Judiciary

Senate confirms Kekere-Ekun as second female CJN

Vision Judiciary, News September 26, 2024

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Bobrisky: FG orders thorough probe into alleged corruption in correctional service

Vision Crime, Judiciary, News, Security September 26, 2024

The Federal Government has ordered an unconditional and comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja and Read more…

Defection: APP To Appeal Court Ruling On ‘Sacked’ 27 Rivers Lawmakers

Vision Judiciary, News, Politics September 23, 2024

The Action People’s Party (APP) has vowed to appeal the Federal High Court judgement declaring the defection of 27 Rivers State lawmakers as a pre-election matter. On Friday, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit instituted by APP Read more…

LG autonomy: Senate will tinker with Constitution to enforce Supreme Court verdict, Akpabio vows

Vision Judiciary, News, Politics September 20, 2024

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the Senate will tinker with the constitution to allow the Supreme Court Judgement on local government autonomy to be implemented. A statement issued to newsmen and signed by Jackson Udom Special Assistant Read more…

Appeal court backs moves by FG, ex-CJN Onnoghen to settle out of court

Vision Judiciary, News, Policy September 20, 2024

The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has backed current moves by the Federal Government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to settle out of court an appeal challenging his abrupt and controversial removal from Read more…

Brazil seizes Musk’s money

Vision Business, Judiciary, News September 15, 2024

The Brazilian Supreme Court has unblocked the bank accounts of X and Starlink, only to withdraw $3.3 million from them in order to enforce a fine levied against Elon Musk’s social media platform. Judge Alexandre de Moraes banned X’s operations Read more…

APC withdraws from Anambra LG election, heads to Court

Vision Judiciary, News, Politics September 8, 2024

The Anambra State All Progressives Congress (APC) has withdrawn from participating in the forthcoming local government election, scheduled for September 28th, 2024, in the state. The party also announced it is suing the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) and Read more…

Ukraine threatens Mongolia over Putin visit

Vision Judiciary, News, Security September 3, 2024

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has threatened Mongolia with “consequences” for not arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival in Ulaanbaatar on Monday and handing him over to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Putin’s visit to Mongolia is his first to a Read more…

Afam Osigwe sworn in as 32nd NBA president

Vision Judiciary, News, Policy August 30, 2024

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has officially taken his oath of office and has been inaugurated as the 32nd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Osigwe will serve alongside other newly sworn-in national officers for the next two Read more…

Durov released on €5 million bail

Vision Judiciary, News, Technology August 29, 2024

A French court has formally indicted Telegram founder Pavel Durov, accusing him of complicity in a litany of offenses and barring him from leaving France until the case against him concludes. Durov appeared before a magistrates’ court in Paris on Read more…

Lagos-Calabar highway demolition: 100 landowners team up for fresh legal war

Vision Business, Environment, Judiciary, News August 28, 2024

Over 100 property owners in Lafiaji community, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, are planning legal action against the Federal Government as they are being issued demolition notices to evacuate their properties for the Lagos- Calabar Highway construction. This Read more…

Sacked CBN Staff Seek Legal Redress

Vision Business, Judiciary, News August 24, 2024

Some former employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who were recently relieved of their jobs under the re-organisation of the bank are challenging their termination of service and seeking payment of their entitlements. The lead counsel to some Read more…

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