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Litigation
Court Rejects Seventh Day Adventist Church’s Bid To Halt Saturday Elections And Exams
A bid by the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Nigeria to halt the conduct of elections and examinations on…
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Litigation
Abuja Pastor Seeks Judicial Review Of AK-47 Trial
Uche Aigbe, the Presiding Pastor of the House on the Rock in Abuja, has taken steps to challenge his…
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Litigation
Court Orders Federal Govt To Fix Prices Of Goods, Fuel Within Seven Days
A Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 7, ordered the federal government to fix…
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The Bench
CJN Sparks Controversy Over Reported Nomination Of Daughter As FCT High Court Judge
In a move that has stirred controversy, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has reportedly nominated…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBA Ikeja Warns Against ‘Fake Lawyers’, Pledges To Sanitise Court Environment
The chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, Oluseyi Olawumi, has warned against “fake lawyers” and promised…
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Metro News
Suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commission, Yunusa Ari Is In Niger Republic – Lawyer Tells Court
Hudu Yunusa Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has gone…
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The Bench
Ecowas Court To Review Its Rules Of Procedure For Improved Efficiency And Effectiveness
A three-day judicial retreat of the ECOWAS Court of Justice on the theme: Case Management before ECOWAS Court of…
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Litigation
Lawyer Drags FG, Others To Court Over Appointment Of EFCC Chair
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Victor Opatola has sued the Federal Government and National Assembly over alleged illegal appointment of…
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The Bench
Court Fines IG, Five Others N200m For Unlawful Arrest
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, the…
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Litigation
Court Stops NLC, TUC From Embarking On Planned Strike
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has issued an order of interim injunction restraining members of the Nigerian Labour Congress…
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Litigation
Kannywood Actress, Hadiza Gabon Sues Man Who Claimed She Rejected His Marriage Proposal
Kannywood actress Hadiza Aliyu Gabon has filed a defamation suit at a Magistrate Court in Kaduna against a civil servant…
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Women Lawyers
Lawyers Identify Sexual Harassment, Others As Factors Reducing Female Litigators
Former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Awka Branch, Amaka Ezeno, said sexual harassment, violence and patriarchy, are some of the…
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Foreign News
Idaho Woman Sues Fertility Doctor Who Used His Own Sperm To Impregnate Her 34 Years Ago
An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34…
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Opinion
Going To Court Is A Civil Right! By Obiotika Wilfred Toochukwu
Sir Walter Raleigh, a poet and a soldier, wrote in the 15th century in “The Soul’s Errand”; ‘Go, tell the…
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The Limits of the Sub Judice Rule By Onikepo Braithwaite
Definition of Sub Judice Lately, the term ‘Sub judice’ has been flying around. It is actually pronounced ‘sub-joo-di- see’,…
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Ask a Lawyer
Nigeria v P&ID: We Review What We Can Learn From The Court Process
I am sure a lot of you have seen the news that Nigeria recently won an important case in…
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