Category: Judiciary

Gov Ortom advocates autonomy for Judiciary

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has reiterated his call for complete autonomy for the judiciary to enable the arm of government dispassionately uphold the rule of law.   Governor Ortom bared his mind Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi during the swearing-in ceremony of three newly appointed High Court Judges in the State judiciary.   The newly sworn-in Judges are, Justice Felicia M. Ikyegh, Justice John M. Shishi and Justice Gabriel A. Omale following the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, NJC.   The Governor recommended…

Court orders Interim forfeiture of University, Hotel,Other Properties linked to former Civil Servant

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, ordered the interim forfeiture of every asset of NOK University, based in Kaduna and other properties linked to a former civil servant.   The University, built by a former Director of Finance and Accounts, DFA, in the Federal Ministry of Health, Anthony Hassan, was suspected to have been built from the proceeds of unlawful activities traced to its owner.   Hassan, who was a DFA in the ministry between 2016 and 2019 allegedly built the University through fraudulent…

Experts converged in Abuja to develop framework for Transitional Justice in North East

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A group of Senior Legal Academics, Solicitor Generals/Permanent Secretaries, and Personalities from related fields have converged in Abuja to develop a suitable framework for a successful Transitional Justice Programme in North East Nigeria.   The Strategic Expert Meeting for the development of Transitional Justice Framework is one of the activities under a project titled “Promoting Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe State”. The project is being implemented by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Partnership with United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and supported by the European…

NHRC charges Journalists to promote transitional justice project in North East

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has harped on critical roles journalists can play in promoting Reconciliation, Reintegration and Transitional Justice in Nigeria, particularly in the North East where insurgency and counter insurgency measures have occasioned the need for peace building in various communities.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN) who stated this in Yola, Adamawa state during the opening ceremony of a training programme for Media Practitioners on Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in three North East states, namely Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, noted…

NHRC,Stakeholders validate training manual for law enforcement officers

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As part of efforts to strengthen Police reform in Nigeria, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is validating a training manual on mainstreaming Human Rights into Law Enforcement in Nigeria to curb rights violations by security agents. The validation exercise was part of a larger project on strengthening Police reform in Nigeria, funded by MacArthur Foundation and being implemented by the Commission, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President, CLEEN Foundation; Network for Police Reforms in Nigeria (NOPRIN), and Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC). The…

Court sacks ex- Speaker ,Yakubu Dogara

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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to vacate his seat as member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State.   Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, declared that having defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dogara was no longer qualified to occupy the seat by virtue of Section 68(1)(g) of the Constitution.   Justice Okorowo aligned with the argument of the PDP that by defecting from the party that sponsored…

Gov Sani Bello salutes two Nigerlites inaugurated as federal high court Judges

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Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has congratulated two Nigerlites, Justice Musa Suleiman Liman and Justice Bala khalifa Mohammed Usman on their recent appointment as High Court judges.   The duo were among the seven Justices recently inaugurated by the Chief Justice of Nigeria in Abuja.   Governor Sani Bello in a congratulatory message described their elevation as well deserved.   He observed that the duo merited their new positions following the hardwork, commitment and successes they have recorded in their previous positions.   The Governor who expressed joy with…

Gov Sani Bello congratulates Hajo Sarki Bello on her appointment as Chief Registrar of Supreme Court

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Niger Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has felicitated with Hajo Sarki Bello on her confirmation as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.   Governor Sani Bello in a congratulatory massage, expressed delight seeing a Nigerlite and a woman rising to the peak of her chosen career.   The Governor who saluted her diligence, commitment, resilience and doggedness in all she does, acknowledged that she has made the state and the entire women folk proud for being successful in her career.   He enjoined her to remain focused and…

Rotimi Williams alive in Wole Olanipekun By Festus Adedayo

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Since his death in March 2006, not minding the galaxy of topnotch legal colossi that Nigeria has sired ever since, many schools of thought hold that Nigeria had not been able to reincarnate Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams, QC, SAN. I argue to the contrary, however, that, in Chief Wole Olanipekun, Williams is very much alive with the Nigerian bar. The late Queen’s Counsel had oscillated in the legal firmament, both literally and with his immense physical stature. Like Williams, Olanipekun has also traversed the world of law. First Nigerian…

Why Sowore’s Lawyer remain in Prison – Prince Ned Nwoko

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Former federal lawmaker and socialite, Prince Ned Nwoko has debunked as” false” and deliberate attempt to get public “sympathy” the news making the rounds that a lawyer, Abubakar Marshal was arrested by the police in Abuja for filling a matter against him in court, rather Prince Nwoko stated that the embattled lawyer was picked up by police and later remanded in prison for misconduct. Nwoko who spoke through his lawyer, Bryan Ukaegbu called on the public to discountenance the news published on Omoyele Sowore’s Sahara Reporters as a fake news…