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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned lawyer Steve Adamu, Esq before the Kaduna State High Court on charges of disseminating false information to the anti-graft agency.
Lagos State has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to commence contempt proceedings against the National Assembly over its continued efforts to pass the Central Gaming Bill, despite a subsisting judgment of the apex court declaring such legislation unconstitutional.
In a motion filed on behalf of the Attorney-General of Lagos State by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Bode Olanipekun, the state is seeking the Supreme Court’s leave to initiate judgment enforcement proceedings through the issuance of Form 48—a legal step that precedes the commencement of committal or contempt proceedings.
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Salim Umar, a court clerk at the Upper Shari’a Court in Rijiyar Lemo, and demoted two other officials — Alkali Shamsu Maul’ainaini, a presiding judge at the Upper Shari’a Court, Durbunde, and Isa Yuguda Wudilawa, a principal registrar at the Magistrate Court, Zungeru Complex — over allegations of gross misconduct.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to speed up the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the development of official residences for top members of the Judiciary — specifically…
NIMASA’s Director General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, says Nigeria cannot unlock the full value of its blue economy unless every sector…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to…
Human Rights activist and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has criticised the newly announced…
The federal government has reaffirmed that all lawyers and law firms are legally required to remit the 7.5 percent Value…
There is palpable disquiet in legal circles following a steep 400 per cent increase of the processing fee for the…