The Bench
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Court Adjourns Okene Royal Family, Dangote Group Land Tussle, Advise Parties On Settlement
A Federal l High Court Sitting in Lokoja has once again adjourned the disputed mining lease case between Okene Royal…
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Drama In Court As Judge Hands Over Police Lawyer To EFCC For Filing Frivolous Charges Against Oduah
A drama erupted at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday when a Judge of the Court, Justice James…
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Sitting Judges Should Not Handle Election Petition Tribunals- Afe Babalola
Afe Babalola, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says sitting judges should not preside over election petition tribunals. Babalola spoke on…
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Asset Forfeiture: Acquaint Yourselves With Relevant Financial Laws, CJN tells judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has stressed the need for judicial officers to be conversant with relevant…
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Judiciary Needs Total Organisational, Financial Autonomy – Adegboruwa, SAN
There is the urgent need for Nigeria’s judiciary to be sufficiently funded and totally independent, to enable it to function…
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Appeal Court Revokes Arrest Warrant On Rotimi Amaechi, Two Others
An Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, has revoked the bench warrant of arrest issued against former state…
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#NBA-SPIDEL: I’m Worried About Lawyers’ Conduct – Lagos CJ
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has expressed concern over the conduct of some lawyers in court.…
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CSO Tasks Police, AGF Office, NJC On Restoring Integrity Of Judiciary
A civil society organisation, Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) and The Electoral Hub, has called on…
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Chidi Odinkalu Exposes Politicization Of Judiciary Appointments, Calls For Reform
Former Chairman of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, whilst speaking to the members of the Press…
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CJN Swears In Six New Judges For National Industrial Court
In a bid to further strengthen the nation’s judiciary, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn…
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Flee From Temptation- Ariwoola Cautions New National Industrial Court Judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has urged the newly sworn-in Judges of the National Industrial…
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Bulkachuwa Blunder: 11 Critical Questions Nigerians Are Asking
When Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa stood to speak at the Senate Valedictory Session earlier this month, no one could have guessed…
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ECOWAS Court Awards 15m CFA To Guinean Lawyer Over Unlawful Arrest
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS)on Friday, 9th June 2023 ordered…
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Supreme Court To Appoint Eight Justices, NBA Asks Members To Indicate Interest
The Supreme Court has started the process of appointing eight judges to join its severely depleted bench. The move…
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Lawan Interrupted Me, Bulkachuwa Says On Judicial Interference Remark
Adamu Bulkachuwa, Senator who represented Bauchi North in the 9th Assembly, says his remark about his relationship with his…
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Disgusting And Despicable Conduct Of Senator Bulkachuwa, A Direct Attack On Integrity Of Judiciary- Maikyau
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau has expressed utter shock and disgust over the…
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