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THE crisis of confidence rocking the Supreme Court of Nigeria has opened the gate to deeper rot in federal and state judiciary, Saturday Tribune has learnt. Justices of the apex court accused the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, of failing to take care of their welfare while taking care of himself and his family. One of the highlights of the petition authored by the 14 justices is the claim that eight of them recently admitted to the court have not given accommodation and befitting mobility that should pre-date their appointments. All the justices also complained about a…

There is a bizarre matter (FHC/ABJ/CS/177) ongoing at the Federal High Court Abuja. The plaintiffs are challenging the eligibility of Atiku Abubakar for another presidential run. Their claim is that he is ineligible not been a citizen of Nigeria by birth, a condition prescribed by section 131(a) of the Constitution. Even though he has denied filing a suit against Atiku, it is distressing that an otherwise ineffective Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, formally a defendant, has thrown himself into the centre of the suit via proxy by vigorously supporting the claim, submitting, through his counsel, Oladipo Okpeseyi, SAN,…

The House of Representatives has stepped down a motion seeking to address the deteriorating working conditions of judicial officers. The motion, moved by the Chairman House Committee on Judiciary, Onofiok Luke (PDP, Akwa-Ibom), sought to increase the budget of the judiciary and to increase the remuneration of judicial officers. Mr Onofiok’s prayers said the House should, “urge the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to upwardly review the remuneration of judicial officers in line with present economic realities; “Also urge the federal government to increase the budgetary allocation of the Judiciary for the upcoming fiscal year and provide Special Intervention Funds…

The prosecutors said the Ekweremadus were being charged for bringing a 15-year-old boy from Nigeria to the UK with the claim that he was to be given a better life in the UK Uxbridge Magistrates Court in London has dismissed former Nigerian Senate Vice President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice Ekweremadu on bail after London Metropolitan Police charged them with conspiracy to harvest organs from children. The couple were arrested by police on Thursday and charged with conspiring to harvest the organs of a child they had brought to London. According to Arise TV, prosecutors say Ekweremadus is accused…

An Ikeja High Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a travel agent, Ifeoma Anagha, charged with fraudulently obtaining a Nigerian Passport and Brazilian Visa. The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission ( ICPC) had charged Anagha on two counts of obtaining property by false pretences and stealing. Justice Hakeem Oshodi held that prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the essential ingredients of the offences it charged the travel agent with. The prosecution has failed to prove that the Brazilian Visa that was given to the complainant (Mr Uchenna Okoye) is fake. “The defendant made a refund of N300,000 to the complainant.…

Francis Atuche The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Thursday affirmed the conviction of former Managing Director of defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche, for N25.7bn fraud however decreased his sentence of 12 years to 6 years. The courtroom docket additionally affirmed the conviction of Atuche’s co-convict Ugo Anyanwu, who become sentenced to ten years` imprisonment via way of means of the decrease courtroom docket for stealing and conspiracy to thieve. Anyanwu`s prison time period become additionally decreased to 8 years. Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Ikeja had on June 16, 2021, sentenced…

A Supreme Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered the detention of the remains of five young men accused of torturing a woman in a viral video at the Federal Correctional Institute in Mandala, Ilorin until August 1, 2022. Five defendants, Jimoh Abdulfatai, Olamide Babatunde, Afeez Ayomide, Agboola Abdulsamad and Yakubu Mustapha were convicted on five counts. They allegedly assaulted and tortured a young woman, Ayomide Afolayan, from Songa Village, Shao, Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State, on Monday, June 20, 2022. prosecution, five defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, criminal intimidation, and indecent assault contrary to…

It has long been established that a judge has the power to re-open their judgment or order at any time until the order has been sealed. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has clarified the approach a judge should adopt if asked to exercise this power, finding that the  essential task is to do justice in accordance with the overriding objective of the CPR: AIC Ltd v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2022] UKSC 16. The Supreme Court rejected the notion that the discretion is constrained by a need to show “exceptional circumstances” before a judgment can be revisited, as stated…

A domestic violence and sex crime court in Ikeja on Wednesday sentenced Ayodele Bailey to life in prison for defiling a 15-year-old girl. Abiola Soladoye, the judge, stated that the unclean case against the convict was proven by the prosecution. “The accused is rude and selfish. The survivor gave her testimony in a sincere, convincing, positive and wonderful way. She was brave,” NAN quoted the judge. “The defendant’s story is full of lies. He is a reckless and ruthless defendant. Herein, he is found guilty of the charges against which he is charged. He was sentenced to life in prison…

Dr.Folasade Yemi-Esan The federal government ordered the immediate suspension of 3,000 workers for allegedly presenting false federal public service employment certificates. The Federation’s Chief of Civil Service, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made the point Wednesday in Abuja, during a media conference as part of activities marking the celebration of Public Week celebrations. office 2022. She revealed that 3,000 workers with fake certificates were discovered by the Federal Civil Service during the process of the Commission verifying the certificates and ordered the immediate suspension of the certificates. there. Yemi-Esan said the new findings came after about 1,500 federal public service workers…