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The Eti Osa LOcal Government Area of Lagos state took the Ministry of Interior and Attorney General of the Federation to court in suit no.: FHC/ LS/CS/816/18 between Eti-Osa LGA & 3 others v. Hon. Minister of Interior & 2 others (Federal High Court, Ikoyi Judicial Division), where the accused Federal Ministry of Interiors of usurping the Local Governments power to operate marriage registries, conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates The court held that conduct of marriages and issue of certificate is statutorily the job of the local governments as provided by the law and only the local governments have…

The federal government has said it was working round the clock to ensure the United Kingdom, UK reverses its ongoing ban on travelers from Nigeria in the wake of Omicron variant. Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman Presidential Steering Committee on CoVID-19,Boss Mustapha, speaking, Monday, said: “The PSC is working with mandate ministries to address the issues surrounding the restriction imposed by some countries on travellers from Nigeria on account of the omicron variant.” Government said it has initiated diplomatic steps to make the United Kingdom and other countries reverse restrictions imposed on travellers from Nigeria on…

There have been a legal brawl between some Local government Areas of Nigeria against the Federal government simply for the determination of who have the power to operate marriage registries, conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates. Statutorily, the Local governments are the ones empowered to conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates, for this reason, the LGAs have insisted that their powers to register marriages which is statutorily provided are being usurped by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Interior. The Eti Osa LOcal Government Area of Lagos state took the Ministry of Interior and Attorney General of the Federation…

The Court of Appeal has released a notice of the posting of Justices of the Court to various divisions. The court made this known in a notice signed by the President of the Court of AppealHon. Justice M.B Dongban-Mensem on 8th December, 2021 and made available to Lawbreed Blog. According to the notice dated 8th December, 2021, posting takes effect from 7th January, 2022. See the full list below:

‘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,…