Law/Judiciary
Court dissolves 7-year-old marriage on grounds of abandonment
An Abuja Area Court in Lugbe on Wednesday dissolved a seven-year–old marriage between Sherifat Aliyu and Abdulmajib Abdulaziz on grounds...
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Enough of embarrassment of Nigeria’s Judiciary, CJN warns security operatives
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Muhammad has warned that Nigeria's judiciary has had enough of embarrassment of...
Read moreCJN swears in 72 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Wednesday, swore in 72 legal practitioners who were recently elevated to...
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Institute plans security analysis centre for Nigeria
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) says it is working on plans to establish a legislative centre...
Read moreAbsence of Counsel stalls hearing in N5.9 bn spill compensation suit
The absence of a defendant’s counsel on Monday stalled hearing in a N5.99 billion oil spill compensation suit filed by...
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Virtual Court Proceedings will aid speedy delivery of Justice – Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN says the deployment of virtual court sitting...
Read moreSale of FG property: Malami sets up probe panel
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has set up a 5-member Committee to...
Read moreCourt declares banishment of deposed emir Sanusi as unlawful, unconstitutional
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, declared that the banishment of deposed Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II from Kano State...
Read moreFashola slams N2bn libel suit against power coy’s CEO, two dailies
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has slammed a N2 billion defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of...
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Evans: Scared witnesses can testify online, court rules
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court, has granted permission to two witnesses who do not want to...
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