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Edo State House of Assembly has passed a bill to repeal the Customary Court of Appeal Law 2025 and enact a law to re-establish the Customary Court of Appeal , Edo state. The bill was considered and adopted after a clause by clause basis at the committee of the whole. Thereafter, the Speaker, Rt.Hon. Blessing Agbebaku directed the Clerk of the House, Alhaji Audu Omogbai, to forward clean copies of the bill to Edo State Governor, Senator, Monday Okpebholo for his assent. In the same vein, the House also received the report on a bill for a law to provide…

The ongoing terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has entered a critical phase at the Federal High Court in Abuja, as the court approved a private consultation between the defendant and his legal team in preparation for opening his defence. Justice James Omotosho presided over the proceedings, granting Kanu six consecutive days, starting October 23, to present and conclude his defence in the accelerated hearing. Kanu had requested the private session to ensure confidential discussions outside the Department of State Services (DSS), citing concerns that consultations could be recorded. Court 7 was…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has directed a comprehensive multi-agency review of the proposed presidential pardon list following concerns over alleged irregularities in the selection process. The review, which involves the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and the Nigeria Police Force, is expected to result in the removal of several nominees found ineligible. PUNCH Sources confirmed that President Bola Tinubu is awaiting the submission of the vetted list for final approval as the government…

Contributor: Mr. Oluwaseye Thompson Adeboye Introduction The Nigerian electoral landscape is uniquely characterized by a compressed judicial timeline for the resolution of pre-election disputes. On the rise has been the use of time limits in election related matters (whether pre or post-election related matters), and this has increasingly assumed constitutional flavor. Section 285 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) (hereinafter referred to as the 1999 CFRN) has express provisions relating to time limits for both pre-election and post-election matters.[1] In judgments which can be likened to the Biblical instruction of “touch not my anointed”, Courts have treated…

Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Not since World War Two Nazi collaborationist leader Philippe Pétain was jailed for treason in 1945 has any French ex-leader gone behind bars. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison, where he will occupy a small cell in the its isolation wing. More than 100 people applauded and shouted “Nicolas!” as he left his villa in the exclusive…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) notes with serious concern reports of a Margistrate court in Kano allegedly ordering two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to formalise their relationship through marriage within 60 days following a case arising from the publication of an indecent video. This development, reflects a grave misunderstanding of the limits of judicial authority under the Nigerian Constitution and constitutes an affront to the fundamental rights of the individuals concerned. No court has the power to compel any person to marry another persons or two persons to mandatorily marry. It is indeed…

Justice Hilary Oshomah, who delivered the judgment on Tuesday, ruled that the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act in conducting the polls. The judge emphasized that the elections, which produced the current council officials, did not conform to legal requirements, prompting their annulment. The court directed EBSIEC and the Ebonyi State Government, the second and third respondents in the suit, to conduct fresh elections in strict compliance with constitutional and legal provisions. Justice Oshomah underscored that the sanctity of electoral laws must be upheld at all levels of governance to…

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Ondo State Command, Adebowale Lawal, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Enu-Owa Division in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. Lawal said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade. The CP explained that the DPO’s redeployment followed his unprofessional handling of a recent case involving a social media influencer, Adefolarin Ayomiposi, popularly known as Mandykiss. The CP explained that the DPO’s redeployment followed his unprofessional handling of a recent case involving a social media influencer, Adefolarin…

Hon. Justice Gerald Nweneka of the Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has dismissed the case filed by One Nickolas against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, challenging his termination of employment for filing out of time. The Court held that Mr. Nicholas should have filed the action by August 2014, but the suit was filed on 18th July 2018, about 10 years after the cause of action accrued in contrary to the window provided by the Limitation Act. From facts, the claimant- Mr Nicholas had submitted that he joined the NDLEA’s service on 5th October 1990, and…

The Cross River State Government has reacted to the viral complaint by the family of the late Princewill Igbunaju Ikenna, a youth pastor murdered in Ikom in 2022, over alleged judicial delays and the controversial bail granted to the prime suspects. In a press statement issued by the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Anthony Okon Effiom, Esq., the government said it had launched a full inquiry into the matter following the family’s outcry which trended on social media and was earlier reported by TheNigeriaLawyer. Effiom explained that the case — CHARGE NO. HM/9C/2022: Inspector General…