The Bench
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Group Calls For Sanctions On Lawyers Encouraging Breaches Of Law
The Fight Against Corruption in the Judiciary (FIACIJ) has urged the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) and the Nigerian…
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Upbraiding The Judiciary: What Does Prof Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Want? BY LUBEM IMOTER
Pummeling judicial officers has become his pastime. Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu may present himself as an ethicist but in…
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Bamidele, Ozekhome, And 13 Others Confirmed As Life Benchers
The Body of Benchers, chaired by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, has officially confirmed Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, renowned human…
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Court To Hear Falana, Falz’s ₦1bn Defamation Suit Against VDM February 19
The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned the ₦1 billion defamation lawsuit filed by renowned human rights…
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Court Declares Lakurawa Sect A Terrorist Organization, Orders Immediate Proscription
In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday officially declared the Lakurawa sect and similar…
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Nigerian Judiciary In The Court Of The Righteous Judge
By Victor War I became conscious of the Nigerian judiciary in the days of the late Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu,…
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Lawyer Urges Supreme Court To Expedite Hearing In Appeal Against AGF Over Foreign Judgments Act
A legal practitioner, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, has called on the Supreme Court to fast-track the hearing of his appeal against…
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Detained IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Petitions Chief Justice Over Alleged Judicial Misconduct
Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a petition with the Chief…
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Governor Ahmed Aliyu Swears In High Court Judges, Sharia Court Of Appeal Khadis
Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has inaugurated seven High Court judges and Khadis for the Sharia Court of…
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Kwara Judicial Service Commission Dismisses Court Officer, Demotes Two Others
The Kwara State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken decisive disciplinary actions against three officers of the State High…
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Impeached Lagos Speaker’s Law School Credentials Under Scrutiny
The woes of recently impeached Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, deepened as a document…
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NBA Urges Imo Governor To Appoint Chief Judge, Lands Commissioner
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Imo State Chapter, has called on Governor Hope Uzodimma to prioritize the appointment of…
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Uzodimma: I Inherited A Disjointed Judiciary And Cleared Its Debts
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has disclosed that he inherited a disjointed judiciary burdened by debts when he assumed…
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Lagos vs Olaleye: Will Supreme Court Restate Sexual Offences Law?
By Emeka Nwadioke The last has not been heard of the celebrated sexual assault case of Dr. Olufemi…
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Governor Mbah Approves Salary Review For Enugu Customary Court Judges And Members
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved a salary increase for the 459 customary court judges serving in…
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Judgment 101
Recently, a popular Nigerian journalist was sued by a British Journalist for defamation due to certain allegations made in…
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