Ekiti judiciary breathes fresh air with new building
The level of decay in most Nigerian courts has become very worrisome as stakeholders in the nation’s judiciary blame the situation on lack of maintenance, neglect by successive governments and…
Lawyers expect strong, reliable judiciary in 2023
There is no doubt that the judiciary is going to be very busy this year just like in 2022, as the country is going to witness a lot of political…
Controversies, scandals that shook judiciary in 2022
A lot of issues threw the judiciary into unpalatable limelight, from the punishment of judges who gave conflicting court orders to the resignation of the CJN, the emergency of a…
Ofili-Ajumogobia’s reinstatement and judiciary credibility
Some lawyers have raised concerns over how the reinstatement of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia may affect the judiciary currently battling corruption and perception crises, Onozure Dania writes The National Judicial Council’s…
Ex-Air Commodore loses bid to nullify property sale
A Lagos State High Court has thrown away a suit filed by a retired Air Commodore, Ademola Onitiju, challenging the sale of a four-bedroom duplex in Dolphin Estate, Lagos by…
Court orders BoI to reinstate sacked manager
Justice R. H. Gwandu of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Lagos has quashed the Bank of Industry’s purported sack of its Assistant General Manager, Sonny Ekedayen. The…
NGO trains 700 in curbing gender-based violence
A non-profit organisation, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre has trained 700 grassroots leaders in how to help curb sexual gender-based violence and gender-based violence. WARDC, which was funded by…
Return property to owner, court tells AMCON
A Lagos State High Court has ordered Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria to vacate a disputed property at Block F, Plot 18, Victory Park Estate, Osapa, Lekki Peninsula Logos, Lagos…
States attorneys-general fault e-money transfer levy disbursement
The Body of Attorneys General of the States of the Federation has disapproved of the Federal Government’s incorrect distribution of funds derived from the Electronic Money Transfer Levy to the…
Firm sues another for $1.75m, alleges contract breach
A financial advisory and consulting firm, Hydrocarbon Advisors Limited has dragged Accugas Limited (a subsidiary of Savannah energy Petroleum limited) before a Lagos State High Court, asking the court to…