Law/Judiciary
Court dissolves 7year-old marriage on grounds of beating, maltreatment
An Abuja Area Court in Lugbe on Monday dissolved a seven-year–old marriage between Khadijat Adams and Adams Yusuf on grounds...
Read moreMy husband loves dog more than me, divorce-seeker tells court
“My husband loves his dog more than he loves me,” a divorce-seeking trader, Mrs Rashidat Ogunniyi, claimed before an Igando...
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Human rights group calls for urgent action against torture
An international human rights organisation, Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France, has called for urgent action against torture. The Head of...
Read moreCourt 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...
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