The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday, called on judges to be more intentional in improving the quality of their judgements, just as she admonished them to avoid conducts that could bring shame to them. Her admonition comes as the Nigerian judiciary faces a severe confidence crisis. “Our actions as judicial officers … Read more
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation has halted payment of federal allocations to the Rivers State Government in compliance with a court judgement, just as the Court of Appeal in Abuja heard the appeal challenging the verdict on Friday. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Hamma Barka, on … Read more
The Nigerian government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, who has been facing money laundering trial from detention since April. A lawyer representing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – the prosecuting agency – announced the withdrawal of the charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja Wednesday … Read more
Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyer, Arash Ghiassi, appeared in a Toronto courtroom by Zoom on Tuesday morning. Hoggard’s legal team is seeking to have Hoggard, 40, … Read more
In a surprising move, Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official found guilty late last year of leaking secret information to police targets — has declined release on bail, according to his lawyer. Ortis was sentenced earlier this year to 14 years behind bars, minus time served. He was granted bail in April pending appeal but … Read more
A Federal Court of Appeal judge has acquitted Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. of contempt of court related to excessively long hours worked by employees. The ruling from Justice Donald Rennie sets aside a lower court decision, stating it is “impossible to rationalize a finding of contempt with the facts” given CPKC took “meaningful steps” … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Philip Shaibu as the deputy governor of Edo State. The court, in its judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Edo House of Assembly which sought to uphold Mr Shaibu’s impeachment, Punch newspaper reported. The newspaper, however, did not state when the judgment was given. With the … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of an appeal filed by a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, challenging his 2019 conviction on charges of non-declaration of assets by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Then-President Muhammadu Buhari controversially suspended Mr Onnoghen in January 2019 to face … Read more
Alphabet’s Google broke the law with monopolistic behaviour over online search and related advertising, a federal judge ruled on Monday, the first victory for U.S. antitrust authorities who have filed numerous lawsuits challenging Big Tech’s market dominance. The decision is a significant win for the U.S. Justice Department, which had sued the search engine giant … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja affirmed on Thursday the re-election of Douye Diri as the Governor of Bayelsa State. Mr Diri contested and won the 11 November 2023 governorship poll on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The three-member panel of justices led by James Abundaga held in a unanimous judgment that … Read more
