Flowerbud News The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC)”s candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa. The five-member justices, headed by Justice Garba Lawal, adjourned the judgment to a date that would be communicated to partiesContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The Supreme Court on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed against the tribunal and Appeal Court judgements by Murtala Ajaka, candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Kogi governorship election. Earlier, the apex court declined a request by Ajaka’s counsel for the constitution of aContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted four probe panels to investigate 27 high court judges in the country over alleged judicial misconduct. A This is contained in a statement issued by the NJC Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye on Friday in Abuja. Oye said that theContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has urged Mr Baba Dalah, a new Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), to use his expertise in promoting justice and upholding the rule of law. Lawan, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, made the call in a congratulatory letter toContinue Reading
By News Desk The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has approved the elevation of 87 legal practitioners to the Inner Bar. Hajo Bello, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of LPPC disclosed this in a statementContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Alhaji Aminu Yakubu Wambai, a traditional title holder in Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State, says he is neither an associate nor a relative of Abdulrasheed Maina, the convicted former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Wambai, who holds the title of Wakilin Raya Kasar Zazzau,Continue Reading
Flowerbud News Edo Government says it has appealed the judgment of a Federal High Court, which reinstated Mr Phillip Shaibu as the deputy governor of the state. In a statement on Wednesday in Benin, Mr Chris Nehikhare, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, said due to the appeal, MrContinue Reading
Flowerbud News A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed Sept. 25 for arraignment of former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, inspite of a case be filed in the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after delivering a ruling on the application moved by Bello’sContinue Reading
Flowerbud News A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to travel to the UK medical treatment. The EFCC charged Emefiele with criminal breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy to obtain by falseContinue Reading
