By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALL BRIBERY charges brought against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison Madueke, have ended in acquittal after a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London found her not guilty on all six counts. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the jury cleared Alison Madueke of the charges on Wednesday ...
By Collins Nwadike, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROCEEDINGS OVER the deregistration of five political parties took a fresh turn on Tuesday as the Court of Appeal in Abuja ordered a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to deregister the parties. JKNewsMedia.com reports that...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter PROCEEDINGS FROM more than 400 suspected terrorists commenced another phase of mass trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the exercise is expected to last one week, with multiple judges presiding over simultaneous hearings in different courtrooms due to the ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTION HAS come for four persons charged over the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, with the Federal High Court in Abuja finding them guilty on all nine counts preferred against them by the Federal Government (FG). JKNewsMedia.com reports that Justice Emeka N...
By Ayomide Olawale, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEVERAL JUDGES of the Federal High Court have been redeployed to new divisions nationwide, following an administrative directive approved by Chief Judge John Tsoho. The new postings, which took immediate effect, are aimed at enhancing efficiency and distributing the judicial workload more evenly across...
By Gbemiga Ogunleye BY NOW, it ought to be visible to the blind and audible to the deaf that if the courts haven’t made a pronouncement on an issue, any legal practitioner, no matter how well decorated ought to be circumspect in declaring such an issue as illegal or unconstitutional. Section 6 (1) of the […]
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu swears in Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria. Her appointment underscores the pivotal role the judiciary plays in upholding the nation’s constitutional democracy. During the swearing-in ceremony, the President emphasized the importance of judicial independence and i...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter THE LAGOS State Judiciary has launched a comprehensive 7-day induction course for its 13 newly appointed Judges at the Recreation/Training Centre in GRA Ikeja, Lagos. Addressing the gathering, Hon. Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba, Chief Judge of Lagos State, emphasized the pivotal role of the induction...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter AMID CONFLICTING interim injunctions that have plunged the Kano Emirate into a state of confusion and uncertainty, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court and the Chief Judge of the Kano State High Court. In a resolute action...
By Joke Kujenya GODWIN EMEFIELE, the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), faced the FCT High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, where he was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Emefiele pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge involving allegations of financial impropriety, including approvin...
