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Malami Writes Buhari, Admits Nigeria Cannot Win OPL 245 Court Cases

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, wants court cases related to OPL 245 terminated by the federal government because the prospects of a judicial victory are slim, TheCable can report. In a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari,…

19/04/2023

INEC Declares Fintiri Winner Of Dramatic Adamawa Gov Election

Exactly one month after the March 18 governorship elections, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has emerged as the winner of what some might describe a drama-filled supplementary election in Adamawa State. In last Saturday’s rerun, Fintiri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled…

18/04/2023

Adamawa Poll: Court Gives Condition For Hearing Binani’s Application

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja has temporarily declined to hear an application by Senator Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, seeking an order of court restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from invalidating her declaration as winner of the…

18/04/2023

Binani Seeks Judicial Review On Her Declaration As Winner Of Adamawa Poll

The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Adamawa governorship election Senator Aisha Binani Dahiru has filed a motion exparte before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking a judicial review of the administrative decision of the Independent National Electoral…

18/04/2023

NBA President, Maikyau, SAN Constitutes 20 Standing, Other Committees [FULL LISTS]

Below Full List Of The Constitution Of Standing And Ad Hoc Committees: Dear Colleagues, Please find below, some of the Standing and Ad Hoc Committees constituted pursuant to Section 14 of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association, 2015 (as amended in 2021), and…

17/04/2023

CJN, NBA President, Fashola, Azinge Others for Justice Idigbe Centenary

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), and former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Prof Epiphany Azinge (SAN) are among dignitaries expected at the events marking the centenary of…

16/04/2023

Supplementary Elections Hold In Adamawa, Kebbi, Others

Thousands of voters are expected to hit the polls on Saturday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts supplementary elections across 23 states. On the heels of the February 25 presidential/National Assembly elections, and the March 18 governorship/state assembly elections, INEC fixed…

15/04/2023

Building Collapse: Lagos Govt Stops Construction Projects on Banana Island

Following the collapse of a seven-storey building under construction on First Avenue, in the Banana Island area of Lagos State, the state government has ordered that all development projects in the highbrow area be placed on hold. The state Commissioner for Information and…

14/04/2023

Tinubu, Others Named TIME’s 100 Most Influential People Of 2023

Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has been named in the Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2023. Time Magazine’s yearly list of the 100 most influential people in the world recognises people for changing the world, regardless of the consequences of…

13/04/2023

Federal High Court Marks 50 Years of Justice Delivery

The Federal High Court (FHC) will on Thursday mark 50 years of justice delivery in the Nigerian judicial system. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that FHC, which was established on 13 April 1973, was formerly known as Federal Revenue Court. It was…

13/04/2023

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