Category: JUDICIARY
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Odinkalu Applauds CJN Kekere-Ekun for Sanctioning Errant Judges
Professor Chidi Odinkalu, a legal scholar and judicial reform advocate, has praised the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, for her decisive action in addressing misconduct within the judiciary. The National Judicial Council (NJC) recently sanctioned five judicial officers for professional breaches, including age falsification and other misconducts. The decisions were made during…
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Fubara Warns Judges on Conflicting Judgments
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on judges and lawyers to avoid delivering conflicting rulings, which he says undermine justice and governance. His warning follows conflicting judgments that nearly disrupted the local government election in the state. Speaking at the 2024/2025 Legal Year ceremony in Port Harcourt, Fubara criticized legal professionals who compromise their…
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You’ve no contract to fix Kwara Hotel, Court tells MM’s Crystal Group
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin An Ilorin High Court has struck out a case instituted against the Kwara State Government by the Hon. Moshood Mustapha-owned Crystal Group of Companies Limited over the remodelling of the legacy Kwara Hotel. Hon. Justice E. B. Mohammed struck out the case after upholding the preliminary objections of the state government…
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Court Fixes Nov 8 To Hear NNPCL Staff Cooperative Society Leadership Dispute
….as defendants allege bias, ask judge to hands off case From Lateef Taiwo A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, adjourned further hearing on the leadership crisis rocking the Staff Multipurpose Cooperative society of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited, till November 8. Justice Charles Agbaza held that…
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Oil Magnate Akinduro Sues EFCC for Unlawful Declaration
Dr. Henry Bolaji Akinduro, Chairman/CEO of Global Signature Hotel and Total Grace Group Limited, has filed a ₦5 billion lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly unlawfully declaring him wanted. The suit was filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos. In his claim, Akinduro argues that the EFCC declared him…
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Bureau De Change Operator Sues EFCC for N1.2bn Over Detention, Torture
A Bureau De Change operator, Suleiman Sani, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged unlawful arrest, torture, and illegal detention without trial. Sani, who has been in EFCC custody since June 1, 2024, is seeking N1.2 billion in damages. The applicant, through his lawyer, Edwin…
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Ekiti Court Sentences Three to Death by Hanging for Armed Robbery
The Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three men—Alexander Solomon (29), Desmond Peter (29), and Eric Tile (30)—to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The court found them guilty of crimes committed on July 7, 2022, along the Ilumoba-Aisegba Ekiti Road.The Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three men—Alexander…
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Don seeks specialised court for women’s reproductive rights
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A Professor of Law at the University of Ilorin, Mahmud Kayode Adebayo, has called for the establishment of a specialised court that would handle cases related to the reproductive rights of women in Nigeria. Prof. Adebayo, who delivered the University’s 265th inaugural lecture, said the current Family Court is not adequately…
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Lagos Court Sentences Security Guards to Two Years for Hotel Theft
A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba has sentenced two security guards to two years in prison each for stealing property from Ivory Exclusive Hotel in Gbagada. Wilfred John, 32, and Tunde Atatero, also 32, faced 18 counts of theft and were arraigned before Magistrate A.O. Salawu on May 16, 2024. The defendants pleaded guilty…
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Court Bars VIO from Impounding Vehicles
Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a landmark ruling preventing the Directorate of the Road Traffic Services, commonly known as the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from stopping, impounding, or confiscating vehicles on public roads. The court’s decision also prohibits the VIO from imposing fines on motorists. This judgment, delivered…