Bar Misconduct: Supreme Court judgment puts LPDC in the dock
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on June 26, delivered a landmark judgment that appears to have placed in the dock decisions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) on allegations of misconduct by lawyers.In a five-to-two decision, a seven-member panel of the court declared section 12(7) of the Legal Practitioners Act (as amended) (LPA) […]
Niger governorship tussle back to Appeal Court
Such applications are known to have only come from politicians, who given the chance would want to rubbish the judiciary.
Nigeria: Ten years of unbroken civil rule
By Awa Kalu In the week after the 1st of October, 2008, a flurry of activities signaled the celebration of forty-eight years of independence from our colonial masters. Nigerians, old and young, did not seem quite enthusiastic about beating our drums nor did anyone climb the roof top to sound the trumpet of freedom.
Court voids Immigration condition for issuing passports to married women
The current administrative policy of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) compelling a married Nigerian woman to produce a letter of consent from her husband as a condition for issuance of international passport has been declared unconstitutional by the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt.
Wanted : A more secure tenure for Nigerian judges
By Emmanuel Majebi The recent removal of the Chief Judge of Kwara State Justice Raliat Elelu- Habib has indeed sent a chill down many spines in the Judiciary.
Group calls for prosecution of the Igwes’ killers
By Innocent Anaba A coalition of human rights groups in Nigeria has called for the immediate prosecution of all those implicated in the killing of former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Onitsha branch chairman in Anambra state, Late Mr Barnabas Igwe and his wife and indeed several other killings by the infamous Anambra State Vigilante services […]
