Former expatriate staff of the MTN Group, Mr. Paul Odunewu has filed a further-reply-affidavit and written address dated 28th December 2023, at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in support of his application praying the Court for an Order to compel the telecommunications giant to deposit with the Court the judgement debt and accrued interest as ordered by the National …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has put on hold the process of appointment of judges and Khadis for the Kogi State Judiciary. The decision followed a letter written to the council by some Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), intimating it on a suit instituted against the purported appointment by Governor Yahaya Bello. The SANs, including Jibrin Okutepa and Yunus Usman, …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio yesterday declared the Ebonyi-South and Yobe-East districts’ seats vacant. The two seats were vacated by Senators Dave Umahi and Ibrahim Geidam, following their appointments by President Bola Tinubu as ministers. Akpabio said the declaration was in line with Section 68, sub-section (1)(d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He, therefore, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) …

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the continuation of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism charges. The case, which started in 2015, had been put on hold at the Federal High Court in Abuja after the Court of Appeal dismissed the charges in a judgement delivered in October 2022. …

The Osun State House of Assembly (OSHA), on Tuesday, passed to law the bill seeking to increase the retirement age of the Osun State High Court judges to 65 years. A statement by the Director of Information, OSHA, Laide Lawal,  said the new law also affected the retirement age of the Customary Court of Appeal registrars, secretary to the State …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Thursday recommended the compulsory retirement of Osun State High Court judge, Justice Sakariyah Oyejide Falola He was found guilty of granting a Garnishee Order Absolute against Polaris Bank for N283,174,000.00 in a questionable manner. A statement by the council’s Director of Information, Mr. Adesoji Oye indicated that the investigation committee held that Falola traveled …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the appointment of 11 Justices of the Court of Appeal for elevation to the Supreme Court. The legal body took the decision at its 104 meeting that was held in Abuja on Wednesday. In a statement it made available to newsmen through its Director of information, Mr. Soji Oye, the council said it …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola has advocated an amendment to the Nigerian constitution to stop most cases from getting to the Supreme Court. Against the backdrop of the enormous workload the 10-member Supreme Court currently grapples with, with many civil and political cases lingering for years before being decided, the CJN said: “I have made it clear …

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has said that the deteriorating integrity of Nigeria’s judiciary is driven by “politicisation of judicial appointments and lack of independence, amongst other issues”. Odinkalu raised the concern during a radio town hall meeting on Public Sector Integrity in Nigeria, organised by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 58 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) on Monday, 27 November 2023, as part of the programmes lined up to formally herald the 2023/2024 Legal Year of the apex court. No fewer than 114 applications were received by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) for the award of …