Tag: Magistrates
No magistrate earns above N250,000 in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu – Stakeholders
Also speaking, Mr Kingsley Agbaenyi, Chairman of the Young Lawyers Forum, NBA Awka Branch, described the working conditions in Magistrates’…
Coronavirus lockdown: 100 arrested in Rivers, prosecuted
Over 100 people have been arrested and arraigned at the Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State over violation…
Delta Govt. increases jurisdiction of magistrates
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has ordered the increase of civil and criminal jurisdiction of magistrates in the state.
Over 90 magistrates sacked in Ondo
There is an uneasy calm in Ondo State as over 90 magistrates in the State Judicial Service Commission have been…
NGSG urged to train magistrates, lower court judges on criminal cases
The Niger State Government has been urged to train magistrates and lower court judges on the handling of criminal cases…
Magistrates demand special pay package
Mr Saidu Umar, the National President, Magistrates Association of Nigeria, says the association is seeking for legislation to create separate…
Group wants Chief Judge investigated over order to magistrates
Eromosele Ebhomele For barring magistrates’ courts from issuing remand orders for the detention of suspects including those being tried for…
Magistrates begin strike in Nasarawa
Magistrate courts in Lafia and other towns in Nasarawa State were shut down on Wednesday as the state’s chapter of…
Lagos Magistrates To Start Saturday Sittings
Modalities have been put in place to enable magistrates in Lagos State to sit on Saturdays, a judicial officer said…
Lagos Magistrates Get New Cars
By Henry Ojelu Magistrates in the Lagos State Judiciary were full of smiles during the Christmas season when the Chief…
HOS Charges Magistrates On Justice Dispensation
The Lagos State Head of Service, HOS, Mr. Adesegun Ogunlewe has charged magistrates in the state to embrace the virtues…
Prostitute Steals N720,000 From Patron
The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned, for the second time, a suspected prostitute, Oluayo Olatunji, for allegedly stealing N720,000…
Court Remands Man In Prison
A man,Thomas Dada, 27 who allegedly assaulted a lady identified only as Kudirat, has been remanded in prison custody on…
Woman Beater Sent To Prison
A man who allegedly assaulted a lady, Thomas Dada, has been remanded in prison custody in Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria, on…
Man, 28 Defiles 6-Year Old Girl
There was a mild-drama at Igando Police Station in Alimosho Council of Lagos State when a 28-year old man, Wale…
Man Caught With Drugged Lucozade Boost
The police in Lagos, Nigeria have arrested a man, Monsuru Adedeji, with adulterated Lucozade boost. Monsuru was alleged to have…
Lagosians Blast Police, Magistrate Courts Over Sharp Practices
The police and magistrate courts in Lagos State, Nigeria were the subjects of comments and complaints at a one-day public…
Jealous Lover Stabs Girlfriend
A 37-year old barber, Sunday Bassey, has been arrested by the police at the Makinde Police Station, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria…