In a significant milestone for judicial reform in Nigeria, Delta, Rivers, and Nasarawa states have emerged as leaders in the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJLs). This achievement was highlighted at a recent convocation of the administration of criminal justice monitoring committees (ACJMCs), which brought together key stakeholders to assess ...

  Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Udu Branch, Delta State, led by David Omage, apprehended a man impersonating a lawyer on Tuesday. The suspect, Olubuwe Ossai Silas, was caught posing as Simon Sabuke and engaging in illegal legal activities. Reports indicate that Silas was caught red-handed affixing a lawyer’s seal to documents and ...

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Delta State Accountant General, Mrs. Joy Enwa, alongside Ekeruche, a former Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), and the Director of Administration at Government House, Asaba, for further questioning in January. This development comes amid ongoing investigations into the alleged diversion of ₦1.3 trillion ...

The community of Egrangbene in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State is celebrating a landmark judicial declaration granting them autonomy to install their own king. The Delta State High Court in the Bomadi Judicial Division delivered the verdict, marking Egrangbene as “an autonomous community distinct and separate from the Oporomor clan/kingdom.” The judgment, delivered ...

In a decisive ruling, the Supreme Court has upheld the election of Sheriff Oborevwori as the Governor of Delta State, dismissing all three appeals seeking to overturn his victory in the March 18 governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had initially declared Oborevwori, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the ...

A school owner has been arrested for allegedly raping a 4-year-old pupil. The suspect, said to be the Principal of Great Leaders International School, Delta State, is accused of using a pair of scissors to tear the child’s hymen to allow him penetrate her. The child got home after the ordeal and complained of pains ...

Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has stated that the judiciary is a strong ally in shaping the future of the society. He stated this when he received the state’s Judges led by the Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Diai, at Government House, Asaba on Monday, October 9. The governor emphasized the importance of ...

About 300 judges, lawyers and other stakeholders have been trained on administration of criminal and civil justice law at a two-day capacity building training programme, organised by the Delta State Ministry of Justice. The two days interactive and intensive training was held in Asaba, the state capital, for participants to be conversant with new innovations ...

Six inmates in custodial centres across Delta State regained freedom during the visit of the state Chief Judge Tessy Diai, to the centres for the 2023 first quarter jail delivery exercise. A total of 1,854 warrants of inmates were reviewed at the five centres, out of which six inmates were released. Giving an overview of ...

The Delta State Government has commenced virtual sitting in Asaba, the state capital. The state Chief Judge, Justice Theresa Diai, kick-started the first Virtual Court hearing at High Court 1, Asaba, the state capital with a personal injury case. In the Suit, with No. A/176/2018, involving Mrs. Chika M. Orji and Akwa Ibom Transport Company ...

The Delta State House of Assembly has fixed public hearing for the state’s anti-open grazing bill for Monday at the Press Centre of the House of Assembly Complex, Asaba, at 10am. To this end, the Assembly called for memoranda on the bill, which is to provide for a law for the regulation of livestock breeding, ...