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Nigerian lawyers, who participated in online court proceedings for two years, protest

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Lawyers in Enugu North District on Tuesday protested the continuing of online sittings by High Court judges in the district for the past two years. The lawyers gathered at Nsukka and Obollo-Afor high courts as early as 7:30 a.m. in their numbers and blocked the road leading to the courts with their vehicles, while chanting … Read more

NJC rejects Governor Adeleke’s Acting Chief Judge nominee

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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has rejected Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s nominee for replacement of the state’s Chief Judge. The NJC rather insisted that Adepele Ojo, who was purportedly suspended from office by the governor, remained the Chief Judge of the state, a decision the council took as part of its resolutions during its … Read more