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A man who abused his position working in the Home Office by granting asylum applications in return for thousands of pounds has been jailed. Imran Mulla, 39, from Blackburn, Lancashire, worked in the asylum team and manipulated the system to overturn a refused asylum claim, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. He was jailed at Preston Crown Court for four and a half years after admitting immigration offences and bribery. Another man, Nural Amin Begh, 23, who pleaded guilty to paying Mulla to grant his asylum application has also been jailed for 18 months. Mulla, of Moorfield Avenue, was an…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has commended the Constitutional Court of South Africa for fearless adjudication, judicial independence, andunwavering fidelity to constitutional values. Speaking in Johannesburg, South Africa on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the South African Constitutional Court, Honourable Justice Kekere-Ekun said the South African court has been a source of inspiration across the continent and beyond. Honourable Justice Kekere-Ekun recognized the role played by the court in strengthening democracy in post apartheid South Africa. According to her, three decades ago, the Court emerged as a beacon of justice and constitutional renewal in…

By Layi Babatunde, SAN Baba, as we fondly called Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, lived a fulfilled life. He was a consummate and humble jurist, deeply learned, humane, fair, and firm. He bore the honor of being the longest-serving justice of the Supreme court and became Chief Justice of Nigeria. He was dignity and humility personified. His judicial career was free of personal aggrandizement. He demonstrated that there is more to the office of a judge than the adornment of judicial robes. He cared for others deeply and led the judiciary with the fear of God, leading from the front…

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized her colleagues Friday in a scathing dissent in a case involving vehicle emissions regulations. In her dissenting opinion, she argued that the court’s opinion gives the impression it favors “moneyed interests” in the way it decides which cases to hear and how it rules in them. The court had ruled 7-2 in favor of fuel producers seeking to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of California clean vehicle emissions regulations. She also said she was concerned that the ruling could have “a reputational cost for this court, which is already viewed by…

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has nullified the 2014 judgment of a Federal High Court that allowed Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) to take possession of a sprawling N30 billion, 44-room mansion in Ikoyi, Lagos, belonging to Alhaji Agboola Abiola, son of the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola. In a unanimous decision, Justices Paul Bassi, Polycarp Kwahar, and Abdulaziz Anka declared the foreclosure invalid, citing serious irregularities in the legal mortgage upon which GTBank had based its claim to the property. Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Bassi ruled that the Federal High Court erred by failing to address credible allegations…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has raided the Abuja office of Contact Tele-performance Company (TLC), a visa support outfit, and sealed the premises following alleged consumer rights violations as well as assault on security officers by agents of the centre. The Director of Surveillance and Investigations, Mrs. Boladale Adeyinka, who led the enforcement team to the business premises, explained that the commission was left with no option but to seal the business premises as a result of these infractions. She also alleged that FCCPC enforcement agents were assaulted by persons acting on the company’s behalf. Adeyinka further…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has said that while artificial intelligence holds immense potential for improving justice delivery, its deployment in the Nigerian judiciary must be approached with caution and guided by strong ethical and legal frameworks. She stated this while delivering a keynote address at a special public lecture organised by the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, on Wednesday. The lecture, titled, “Justice in the Digital Age: Leveraging Technology for an Efficient and Accessible Judiciary in Nigeria,” was held at the Tayo Aderinokun Hall of the university. “Artificial Intelligence is fast becoming integral to enhancing…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced a revision of certain service fees, with the new rates scheduled to take effect from August 1, 2025. This was disclosed in a public notice signed by the Management of the Commission and published via its official communication channels. According to the notice, the decision to review the fees was made after careful consideration of prevailing economic realities, including rising operational costs and extensive engagement with key stakeholders across the country. “The review of fees is crucial to ensuring that the Commission continues to provide prompt, efficient, and technology-driven services that meet the…

This was disclosed in an official notice issued by Kunle Edun, SAN, the Co-Ordinator of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Representatives on the General Council of the Bar. The review process, being conducted in line with the powers vested in the Council by Section 12(4) of the Legal Practitioners Act, Cap L11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, follows consultations with the President of the NBA and is aimed at strengthening professional standards within the legal profession. The notice invites legal practitioners across the country to contribute meaningfully to the review by submitting memoranda that highlight specific provisions of…

A 52-year-old man, Morufudeen Idowu, has been sentenced to three months in prison for assaulting an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps at Ojota on Friday. Saturday PUNCH gathered that Idowu was arrested after he assaulted a KAI official who cautioned against crossing the Ojota Expressway as it violates Lagos State’s pedestrian safety regulations. The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post on his verified X handle, disclosed that Idowu refused lawful arrest and assaulted the official performing his duty. He said, “Following the arrest of Mr Morufudeen Idowu, who assaulted one…