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The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, will be screened for confirmation by the Senate on Wednesday (today). This announcement was made on Tuesday at the plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Lawan, accordingly, appealed to all senators ...

Kenya’s Supreme Court will decide today whether to uphold or nullify the result of last month’s presidential election, a ruling anxiously awaited in a country scarred by previous bouts of poll-related violence. The seven-member court will rule following three days ...

The Delta State House of Assembly has resolved to prioritize consideration of outstanding bills and legislative actions that would enhance the welfare and security of Deltans. Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori disclosed this while addressing members upon ...

A socio-cultural organisation in Akwa Ibom State, Afighh Iwaad Ekid as well as the Ibom Integrity Alliance have cautioned Femi Falana, SAN, against a suit he instituted against the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot. The groups ...

The collective power of the people to choose governments through the procedure of elections renders sufficient plausibility to the belief that the will of the people is the ultimate arbiter of rule — Adam Przeworski, Why bother with elections? On ...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said over 85 per cent of Nigerian children between the ages of one and 14 experience violent discipline in schools, with nearly one in three children experiencing severe physical punishment. UNICEF chief of education, ...

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has on ordered the federal government to work modalities for the immediate review of the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in Nigeria. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae who issued the order held that the current salaries ...

After the swearing-in of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria on June 27, 2022, pictures of past CJNs during their swearing-in resurfaced on social media. The pictures showed the senior Justices of the Supreme Court with ...

Following the rift between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, and 14 Supreme Court Justices over welfare and administrative issues, the Body of Benchers has set up a seven-man committee to look into the matter. The Chairman, Body of ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Federal Government from giving effect to the contract on the Customs Modernisation Project (also known as the e- Customs) allegedly signed on May 30, 2022. The court equally restrained the Nigerian ...