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An alleged fake lawyer on Wednesday met his nemesis right inside a courtroom and he was promptly arrested by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The fake lawyer who said he works with the firm of Aladejobi and Aladejobi and Co was at a Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada’s Special offences Court. The alleged fake lawyer according to findings was said to have claimed to be a lawyer to one of the sureties to Ismaila Mustapha alias Mompha. He came to the court with a letter requesting for the court proceedings…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed the concept of “placeholder” for vice-presidential candidates as illegal, saying it “has no place in Nigeria’s constitutional and legal framework.” To beat the June 17 deadline for submission of presidential and vice presidential candidates, some parties submitted names of vice-presidential candidates who they described as placeholders. The ruling All progressives Congress, APC, and the Labour Party, LP, are caught in the web of placeholder running mates In the APC, Kabiru Masari, the party’s Welfare Secretary was named as the running mate to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Some APC leaders said Masari is a…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday issued an interim order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from going ahead with its plan to end the ongoing voter registration exercise on June 30. The judge, Mobolaji Olajuwon, made the interim order in a ruling on an application for an interim injunction by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 other concerned Nigerians. The applicants had urged the court to extend the voter registration period to avert illegal disenfranchisement of many yet-to-be-registered Nigerians willing to vote in various elections. According to a statement by SERAP on Monday, the applicants filed…

The Maiduguri High Court sentenced Aisha Wakil, more commonly known as Mama Boko Haram, to five years in prison for defrauding N71.4 million. Lawyer Wakil was convicted along with two others, including Tahiru Saidu Faura and Prince Lawal Shoyode. The conviction was delivered by the Regional Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday 14 June 2022 at the Supreme Court in Maiduguri. Presiding Judge Aisha Kumaliya of Borno State High Court, Maiduguri sentenced defendants to 5 years in prison without the possibility of a fine. While the defendants pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, the prosecution…

Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday that the European Court of Human Rights issued a last-minute injunction to suspend the deportation of British asylum seekers to Rwanda. The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday issued a last-minute order to block the deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, Al Jazeera reported. The ban prevented the first flight from departing for Rwanda. The plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been heavily criticized by opponents, charities and religious leaders, who call it inhumane, forcing the government to confront faced a series of legal challenges before the London courts sought…

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) is a committee of the Body of Benchers (BoB) established by Section 11 of the Legal Practitioners Act as (altered) The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) is a committee of the Body of Benchers (BoB) established by Section 11 of the Legal Practitioners Act as (altered). Its major function is to consider and determine allegations of misbehaviour by persons whose names are on the Roll in their capacity as legal practitioners. To underscore the importance of this committee, appeals from its decisions are heard at the Supreme Court. On the other hand, the BoB is…

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state extended the period of mourning in the state to Wednesday.This is contained in a statement signed to Akure by the governor’s chief press secretary, Richard Olatunde. Mr. Olatunde explained that the extension follows the resolution of the Southwest Governors Forum to follow a 3-day mourning period, Monday through Wednesday in all the states of the Southwest. At least 40 people were killed on June 5 when gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo State. “Governor Akeredolu also ordered that all state flags be flown at half-mast for a period of three days. “…

Worried that their budget allocation had not increased in four years, the Supreme Court Justices objected to Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Judge Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. In a letter of appeal to the head of the judiciary, the judges complained that the lack of benefits had hindered their work. The Supreme Court has received N110 billion per year since 2018 despite its growing size and responsibility. It is known that its annual budget is not always regularly repaid, resulting in the failure to provide essential services to judges. Unable to take this any longer, the Judges objected to CJN. Judge…

A High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo kingdom capital on Friday sentenced 3 of the 4 individuals worried withinside the killing of the daughter of the Afenifere leader, Funke Olakurin to loss of life through placing. The convicts sentenced to loss of life through placing or firing squad through Justice Olamide Williams include, Muhammed Shehu Usman, Mazaje Lawal, and Adamu Adamu, for offences starting from conspiracy to homicide, kidnapping and armed theft. In his verdict, Justice Olamide faulted the claims of the suspects pronouncing their evidences had been afterthought to get away the wrath of the law, pronouncing the prosecution…

Governor of Ogun State-Rotimi Akeredolu at the site of the attack  Governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, canceled this year’s celebration of Democracy Day in the state in honor of those killed in the terrorist attack on worshipers at St. Francis, Owo, Sunday.Akeredolu published a series of tweets on his Twitter account on Saturday, saying the cancellation was to allow the people of Ondo to mourn the deceased. The state government on Wednesday released a new death toll from a terrorist attack on church worshipers. State Health Commissioner Dr Banji Ajaka said in a statement that as of midnight Tuesday, the…