Category: Judiciary

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola (left), in a handshake with President Muhammadu Buhari after he was sworn in at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja……… on Monday. By Advocatenewsng.com. WITH the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria on Monday, perhaps due to a unanimous memo raised by 14 of his brother Justices accusing him for maladministration, financial misappropriation and outright corruption which are hampering the day to day running of the…

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By Advocatenewsng.com. SUPREME Court of Nigeria on Friday June 24, 2022 looked the bull in the eye and asked it to stop forum shopping and face the facts about the enactment of Electoral Act, 2022 already signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The apex court while striking out the suit filed by Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, against the National Assembly which challenged the legality of section 84 (12) of the Electoral…

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Mr. Gunu Taidi Esq. LEGAL OPINION.By Jonathan Gunu Taidi, Esq. THE major goals of any given nation are: to promote the wellbeing of its citizens, develop strong institutions, strengthen its sovereignty, gain traction in the world map and engender a sense of patriotism in her citizens. All of these can conveniently be subsumed into the concept of nation building. Nation building undeniably hangs on the strings of the rule of law, without which there is no environment for growth. In turn,…

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Mr. Amaechi, ex-Gov of Rivers State. By Advocatenewsng.com. THE Supreme Court has dismissed the suit brought by former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, seeking to stop his planned probe of N96 billion fraud allegedly involving his administration during his time as the Rivers State governor. While dismissing the suit on Friday, 27 May, 2022, the apex court in a unanimous judgment by a five-man panel of Justices, submitted that there was no justification to stop the probe of the…

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Justice Tsoho, Chief Judge, FHC. By Advocatenewsng.com. A group, Fight Against Corruption in the Judiciary (FIACIJ) has raised concern over what it called racketeering at the Federal High Court Registries in respect of filing of court processes. According to the group, the ‘shady deal’ involves court staff, registrars, litigation clerks and lawyers who ask, receive kickbacks to pass simple court processes for signing or stamping. To FIACIJ’s surprise even lawyers are willing tools and always ready to abet the…

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Justice Muhammad Tanko, CJN. By Advocatenewsng.com. The Supreme court has fixed May 26 to hear a suit filed by President Muhammmadu Buhari and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, voiding the provisions of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Buhari and Malami filed a suit on April 29 before the apex court through a group of private lawyers, including Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), hired by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. The National Assembly…

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Mazi Kanu. By Advocatenewsng.com. A Federal High Court, Abuja, sitting before Justice Binta Nyako on Wednesday asked the Department of State Security Service (DSS), (The Secret Police), to return the self acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) and the mastermind of the Eastern Security Network, (ESN), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to its detention facility after it roundly rejected his bail plea for a temporary freedom. The court which hinged its refusal on Kanu’s bail application, blamed it…

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Mr. Emefiele, CBN Governor. By Advocatenewsng.com. A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, from preventing him from pursuing his presidential ambition. Emefiele on Monday, through his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), told the court in Abuja that he can run for the post of the President without vacating his position…

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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. By Advocatenewsng.com. The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Rivers State over the disputed 17 oil wells with Imo State in a dramatic twist of events which has made the South Eastern state much poorer than before. At a brief jubilation ceremony with high ranking stakeholders and top government officials at Government House, Portharcourt, Rivers State, the governor, Nyesom Wike, overwhelmed by the joy of the court victory conferred the highest honour…

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By Advocatenewsng.com. AS the Early Bird window for the eagerly awaited Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference ends by midnight today, there are strong feelers that many lawyers are rushing to cash in on the window before it closes.The Conference Planning Committee (CPC) led by three-time Lagos State Commissioner, Dr. Muiz Banire SAN had slated today as the cut-off date for early bird registration, with mouth-watering rates on offer.The Annual Conference which…

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