This article by Festus Okoye discusses the process of taking election petitions to the Tribunals and Courts, and laments about the prevalence of the narrative that Courts and Election Tribunals displace voters’ decisions, due to a poor understanding of the adjudicatory role of Courts and Tribunals in electoral dispute resolution, which is ‘sui generis’. He explains the...
CITY LAWYER LAW REPORT In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 24th day of May, 2024 Before Their Lordships Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun Mohammed Lawal Garba Helen Moronkeji Ogunwumjiu IbrahimMohammed Musa Saulawa Tijjani Abubakar Justices, Supreme Court SC/CV/709/2020 Between OWIGS AND OBIGS NIG. LTD APPELLANT And ZENTIH BANK PLC...
Rejoinder To Ozekhome’s Belated Alarm on the Risks of Nigeria as a One-Party State: Welcome The ‘One Party’ Judiciary, no more Dissenting Judgments; Welcome the Stomach Infrastructure Lawyers, no more Human Rights Lawyers (Falana as the Last Man Standing) By Tonye Clinton Jaja On 11th May 2025, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN was reported to have...
Leading jurists in the legal profession and other justice sector stakeholders are set to storm Yola, the Adamawa State capital, for this year’s eagerly awaited Gabriel Adikwu Annual Lecture. The Annual Lecture holds on Saturday, 17th May, 2025 at the Government House Banquet Hall, Dougirei, Yola, Adamawa State. The theme for this year’s Annual Lecture is “THE...
Public Input in Judicial Appointments: A Step Towards Transparency and Judicial Excellence By Monday Ubani The National Judicial Council (NJC) recently made a significant move that may reshape the future of judicial appointments in Nigeria. For the first time in a long while, the NJC invited members of the public to comment on the suitability...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE It is no longer news that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has given all business owners and entrepreneurs a June 10, 2025, deadline to register their businesses or face prosecution. The warning is contained in a Public Notice issued by the Commission and dated April 29, 2025. The implication of the warning...
A Law firm at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Central Business District, Lagos requires the services of a Litigation Counsel for immediate employment. REQUIREMENTS: * 2-5 years post-qualification experience * Excellent litigation skills * Experience in commercial litigation, including Appeal Court cases. * Ability to work with minimal supervision. Lawyers who meet the above criteria...
APPLICATIONS OF NON-INSIDERS GO INTO THE BIN, THE ‘SLOTS’ HAD ALL BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE SONS, DAUGHTERS, WIVES, RELATIVES OF ‘OWNERS OF THE JUDICIARY’ …. ODINKALU In what some stakeholders consider as a groundbreaking move, the National Judicial Council (NJC) introduced a policy aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the appointment of judicial officers...
“NJC directs Imo State Governor to reverse the appointment of the Acting Chief Judge. • Imo State Acting Chief Judge to show cause within 7 days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him. • President Customary Court of Appeal, Imo State to show cause within 7 days why disciplinary action should not be...
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 54 banks to immediately return a total of N9,329,322,870 fraudulently transferred by hackers from an unnamed old generation bank. The judgment, delivered on April 15, 2025, follows an exparte motion filed in suit number FHC/L/CS/629/2025. The court directed the financial institutions to place...