassey Otu. The court affirmed Senator Prince Bassey E. Otu as the authentic APC governorship candidate for the upcoming 2023 general elections. In a unanimous decision on the appeal filed and argued for the appellant by Chief Awa Kalu, SAN and opposed and argued by Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, for Senator…

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Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak to officiate World Cup final between Argentina, France
December 15, 2022
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Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak. By Advocatenewsng.com A Polish referee, Szymon Marciniak, has been chosen to oversee the Qatar 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France on Sunday. According to Sports Center, FIfA referee chairman, Pierluigi Collina has picked Marciniak as the man for the tournament’s big match. That is after the 41-year-old’s strong performances refereeing both finalists in the World Cup’s earlier stages. The Polish referee officiated France’s 2-1 win over Denmark in the group stage. Marciniak also called Argentina’s 2-1…

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Blasphemy: Court sentences Kano cleric to death
December 15, 2022
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The Cleric, Nasiru Kabara. By Advocatenewsng.com A Kano Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Kofar Kudu, Kano State, on Thursday, sentenced to death by hanging an Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, who was charged with blasphemy. The judge, Ibrahim Yola, delivered the judgement in a court session that lasted over two hours. The court also banned radio and television stations from broadcasting works produced by the cleric. Similarly, the judge ordered the state government to confiscate the two mosques belonging…

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World cup 2022: FIFA’s role in football fiesta dispute resolution
December 15, 2022
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LEGAL OPINION By Ebunoluwa Bayode-Ojo, Associate, Olisa Agbakoba Legal, (OAL), Lagos. For speedy resolution of dispute throughout the Qatar World Cup 2022, a temporary court was established to handle World Cup related complaints throughout the games. The life span of this court will be for the duration of the World Cup games. For the duration of the games, a temporary court will be set up to resolve disputes surrounding the World Cup.  FIFA published the Regulations that will be used…

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Messi’s masterclass takes Argentina to 2022 World Cup final
December 13, 2022
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Captain Lionel Messi celebrating the 3-0 victory against Croatia yesterday night. By Advocatenesng.com AN inspired Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot and Julian Alvarez struck twice as Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday to reach their second World Cup final in eight years.The two-times world champions, backed by a huge majority of the crowd at the Lusail Stadium, produced their best display of the tournament to ensure they will meet the winner of Wednesday’s semi-final clash between holders…

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NBA tackles National Assembly for burdening 77 FHC judges with 1,800 pre-election matters
December 13, 2022
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Federal High Court Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho. By Advocatenewsng.com THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the National Assembly for vesting the exclusive jurisdiction of hearing and determining pre-election cases on the Federal High Court. Yakubu Maikyau, NBA’s president, spoke on Monday at a special court session to mark the commencement of the Federal High Court legal year 2022/2023 in Abuja. Citing Sections 29(5) and 83(14) of the Electoral Act, 2022, which confer jurisdiction exclusively on the Federal…

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