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‘The silence of of the judiciary should never be mistaken for stupidity or weakness. By nature of our work, we are conservative but not conquered species and should not be pushed further than this by any individual, institutions or agencies of the government,” declared the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. Justice Muhammad made this declaration on Wednesday as the carried out the swearing in of 72 newly conferred Senior Advocates of Nigeria in Abuja. Rank of Senior Advocate is conferred on deserving lawyers in both the advocates and academic categories. The eminent legal practitioners have been…

The 72 lawyers, who are successful applicants for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) this year, would be formally conferred with the title at a ceremony scheduled for December 8 at the Supreme Court, Abuja. The Director of Press and Information, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr. Festus Akande said, in a statement, that the event was part of activities to formally herald the court’s new legal year. The statement reads: “The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Dr. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR, will confer the highly coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria on 72 senior lawyers…

In a document released by Virgin Atlantic, only British Passport Holders and UK residents will be allowed to enter the UK currently. Nigerian passport holders with a tourist visa are not allowed entry. Passengers need to begin preparing documents days before they travel. Meanwhile, all passengers from a Red List country regardless of vaccine status or the passport they are traveling on, need to book the 10 night hotel quarantine package to enter the UK. Read and Download the UK RED LIST TRAVEL REQUIREMENT   ?DOWNLOAD HERE

by Kazim Yusuf – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China in the late 2019 crippled countries worldwide with smaller and poor economies taking a big hit. Reduction in revenues and foreign aid has affected these countries’ spending and thus their ability to repay loans. Uganda is facing the biggest national crisis as it has been forced to surrender its only international airport to China for failing to pay back the loan it had taken in 2015. It had borrowed USD 207 million from the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank). Now, the country is set to lose the…

The Lagos government has released the report of the state’s judicial panel on police brutality. On October 19, 2020, as part of recommendations put forward during the #EndSARS protests, the Lagos government inaugurated the judicial panel to investigate petitions on police brutality in the state. On November 15, the panel submitted two reports — one on police brutality cases and another on the Lekki incident investigation. The panel had listed nine fatalities from the shooting at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. However, a white paper committee set up by the Lagos government, citing what it described as “fundamental…

The British High Commission says it will “pause making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the commission. The development comes hours after the UK added Nigeria to its travel red list as a result of concerns over the Omicron COVID variant. Speaking in an interview on Saturday, Sajid Javid, the UK health secretary, had announced a temporary ban on foreign travellers from Nigeria, adding that “only UK residents or citizens of the UK can enter the UK from Nigeria from that point onwards,…

The Hon. President of the National Industrial Court, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip has called for honorable judges of the lower court to be extremely careful while applying the concept of judicial precedent, that total perusal of the distinguishable factors is important in the overall interest of justice. Justice Kanyip made this point while speaking on Judicial Precedent in Nigeria, at the Justice Niki Tobi 1st biennial symposium organized by ATS judicial consult held at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. Justice Kanyip addressing the audience A.T Socio-Judicial Consulting LLC also known as ATSJC, is a New York State registered…

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has confirmed that bandits operating in the country have now been branded terrorists and will now be treated as such. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday night, he recalled that a court order had been sought and obtained and will soon be gazetted. Contrary to the assertion that it took too long to declare them terrorists, he explained that as a challenge that kept evolving, the government needed to address the issues as they arose. Asked how the bandits should be described, he said:…

THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Kano Branch, says it has come to the attention of the association that the office of Nureni Jimoh, SAN has been sealed by the police and Kano State Government. The secretary of the NBA branch, Haruna Saleh Zakariyya, in an interim report sighted by the Nigerian Tribune said, “Upon this information, the branch swiftly reacted by directing its vice-chairman, Mr Abbas Haladu to visit the scene as the chairman is out of town.” The secretary further disclosed that “Our preliminary investigation reveals that the said building was sealed by officials of Kano State Government.” Zakariyya…

The Lagos government has released the white paper on the report submitted by the judicial panel set up to probe cases of police brutality in the state. Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos commissioner for information, in a statement on Tuesday, announced the release of the white paper. The development comes two weeks after a four-member white-paper committee was set up by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, following the submission of the panel’s report. On November 15, the panel submitted two reports — one on police brutality cases and another on the Lekki incident investigation. According to the white paper released on Tuesday,…