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Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, in Lagos, will on November 3, 2021, decide whether or not to vacate a freezing order placed in about 20 bank accounts belonging to the Bauchi State government in a suit filed by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over alleged N1.5 billion debt. Justice Aneke fixed the matter for ruling after listening to submissions of counsel to AMCON, Mr. Olugbuyiro Akinola, and that of Bauchi State, Mr. Sylvester Elema SAN. AMCON had in suits numbers, FHC/L/AMC/64/2021, FHC/CS/AMC/66/2021, and FHC/L/AMC/67/2021 alleged that Bauchi state government borrowed the money from Equatorial Trust Bank…

Honorable Justice of the Supreme Court, Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumiju, has congratulated a Life Bencher and first female General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Hairat Ade-Balogun on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Ogunwumiju JSC, wishes Hairat good health. She said, “I wish our indomitable icon of the Legal profession, Hairat Aderinsola Balogun, happy birthday and many happy returns. In so many areas of achievements, warm congratulations, and best wishes as you clock 80 years of age in good health tomorrow 10/10/2021 with all your God-given senses intact. I wish you continued joy over all that belongs to you.…

The United Kingdom (UK) has relaxed its COVID-19 vaccine policy for Nigeria — accepting vaccine certificates from passengers. In an updated statement on its website on Thursday, the UK government added Nigeria to the list of countries with approved vaccines. “Nigeria will be added to this list of countries and territories with approved proof of vaccination 4 am Monday 11 October,” the UK government said. “If you arrive in England before that date, you must follow the rules for people who are not fully vaccinated. If you arrive after that, you can use a vaccine certificate to…

The provisions include conducting criminal proceedings through audio and video conferencing platform, powers of Chief Magistrate to visit Police Stations, prohibition of media parade of suspects, compensation to victims of crime, protective measures for victims and witnesses as well as the Establishment of a Crime Data Register and the Criminal Justice Sector Reform Committee to monitor the implementation of this Law. New and innovative reforms carried out in the Lagos State Administration of Criminal Justice Laws has been assented to by Lagos State governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. Known as Administration of Criminal Justice (Amendment) Law [ACJL] of Lagos State, 2021,…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the nomination of Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf for appointment as the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter on the floor at plenary. In August, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, swore in Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf as acting Chief Judge of the FCT Judiciary, alongside five newly appointed Kadis of FCT Sharia Court of Appeal. You must not allow the weight of your responsibilities to weigh you down. Your opulent experiences that have spanned several years should easily be…

The shares of Facebook, which has almost 2 billion daily active users, plummeted by 5.5 per cent within this period, the firm’s lowest fall in 2021. Facebook has blamed the platform’s nearly six-hour outage on Monday on a “faulty configuration change”. The company’s three famous social media platforms – WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook – stopped functioning on Monday evening. In Nigeria, users of Facebook and Instagram applications could not view posts on refresh, while WhatsApp messages could not be sent or received. Facebook, in a late Monday blog post by Santosh Janardhan, in charge of infrastructure at the social media…

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen: The compelling part of the LBS’ invitation letter to me dated August 31st 2021 signed by Dr. Franklin N. Ngwu is the part which talks about: “…the need for more public/private sector dialogue and collaboration for Nigeria’s inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development.” It is about those 3 (three) things: inclusiveness, sustainable growth and development that I wish to focus my intervention today. But before I do so, let me push back against the part of the letter that says that: “Some key constraints such as limited trust, lack of information on the opportunities…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and son of late Chief Rotimi Williams, Ladi Rotimi-Williams, SAN has passed away. According to the deceased’s younger brother Chief Kayode Rotimi-Williams, Ladi Rotimi-Williams died in the early hours of Sunday from complications due to Covid-19. He was aged 74. A credible source attested said late senior advocate was duly vaccinated. Until his demise, Chief Ladi Rotimi-Williams was the Principal/ Founding Partner of Chief Ladi Rotimi-Williams’ Chambers. He was appointed as a member of the Constitutional Drafting Committee in 1988. He was also appointed Director of National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and he served the corporation…

The Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM) Tuesday reconvened against the background of about 320 applications of requests for the grant of Presidential Pardon and Clemency before it. The Federal Government made the disclosure at the meeting of the PACPM committee held at the Ministry of Justice in Abuja. Giving a keynote address, the Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN who confirmed the requests noted that the committee Secretariat was being inundated with myriad of requests on behalf of some convicts in custodial centres across the country. According to the AGF, it has become…

The court of appeal, Abuja division, has granted the application of the Lagos state government as a co-respondent in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The FIRS is challenging the judgment of the federal high court, Port Harcourt, which restrained the agency from collecting VAT and personal income tax (PIT) in Rivers state. At the lower court, the FIRS had appealed for a stay of execution, but the court dismissed it on the basis that it would “negate the principle of equity”. Consequently, FIRS went to the court of appeal. On September 10, the Attorney-general of…