The Cross River State government is to establish a Small Claims Court to enhance justice delivery in the state. This was disclosed during a stakeholders workshop on alternative dispute resolution for magistrates in Cross River State. The Small Claims Court is one of the state’s actions in Enabling Business Reforms, which the state is implementing through the Cross River State …

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Maikyau has said that the Bar would not hesitate to punish any lawyer who is found wanting while discharging their official functions if proper evidence is found against them. Maikyau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, spoke at a news conference to herald the 2023 annual general conference with the theme …

A legal technology company, Law Pavillion, is set to introduce lawful artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions to empower legal practitioners with tools that will elevate their practice to new heights. The Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Law Pavillion; Opeyemi Olugasa told journalists that the solutions, Prime GPT and Primsol GPT harness the power of AI and advanced algorithms to transform …

Members of the House of Representatives in the 10th Assembly will get a total of N54 billion for constituency projects as each member would get N150 million. According to one of the lawmakers who pleaded for anonymity, the constituency allowances are part of the few privileges available to lawmakers to directly impact their various constituencies. Constituency or zonal intervention projects …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has tasked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi to prioritise reforms in Nigeria’s justice system. NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau disclosed this to State House correspondents on Thursday after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the areas mostly in need of urgent …

A former lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Peter Ekemezie has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for publishing defamatory statements against one Prof. Alex Asigbo. Ekemezie, who was charged with three counts bordering on forgery and defamation, was however given an option of N300,000 fine. While delivering the judgement at an Awka Magistrates’ …

Disturbed by the bribery allegations rocking the ongoing Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) sitting in Kano, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Kano, Sagir Gezawa, on Wednesday, formally wrote a letter to the Secretary of the EPT, demanding the identities of the lawyers attempting to bribe the judges. The Kano NBA Chairman said, “We will want My Lord …

The Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume has declared that Senators are planning on taking drastic action against the Senate President Godswill Akpabio for disclosing that a ‘holiday allowance’ had been sent to their bank accounts. At plenary on Monday as the Senate was about to adjourn for its annual recess, Akpabio told his colleagues that money had been sent to …

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, fixed 15th August to hear an application by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, seeking to halt his trial by the Federal Government through the Department of State Services. The court will also hear an application by the DSS seeking to appeal the N20 million bail …

The judiciary on Monday announced the death of Justices Chima Nweze of the Supreme Court, and Peter Mallong of the Federal High Court. Both judges, according to official statements, died of illness. Justice Nweze died on Saturday while Justice Mallong passed away on Sunday. In a statement, the Supreme Court Director of Press and Information, Mr. Festus Akande said that …