The Bench
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Presidential Election: ‘Don’t Bend The Law’, Catholic Bishops Tell Supreme Court
As the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and other parties prepare to challenge the outcome…
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Justice Amina Augie: A Legacy In Law And Justice
After decades of shaping the course of justice in Nigeria, Justice Amina Augie has gracefully hung her gown, retiring from…
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Lagos State Judiciary To Hold New Legal Year Service On Sept. 25
The Lagos State Judiciary will on Sept. 25 simultaneously hold its 2023/2024 new legal year service at the Cathedral Church…
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Jurist Seeks Reward System For Diligent Lawyers
A Judge of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) Justice Nelson Ogbuanya has called for a reward system…
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PEPC Cites Atiku’s Lawyer’s Comment In A Book While Delivering Judgment In Tinubu’s Favour
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party has lost his petition to invalidate the success of Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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‘You Can’t Interrupt Judgment’, Court Scolds APC’s Lawyer Who Asked For Concise Judgment
There was a mild drama at the Court of Appeal, the venue of the Presidential Election Petitions Court on Wednesday…
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Senior Advocate Berates Agbakoba Over Recent Comments On Judiciary
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Akin Onigbinde, has criticised a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA),…
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Court Affirms Tinubu’s Election After Record 12-Hour Long Judgment
The Presidential Election Petition Court has affirmed Bola Tinubu as the validly elected President of Nigeria. Haruna Tsammani, the…
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PEPT Judgment: LP’s Petition On 25% FCT Requirement Tagged ‘Unmeritorious’
The contention that the prerequisite for presidential candidates to be proclaimed the election’s victor is that they must secure 25%…
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JUST IN: Presidential Election Petitions Court Strikes Out APM’s Suit Against Tinubu, Shettima
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) is set to deliver judgement today. Security is already beefed up ahead of the…
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PEPT: Police Warn Against Unguarded Utterances Ahead Of Judgment
The Nigeria police have warned against the spread of misinformation and unguarded utterances ahead of the presidential tribunal…
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Abiri Championed Uniform Retirement Age For Judges, Says Diri As Dignitaries Pay Tribute To Late Judge
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has described the late former Chief Judge of the state, Justice…
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“It Is An Act Of Professional Delinquency To Take To The Public, Our Internal Differences”- Dongban-Mensem
GOODWILL MESSAGE BY HON. JUSTICE MONICA B. DONGBAN-MENSEM, CFR, JP+, HON. PRESIDENT, COURT OF APPEAL, AT THE OPENING…
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NBA-AGC 2023: Panelist Chukwudi Enebeli Raises The Alarm Over Social Media Attack On Judges
Chukwudi Enebeli, a Lagos-based lawyer, has raised the alarm about the dangerous rise in hate speech and false claims against…
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NJI Seeks Modern Judicial Accounting Software
The Administrator of National Judicial Institute, Justice, Salisu Abdullahi, has says there is need for prudent management of…
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We Must Accept Supreme Court’s Decision On Elections – Onaiyekan Urges Nigerians
The Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said he was surprised that the Federal Government led by President…
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