Judiciary

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has constituted four probe panels to investigate 27 high court judges in the country over various allegations of judicial misconduct brought against them. The Council...

By PROF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR Many Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike have repeatedly asked me if the Supreme Court was not wrong in its interpretation of section 162(3), (4),...

HAILING THE SUPREME COURT ON LG ALLOCATION JUDGMENT Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN,CON, OFR The supreme court judgement today, July 11, 2024, directing the Federal Government to pay allocations due to...

By Ambrose Sule The Supreme Court, on Thursday 11 , has declared unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement...

Apparently piqued by The Attorney General of the the current state of the Nigerian judicial sector, the Attorney-General of the federation and minister of justice Lateef Fagbemi, has indicated that the...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. This...

  A High Court sitting in Sokoto and presided over by the Honourable Justice Kabiru I. Ahmed, on the 13th of June, 2024, granted in favour of the Plaintiffs/Applicants (...

The Rivers State Government has said that there was no declaration of the High Court of the State to the effect that Martin Amaewhule and 25 others are still members...

APPEARANCES Appellant/Respondent 1. Kehinde Ogunwumiju , SAN 2. Ademola Adekeda 3. E.J Longe 1st& 2nd Respondent 1. Gordy Uche , SAN 2. Robert Agwu, Esq 3. Francis Insidiwam , Esq...