A former governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Abuja, Justice John Tsoho to transfer his trial in alleged money laundering to Lokoja. Bello, who completed his two year tenure of eight years last 27 January, said that he preferred to be arraigned in Lokoja, the state capital, being the …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, on Tuesday, fixed 21 October for the continuation of the trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. The trial judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, fixed the date on the agreement of the counsel after the close of the cross-examination of the ninth prosecution witness, …

Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out the charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu (well known as Cubana Chief Priest) over alleged abuse of the Naira notes. Ogundare threw out the charge following the adoption of terms of settlement between parties to the suit. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned …

Kano State Judicial Service Commission has recalled three magistrates from the bench and deferred the promotion of a court registrar over misconduct and judicial recklessness. The magistrates are Chief Magistrate Talatu Makama (Magistrate Court No 29), Senior Magistrate Rabi Abdulkadir (magistrate Court No 48), Chief Magistrate Tijjani Saleh Minjibir (Magistrate Court 60), and Senior Registrar Abdu Nasir of Appeal section, …

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP) is proposing the digitalisation of court processes through electronic filing, online case management, and virtual hearings. The proposal was contained in a communiqué issued on Friday by NBA-SLP at its just concluded Annual Conference that was held in Kano. According to the communiqué by the Chairman Section on Legal Practice, Boma …

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to restrict an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies. The court, in a unanimous opinion, said the anti-abortion groups and physicians challenging the medication, mifepristone, lacked the legal standing to bring the case. Abortion rights are one of the key issues in the November election …

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking an upward review of salaries, allowances and other fringe benefits of judicial officers in the country. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters presented by the Chairman of the committee,  Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno North). If the bill, earlier passed by …

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to reserve seats for women in the National Assembly (NASS). This is according to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu. He spoke on Friday night in Owerri the Imo State capital while delivering his goodwill message at the 2nd Women of Divine Destiny Initiative (WODDI) Inspiring Women Summit …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, swore-in 13 new judges for the state high courts, urging the state judiciary to always be the best that can compete favourably with the judiciary across the globe. He implored the judiciary, particularly the new benchers, to dispense justice quickly and fairly, without fear or living and acting above board in all …

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has slammed an Abuja property developer, Cecil Osakwe over sharp practices, nullifying an earlier ruling of an FCT High Court in favour of Osakwe. The Court of Appeal on Monday unanimously upturned a previous judgement of Justice Othman Musa of the FCT High Court which directed Osakwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Abeh …