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Crime
Ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki Arraigned For Adultery, Criminal Intimidation, Granted N1m Bail
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court has granted N1 million bail to Kabiru Taminu Turaki (SAN), a former…
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Metro News
Ekiti Judiciary Disowns Controversial Magistrate’s Order, Launches Inquiry
The Ekiti State Judiciary has officially disowned and vacated a controversial order issued by the Ikole Ekiti Magistrate…
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Politics
Edo Governor Okpebholo Extends Magistrates’ Retirement Age To 65
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has signed a bill into law raising the retirement age of magistrates from…
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Law Enforcement
Senior Lawyer Suspended For Insulting Magistrate: LPDC Takes Swift Action
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Body of Benchers has issued a hefty penalty against a…
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Crime
Magistrate Gunned Down During Court Session In Imo
Chairman of a Customary Court in Imo State, South-east Nigeria has been killed by gunmen. The incident happened on Thursday.…
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Crime
Two Magistrates Sacked In Lagos Over Misconduct
The Lagos State Judicial Service Commission has terminated the appointments of Magistrates Oluwatoyin Gwendolyn Oghre and Humenu Olajuwon Amos as…
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The Bench
FCT Courts: No Excuse For Failure, Chief Judge Charges Abuja Magistracy
The Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, on Monday charged magistrates…
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Opinion
The Homeless And Car-less Magistrate By Bayo Akinlade
As the giants of the legal profession are talking about justice sector reforms in Abuja, we have magistrates in Lagos…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Senior Lawyer Wants Magistrates, Others To Hear Human Rights Cases
“These lower courts now manned by legal practitioners, are nearer to the grassroots and accessible to the majority of Nigerians…
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