The Nigerian Law Society, NLS, has threatened court action if the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, fails to refer the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA,…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has intensified pressure on the National Judicial Council, demanding swift action on his petition against a Federal High Court judge, Justice R.M. Aikawa, over…
By Tonnie Iredia The Southwest of Nigeria leads in several aspects of life in the country today because its pioneering leader, Obafemi Awolowo had before independence in 1960, created for…
Amid mounting outrage over alleged judicial corruption, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has launched an unprecedented crackdown on errant judges, raising hopes of self-cleansing, though doubts linger over whether it…
By Ibrahim Abubakar Today, commercial disputes in Nigeria, and in fact globally, no longer arise only from decisions made in the boardroom, signed contracts or face-to-face dealings. Increasingly, they are…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has cautioned judges in the state to resist corrupt influence and undue pressure from friends, associates, or other interests, warning that such acts could erode…
By Deji Ajare There is a quiet violence that does not draw blood yet destroys institutions. In Kogi State, that violence is the persistent, deliberate failure to pay retired judicial…
A recent allegation by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, that many court judgments are influenced by the fatness of envelopes rather than the…
The convener of the Youths Off The Street Initiative (YOTSI), Comrade Kennedy Iyere, has written a reminder letter to the National Judicial Council (NJC) over what he described as delays…
President Bola Tinubu last Tuesday asked the Nigerian Senate to approve a bill seeking a major expansion and reform of the Court of Appeal. The proposal, transmitted to the Senate…