Tag: Judiciary
Court To Rule On Braithwaite’s Suit
Henry Ojelu Justice Doris Okuwobi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has set 18 December for ruling on whether claimants’…
Fashola Swears In 4 Judges
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola on Friday swore in four new judges of the High Court of Lagos…
Rivers Judiciary crisis: Govt, lawyers’ talks deadlocked
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Attempt by the leadership of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Governor Chibuike Amaechi to arrive at a…
Blame Judiciary For Prison Congestion – Prisons Official
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Nigerian Prisons Service has blamed the judiciary system for the continuos prison congestion due to slow pace…
Jonathan Should Provide Leadership And Protect The Judiciary – Saraki
The current security situation in Ekiti State today is a big threat to our nascent democracy, political stability and judicial…
Fayose no different from Uganda’s Idi Amin – Femi Falana
Nigeria’s human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, to “arrest and prosecute…
Tension In Port Harcourt As Judiciary Crisis Worsens
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension was still high at the Rivers State judiciary on Wednesday after the forceful entry into the…
Ajimobi pledges to respect independence of judiciary
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state on Wednesday in Ibadan pledged to respect the independence of the judiciary. Ajimobi made…
JUSUN suspends 21-days strike
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday suspended its 21-day old strike following the intervention of the Minister of…
Judiciary Workers’ Strike Cripples Lagos Courts
Henry Ojelu Lawyers and litigants were refused entry into Lagos court premises Monday as Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN,…
Pro-Amaechi Lawmaker Kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Golden Chioma, a lawyer and Chairman of Judiciary committee of Rivers State House of Assembly representing Etche…
‘My Problem With The Supreme Court’
On 26 May 2014, the Supreme Court in Abuja awarded N8 million as cost against Dr. Dickson Osuala, lawyer to…
Rivers Police Boss Decries Overcrowded Police Cells
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunshakin, has raised alarm over overcrowded police cells because of…
Checking Corruption And Tardiness In The Judiciary
The victory of Ayo Fayose in the recently concluded election in Ekiti State has again raised the question of his…
Rivers Assembly Amends High Court Law
Okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed into law, the State High Court (Amendment) Law 2014,…