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Deputy Minister (Security and Law) at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Sufian bin Haji Sabtu highlighted that the use of mediation is not a new concept in this country. Over the years, both the Civil Courts and Syariah Courts have actively encouraged the use of mediation as an alternative mechanism […]

According to section 135 (1) of the 2022 Electoral Act as reproduced in the opening paragraph of this piece, election shall not be nullified

The Presidential Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja delivered its judgment today, the 6th of September, 2023. Specifically, the Court of Appeal finally determined the petitions separately filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Labour Party (LP) against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election.

As the Presidential Election Tribunal gives its verdict today, STEPHEN ANGBULU examines the intrigues surrounding the judgment, which coincides with President Bola Tinubu’s 100th day in office.

There is anxiety as President Bola Tinubu and 25 state governors await the verdicts of the tribunals handling the presidential, governorship, National Assembly, and state assembly election petitions.

Last Monday, Justice Peter Olabisi Ige of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, retired following the attainment of the mandatory 70 years. At his

International Federation of Women Lawyer (FIDA) Nigeria Abuja branch, and Administration of the Criminals Justice System of Nigeria AJCMC, has engaged with

As the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sets to announce date for adoption of written addresses, SUNDAY EJIKE writes on public expectations

Criminal Bar Association (CBA) president Israel Khan, SC, has written to Chief Justice Ivor Archie calling on him to reopen all Criminal Courts and District Criminal Traffic Courts in Trinidad

 There has never existed any government so evil and repugnant that it has been unable to find lawyers, and particularly judges, to do its bidding.Hitler did not need to manufacture lawyers and judges.