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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has been ordered to vacate its operational Headquarters building in Lekki, Lagos before the end of June, 2022 or be thrown out. The building is owned by the Raw Materials, Research and Development Council. The quit order was given by a Committee set up by the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government, OSGF, to implement a decision that SON relocates from the building which it has occupied since 2001 following allocation by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. A source privy to the Committee’s deliberation said a formal…

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said it would employ both the manual and electronic methods in the transmission of the 2023 elections results. The commission also said there is a possibility of moving sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria to another location. The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said these during a consultative meeting with the media in Abuja on Thursday. Responding to a question on the political ambition and partisanship of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Yakubu said the commission might be forced to find another arrangement for the…

A new twist was on Thursday added to suit filed by the governor of Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele before a Federal High Court, Abuja seeking to enforce his rights to participate in the 2023 Presidential race, as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and two others filed their appearance seeking to join the suit. In the suit, Emefiele is seeking to enforce his right to participate in the 2023 presidential election without re-signing. The court had Monday adjourned to Thursday to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) appear before it…

Retiring Justice of Nigeria’s Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili has warned against speeches or actions that could propelled the unfortunate war which took the lives of millions of Nigerians about 55years ago. Nigeria She noted is currently in an ‘Emergency Situation’ which according to her necessitated her reminder. Against the backdrop, Odili who just retired having attained the mandatory 70 years of age further warned that the reoccurrence of that ugly incident in the country must be avoided by all means. The jurist spoke at a valedictory Court session held by the Supreme Court to mark her retirement from bench…

The Supreme Court, will on Thursday, hold valedictory session in honour of Justice Mary Odili who will bow out of active judicial service, having clocked the 70 years mandatory retirement age. The ceremony, which will be presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, will take place at the main courtroom of the apex court. Odili’s retirement will further deplete the number of justices on the apex court to 16, just as another of her colleague, Justice Ejembi Eko, will also bow out next Monday. Information from the official website of the Supreme Court showed that…

The National Judicial Council has issued policy directions on political and election-related cases to the head of courts in Nigeria. The organization said it was part of concerted efforts to eliminate to the bearest minimum incidences of issuance of conflicting orders and judgments capable of disrupting the ongoing electioneering process. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dr Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad Presided over the meeting where the policy directions were formulated. Under the new direction, Heads of Courts are to be henceforth be held responsible for loopholes in their areas of jurisdiction A statement issued on Wednesday by the NJC Director of Information,…

The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, a three-member panel of the court headed by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had no jurisdiction to have entertained the case because the plaintiff, Nduka Edede, lacked the locus standi to have filed the suit in the first place. The appellate court added that Edede did not establish any cause of action to have warranted his approaching the court…

An official of the Lagos Bus Services Limited (in charge of the BRT) has testified before a High court in the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, in the murder trial of Andrew Ominikoron on Tuesday. Mr Ominikoro is accused of raping and murdering a 22-year-old fashion designer, Bamise Ayanwola, in February inside a BRT bus. He is also accused of raping another passenger, Maryjane Odezelu, on November 25. Kayode Aluko, a Fleet Operations manager at the Lagos Bus Services Limited, explained how the company employs their drivers. He said the employment process of BRT drivers is outsourced to a company, Excel Outsourcing, and…

A police officer, Olusegun Bamidele, serving with the homicide department of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Yaba, has told the court how investigations revealed where the late Usifo Ataga and Chidinma Ojukwu might have met before arriving at the crime scene. The police officer testified on Tuesday in the murder case of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Mr Ataga, at a High Court at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos. “While I was investigating into the background, I and a friend of the deceased went to Angel Villa Hotel in Lekki,” said Mr Bamidele. “The owner of…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has nullified the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019 for being “an invalid statutory instrument”. The court further nullified all sales and disposals of assets made by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, SAN under the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019. It held that the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019 were “ultra vires the office and powers” of the AGF. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa made the order on Monday, May 9, in suit FHC/L/CS/40/2021 filed by the plaintiff, Incorporated Trustees of HEDA Resource Centre, against the AGF…