Judiciary

The Nigerian Senate, Tuesday passed a bill amending the Court of Appeal Act, 2013 increasing the number of Justices of Court of Appeal from ninety to one hundred and ten. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and legal Matters by Sen.Bamidele …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will continue to support the judiciary, promising to partner with the judicial arm of the government to deploy technology to facilitate justice administration in the state. The governor said this when he declared open a two-day seminar on ‘technology …

By Omoye Aminu Chief Justice of Nigeria ( CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola told Senators Wednesday that there is no crisis among Justices of the Supreme Court , insinuated from leaked memo to the immediate past CJN, Mohammed Tanko . He made the clarification while responding to questions from Senators during …

The Senate will be screening the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday this week for confirmation of his appointment in substantive capacity. This was announced by the Senate on Tuesday plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Lawan accordingly appealed to all …

EDO State Police Command yesterday (Monday) arraigned two persons at the Oredo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly giving false and misleading information to the police that led to the arrest of some persons. The accused Gabriel Ekhagba, male, 77 and Bashiru Aliu, male, 50 took their pleadings before the Chief Magistrate …

Let’s begin with the question, what exactly is ADR, how would one define it for the benefit of the layman? ADR is a procedure for settling disputes by means other than litigation involving the help of a third party that remains neutral such as Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation. ADR typically …

BENIN CITY-The Counsel to the people of Obagie-Nevbosa Village, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, Aikeoje Oaikhena Esq. has described the allegation of land grabbing by Olayiwola Afolabi Esq. and Elder Andrew Ikponmwonhodua Okunzuwa against his clients, as most fallacious and unreliable. He stated this while reacting to the recent …

President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week, expressed reservations over the degenerated welfare and working conditions of the nation’s judiciary, saying it was serious and would be addressed. He said this would be done despite the dire state of the country’s economy “currently battling insecurity, corruption and economic …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has set up a committee comprising members of the executive and judiciary arms of government to deliberate on the fiscal implications of the Industrial Court judgement reviewing the salaries of judges and justices in the country. The governor said this during a meeting …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned a suit filed against Prof. Obiajulu Obikeze and four others until Oct. 6, for report on the takeover of the matter by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date following a complaint by counsel …