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By Chidi Odinkalu even years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean of Law at the University of Ghana at Legon, Professor Raymond Atuguba, undertook a path-breaking study which sought “to move away from the perception that Justices of the Supreme Court dispense justice impartially under a constitutional democracy and reflect on the influences on
Comrade Chetam Thierry Nwala has spoken out strongly about what he believes is the steady collapse of the legal profession in Nigeria. In his words, the once noble and respected profession is being destroyed from within by some of its most powerful members. According to him, senior lawyers who have benefitted from the system are
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 57 legal practitioners to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The decision was made at the committee’s 169th plenary session held in Abuja, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. Out of the approved elevations, 56
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has upheld the decision of the Tax Appeal Tribunal affirming the authority of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to charge, collect, and remit Value Added Tax (VAT) on transportation and food services provided by independent drivers and vendors operating through platforms like Bolt. Delivering judgment, Justice Akintayo
In a move aimed at decongesting correctional facilities across Rivers State, the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, is set to carry out a jail delivery exercise at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre on Thursday, July 10, 2025. This was contained in an official statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the Rivers State High
ustice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a serving judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, has been released after being kidnapped by masked gunmen in Yenagoa, the state capital, 12 days ago. Justice Omukoro was abducted on the evening of Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Kilimanjaro Eatery, located opposite Ekeki Park, shortly after returning from a trip to
The Special Offences Court in Ikeja has scheduled September 15, 2025, to deliver its ruling on an application filed by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, seeking a forensic examination of certain WhatsApp messages admitted as evidence in his ongoing trial. The messages are part of the evidence related to allegations of
Court sittings have officially commenced at the newly established Bonny Judicial Division, marking a significant milestone in the local justice system. Our correspondent reports that Justice Rita Oguguo has been assigned as the sole judge presiding over the division in Bonny Kingdom. However, hearings will temporarily be held at the Port Harcourt judiciary complex until
Prominent human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi is reportedly preparing to take legal action against those responsible for his arrest and detention, following the recent withdrawal of a defamation case brought against him by legal luminary Afe Babalola (SAN). The dramatic turn of events began in December when police authorities apprehended Farotimi in Lagos. He was
When he was a Justice the Court of Appeal in the Port Harcourt Division, during the tenure of Mohammed Bello as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Alloysius Katsina-Alu was the subject of allegations of serious misconduct which ended up before the Advisory Judicial Committee (AJC), the predecessor to the National Judicial Council (NJC). Upon finding
