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Governors, Headlines, Judiciary, Rivers, State News
Saturday, October 30th, 2021
By Nwafor Sunday Following reports that Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and some officers of the Nigerian Police, on Friday stormed the Maitama home of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, in Abuja, the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesome Wike, Friday night visited the house to confirm the story. Others spotted […]
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Headlines, Judiciary
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dropped a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, designate, Nworka Chidi Benjamin 24 hours after his elevation to the rank was discovered to have been done in error. The apex court through The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) said on Friday that the list of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) […]
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Headlines, Judiciary
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
Afe Babalola proposes 100 years retirement age for Supreme Court justices Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, has proposed 100 years as retirement age for Supreme Court Justices from 70. He made the call at the virtual launch of books in honour of Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour (retd) […]
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Headlines, Judiciary
Sunday, March 7th, 2021
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Supreme Court is in mourning with news of the death of one of its Justices, Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday in Abuja. A statement by the Supreme Court confirming Justice Ngwuta’s death said he died in the early hours of Sunday in his […]
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Edo, Headlines, Judiciary, State News
Thursday, December 31st, 2020
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja With just thirteen days remaining in it’s constitutional lifespan of 180 days, the pre-election suit questioning the academic certificate of Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki suffered an adjournment on Thursday following the sudden illness of Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court. The alleged Certificate forgery […]
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General Politics, Governors, Judiciary, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Presidency
Monday, September 28th, 2020
By Nwafor Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged to Supreme Court by thirty six state governors (36) over his Presidential Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 signed in May, 2020. The states averred that the executive order Buhari signed had pushed the Federal Government’s responsibility of funding both the capital and recurrent expenditures […]
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Headlines, Judiciary, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, August 5th, 2020
By Okafor Ofiebor The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has given 41 Range Rover Discovery Sports Utility Vehicles to judges serving in Rivers State High Court and Customary Courts. Other beneficiaries are judges of Rivers State origin serving the nation in the Federal Judicial Service. Wike said that his government gave judges and magistrates […]
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Corruption Politics, General Politics, Judiciary
Saturday, May 9th, 2020
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has nullified the trial of Dr. Orji Kalu, former Abia State Governor, who was convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment over N7.1bn fraud and ordered a fresh trial. In an unanimous judgment of the Supreme Court led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, on Friday, the apex court nullified the entire trial, on […]
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General Politics, Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
Nigeria’s Second Republic Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide, is dead. He was 88. He died in his Ibadan, Oyo State, home early today. Mr Toye Akinrilola, spokesman of the UCH, said his body was brought to the morgue at about 2 am today. Akinjide, a reputable lawyer and senior advocate, […]
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Headlines, Judiciary, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The Eze Esara Nyerisi Mbam of Esara Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Eze Jobson Utchay has joined other Nigerians, to condemn the recent protest at the Abuja home of Justice Mary Odili over the Supreme Court judgement on the Bayelsa State governorship election. Eze Utchay who briefed newsmen on the […]