The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, and others, on Thursday, prayed a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by a lawyer, Azubuike Oko, seeking to stop the appointment of 12 judges into the FCT High Court. Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, who appeared for Ariwoola, the Chief Judge (CJ) of FCT, Hussein Baba-Yusuf, and National Judicial Council (NJC), told Justice Inyang Ekwo while adopting their processes and presenting their argument against the suit. In a preliminary objection dated and filed March 1 by the senior…
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Federal High Court: Reminiscing about 50 years’ jurisprudential impacts
By Taiye Agbaje, News Agency of Nigeria The Federal High Court (FHC) which was established on April 13, 1973, is one of the Federal superior Courts of record in Nigeria.It has coordinate jurisdiction with the High Courts of the States of the Federation, including FCT and is located in Shehu Shagari Way, Central District Abuja.According to the Federal Government Official Gazette No. 62, Vol. 60 dated Nov. 29, 1973, the court began with five pioneering judges.They included Justice Jemonu Omoigberai Eboh; Justice Adeitan Ayinde Adediran; Justice Mahmud Babatunde Belgore, Justice…
Read MoreJudiciary’ll nullify Presidential Election if it fails substantially to comply with Electoral Act – Onitsha NBA boss
Alphonsus Nweze The chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Onitsha branch, popularly called “Premier Bar”, Mr. D. I. Uba, has expressed confidence in the judiciary to deliver justice to all parties concerned in the Election Petition arising from the just concluded 2023 general election. The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar have taken to Court, and Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), who the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the winner of the Presidential Election are among…
Read MoreJudicial task force to decide suit against PRP presidential candidate, Kola Abiola
A suit seeking the invalidation of Kola Abiola as the People’s Redemption Party (PRP)’s presidential candidate has been transferred to a special task force of judges for speedy determination.This came after the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja,, proceeded on his annual vacation.Although the suit was on number 15 on Tuesday’s cause list, the matter could not go on due to the absence of Justice Mohammed in court.The registrar, however, informed that the judge, who was a vacation judge during this year’s annual vacation,…
Read MoreNBA, Senior Advocates decry actions of Imo Govt, police over closure of Owerri court
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN), on Thursday, condemned the actions of the Imo Government and the Nigerian Police Force leading to the closure of the Owerri division of the National Industrial Court.The NBA’s President, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, and BOSAN’s Chairman, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, decried the role played by the state government and the police in the court shutdown.The leadership of the two associations spoke separately in Abuja at the 2022/2023 Legal Year of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN).Maikyau…
Read More2023: Coming to Abuja reminded me of my election defeat – Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Friday, said that his coming to Abuja reminded him of his defeat during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential primary held on May 28 at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.Wike made this known at a book launch in Abuja.The book, titled: “Flowing Justice: Selected Leading Judgments of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court,” was authored by retired Justice Abdu Aboki and unveiled by the governor. Wike said: “I want to once again congratulate My Lord, Hon Justice Abdu Aboki JSC for giving me…
Read MoreIs plea bargain fair practice in Nigeria’s criminal justice system?
By Taiye Agbaje,News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The judiciary is the arm of government that protects the rule of law and ensures the supremacy of the law; it interprets the law and safeguards rights of the individual or group of individuals and entities. And in doing so, the court also exercises judicial powers to try criminal offences taking into consideration the provisions of the law. One of such provisions is the plea bargain under the Nigerian criminal justice system. Lawyers are divided on the effectiveness of plea bargain as an…
Read MoreJudiciary budget: Lawyers sue Buhari, others over alleged non-compliance with constitution, court order
Two lawyers; John Aikpokpo-Martins and Olukunle Edun, have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, over alleged failure to comply with the constitutional provisions on annual budget presentation of the judiciary. Aikpokpo-Martins and Edun, 1st and 2nd plaintiffs, who appeared for before Justice Inyang Ekwo with an originating summons on Friday, also sued the National Assembly (NASS), National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) as 2nd to 4th defendants respectively. Aikpokpo-Martins is the 1st Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)…
Read MoreVirtual court sittings: a new dawn, panacea for speedy justice delivery – Lawyers, litigants
As the judiciary system in Nigeria breaks into a new dawn in its practice through the introduction of virtual court sittings. Some Legal practitioners say that the laudable initiative will ensure quick dispensation of justice.Speaking on the development, Mr Abdulwahab Daudu, SAN, said that the virtual court sitting was introduced as part of efforts to ensure justice after long months of lockdown and the need for social distancing as a result of the Covid-19.“If not for the introduction of the virtual court sitting, a lot of people will still be…
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