The list of 22 justices of the Court of Appeal recommended for elevation to the Bench of the Supreme Court is generating controversy among senior lawyers and stakeholders in the Nigerian judiciary. LEADERSHIP gathered that the list is already on ...
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Feed SubscriptionObasanjo Cautions Judiciary Over Kano, Plateau, Zamfara Appeals
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday queried the propriety of three to five judges overturning the decisions made by millions of voters during an election, saying it is unacceptable. Obasanjo made this comment at the high-level consultation on Rethinking Western Liberal ...
Read More »Protest Rocks Plateau Over Sack Of Gov Mutfwang By Appeal Court
Massive protests have erupted in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Sunday, following the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, against Governor Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Court of ...
Read More »Osun CJ’s Removal, Replacement Illegal, Says NJC, SANs Knock Gov
The National Judicial Council has berated the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the state House of Assembly for removing the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Oyebola Ojo, saying they lack the power to suspend or discipline any judge. A ...
Read More »Fuel Price May Fall As Petrol Vessels Berth At Port
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may be reduced in filling stations operated by independent marketers this week, following the massive imports of PMS by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, oil dealers stated on Saturday. It ...
Read More »Lip Service, Hypocrisy And Deception Of AKSG On Oro People
By Saviour Ekpe This writer is neither from Oro Nation nor married there, he does not at present, have any confidant in Oro Extraction but his concern is about the people of Oro as they are generally been described as ...
Read More »Supreme Court: Judicial Council To Screen 22 Justices
The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has nominated 22 Court of Appeal justices to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court Bench. In the list, some of the names were designated as priority and others as ...
Read More »Disobedience Of Court… CSOs, Lawyers Call For Labour Leaders’ Arrest
Lawyers and civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for the arrest of labour leaders for disobeying a court order restraining them from embarking on the ongoing nation-wide strike. The strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union ...
Read More »Court Stops NLC, TUC from Embarking On Nov 14 Strike
The National Industrial Court has stopped the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) as well and their affiliates from embarking on any form of strike or industrial action slated for November 14. President of the court, Justice Benedict ...
Read More »90 Media Leaders Attend Bloomberg Africa Business Media Innovators Forum 2023
…As Africa media sector charts way forward with AI, others A cross-section of media innovators, business experts, government, technology, and community leaders from across Africa and beyond, have gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for this year’s annual Africa Business ...
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