Chiief Judge of Delta State , His Lordship, Honourable Justice Marshal Umukoro, has declared Thursday, August 1 to Friday, 27th of September, 2019, as annual vacation for High Court of Justice in the State. The notice issued of the general public, particularly Deltans and stakeholders in the administration of justice, states that the 2019/2020 Legal […]
Pursuant to 8 Rule 4(2) of the Court Rules 2017, President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice B. A. Adejumo has declared Monday 22nd July to Friday 13th September 2019 for this year’s Annual Vacation. All normal Court sittings are halted during this period except urgent applications where the res of a […]
The Osun State Judiciary has announced the dates of its 2019 vacation. In a communiqué signed by the Chief Judge of the State, Hon. Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, the vacation begins on Monday, 15th of July and ends on Friday, 13th of September, 2019. This is pursuant to Order 45 Rule 4[d] of the High […]
Chairman of the Cross River State Election Petitions Tribunal, Hon Justice A. A. Babawale, has asked litigants, counsel to desist from greeting her publicly or otherwise. Justice Babawale, who spoke during the inauguration of the panel in Calabar Tuesday, said this was because such gesture could be misinterpreted given the sensitivity of the assignment of […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has said that his lead counsel, Livy Uzoukwu, is qualified to practise in Nigeria. Mr Abubakar’s legal team at the tribunal where he is challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, comprises 31 lawyers led by Uzoukwu, SAN. In its response as the first respondent in […]
Ouick Introduction Letter of administration in Nigeria is the legal authority granted by the Probate Registry to a person called the administrator or administratrix to administer the estate or property of a person who died intestate—without a valid will. The administrator then derives his or her authority to act from the terms of the letters […]
Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Mr. Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has declared open the 2019 Refresher Course for Judges and Kadis at the National Judicial institute, NJI, Abuja. Justice Tanko appealed to Judges not to condone injustice in the exercise of their powers as well as keep the interest of the citizens at heart. The […]
The Fundamental Right Enforcement suit filed against the Nigerian Police by the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos branch over assault on it’s member, Mr Olakunle Karimu, came up for hearing last Monday. The case is before Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court, Lagos. The Court did not take the hearing, but ordered that notices […]
By Davidson O. Edieya, Esq. LL.B HONS (AAU,EKPOMA) B.L INTRODUCTION A brewing controversy has emerged in our legal jurisprudence as a result of the requirement of pre-action notice before commencing certain civil suits. The controversy is further complicated with the advancement of the argument that failure to issue pre-action notice in civil trials is a […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear 14 pre-election appeals on the grounds that they were caught by the amendment to Section 285 of the constitution, which took effect from June 7, 2018. The amendment to Section 285 of the constitution requires the trial court to determine pre-election cases within 180 days and gives […]