How the CJN appointed his nephew into the Kano guber appeal court panel

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While the wait for more S’Court Justices continues, should South-West and South-South get extra slots?

By Lillian Okenwa As Nigerians look forward to the appointment of more justices to fill up the yawning vacancies at the Supreme Court although the National Judicial Council (NJC) maintains that it is not aware of the list of 22 justices penciled for elevation to the apex court, a close study of the list said…

Falana describes contradictions in Kano Guber Court of Appeal judgment as “Scandalous!”

It is scandalous judicial debacle — NNPP The judiciary in #Nigeria is crooked — Odinkalu Senior Advocate of Nigeria and rights crusader, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has revealed that despite the general belief that the Kano State Gubernatorial Election Petitions Tribunal, which sat at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, nullified the election of…

Nigerian Military accuses Finland of encouraging separatist leader, Simon Ekpa

Blames judiciary for partly contributing to insecurity The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, says Finland has been encouraging a separatist, Simon Ekpa, to wreak havoc in Nigeria. Mr Ekpa is one of the leaders of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The CDS also blamed the judiciary for…

Election Fraud: CSO demands investigation of INEC officials

In view of some electoral malpractices recorded in the governorship elections conducted on the 11th of November 2023, the League for Social Justice, a civil society organisation has, through its Chief Legal Officer, Maduabuchi O. Idam, Esq., petitioned the office of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Inspector General of Police, demanding…

Reckless Spending: States spend N1.7tn on trips, meals, borrow N988bn

The 36 states of the federation have spent N1.71tn on recurrent expenditures including allowances, foreign trips, office stationery, aircraft maintenance, and more in the first nine months of 2023. This is according to an analysis of their budget performance reports sourced from Open Nigerian States, a budgIT-backed website that serves as a repository of government…

Download Judgment: How Court of Appeal set aside Tribunal ruling which sacked Kano Governor, Kabir Yusuf, ordered APC to pay him N1million

When we say the judiciary in #Nigeria is crooked, ppl wonder how so — Odinkalu The Court of Appeal actually set aside the ruling of the Kano Governorship Election Tribunal which sacked Governor Kabir Yusuf and ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pay him N1million, according to the certified copy of the ruling, obtained…

November 21, 20230Comments

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Accusations of cronyism, nepotism in judiciary unsettle stakeholders

By Bridget Chiedu Onochie Accusations of alleged cronyism and favouritism in the judiciary will not end until there is a collective effort to clear the Augean stable, concerned stakeholders have said. They said that though the “very embarrassing” claims are not new, the current leadership of the judiciary are duty bound to change the narrative for…

November 21, 20230Comments

Court remands man for alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday remanded a man, Opebiyi Oyebola, in a correctional centre for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Justice Rahman Oshodi remanded Oyebola in Kirikiri Correctional Centre, where he was currently held and adjourned the case until Feb. 9, 2024, for trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

November 21, 20230Comments

Double life imprisonment for landlord who sexually assaulted tenant’s kids

The Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has sentenced a 65-year-old landlord, Igwe Ambrose, to double life imprisonment for inserting fingers into the private part of his tenant’s children, ages seven and 11. The presiding judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye, On Monday, held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt the…