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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…

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. “…