The Bench
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GMO: HOMEF Organises Training For Judicial Officers On The Impact Of Biosafety On FHR
Professor Olugbenga Adeoluwa, a specialist in soil fertility, has attributed the rising cases of organ failure in Nigeria to…
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Billionaire Kidnapper, Evans’ Former Lawyer, Ogungbeje Files N1.5bn Lawsuit Against FG And Security Agencies Over Protest Suppression
Olukoya Ogungbeje, a Lagos-based lawyer who is well known for being billionaire kidnapper, Evans’ defence attorney has filed…
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CJN Calls For Tech-Savvy And Accessible Legal System
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has called on judicial officers to build a legal system that is…
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Lagos Judiciary Starts Annual Vacation, Assigns Judges for Urgent Cases
The Lagos State judiciary has begun its annual long vacation from Monday, July 22, to Friday, September 13, 2024.…
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Nigerian Lawyer Praises Anukam’s Re-election To African Court
Abuja-based lawyer Emmanuel Umahi Ekwe has lauded the re-election of Justice Stella Anukam to the African Court on Human…
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Appeal Court Affirms Death Penalty For Danish National Convicted Of Murdering Wife And Daughter
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Danish national Peter Nielsen, affirming his…
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As Ariwoola Takes The Judiciary To The Top Of The Grease Pole By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
At the end of July 2017, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Nigeria’s National Bureau of…
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President Tinubu Congratulates Justice Stella Anukam On Re-Election To African Court On Human Rights
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as a Judge of the African Court on Human…
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Lawyer Urges Appeal Court To Nullify 37 Ogun LCDAs
A legal practitioner, Oluwaseun Lawal, has petitioned the Court of Appeal in Ibadan to invalidate the creation of 37 Local…
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₦423bn Probe: El-Rufai Accuses Judge Of Bias, Requests Case Transfer
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a petition accusing Justice R.M Aikawa of bias in the…
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Praises, Knocks For Outgoing CJN Ariwoola By Onozure Dania
Legal practitioners reflect on the tenure of the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, who is set to…
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Imo Assembly Urges Governor Uzodinma To Sack Chief Judge Chikeka Over Age Falsification
The Imo State House of Assembly has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma to remove Chief Judge Justice Theresa Ebere Chukwuemeka…
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Ex-Abia AG Uche Ihediwa Suspended From Using SAN Rank
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended former Attorney General of Abia State, Uche Ihediwa, from using the…
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MURIC Applauds Judiciary In Arabic On Naira Case
The Federal High Court has ruled in favor of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) and the Central Bank of…
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Local Government Financial Autonomy: Give Them Their Money
Last week, the Supreme Court gave another landmark decision that potentially alters the relationship between the state and…
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Bauchi Governor Swears In Six High Court Judges, Five Khadis Of Sharia Court
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Monday swore in six new High Court Judges and five Khadis of…
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