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1 month ago | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma |Leo Igwe
By Leo Igwe The recent statement by the Chief Judge(CJ) of Bauchi State, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar bemoaning the rising cases of witchcraft in the state has been brought to the attention of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches. The CJ and other members of the Administrative Justice Committee visited prisons to review the cases of awaiting trial inmates.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma |Chidi Odinkalu
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Colonial occupation and domination prospered by abducting and liquidating the most vocal Africans. Those whom it drove into exile were lucky. Sir Evelyn Baring invented the manual on this form of predation as governor of colonial Kenya for seven years until 1959. Six decades after independence, the man who rode to power in Nairobi two years ago by promising to make Kenya great again is unapologetically reprising Sir Evelyn’s manual minus the internment camps.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi has stated that he will not provide any form of assistance to President Bola Tinubu’s administration. His comments came during the 21st anniversary of the Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, which took place on Wednesday in Lagos.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has appealed to the residents of the city to maintain calm and resist any temptation that could provoke unrest in the ancient city, saying that those who want to ignite chaos will be consumed by fire. This is just as the state government hailed the Court of Appeal judgment on the emirate council dispute involving the dethroned 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, and the reinstated 16th Emir, Sanusi II.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma |Chidi Odinkalu
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 22 August 2024, Olukayode Ariwoola, the penultimate Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) retired from the bench and transitioned into a published author. At a well-attended event in the Abuja, the former CJN beamed at the public presentation of his autobiography. Published under the title Judging with Justice, the book was ghost written by Olanrewaju Akinsola (the author better known as Onigegewura).
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma
The Oyo High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted bail to the 12 suspected killers of an undergraduate student of Ajayi Crowther University, Jeffrey Akro, while the case has been adjourned until Friday, February 21, 2025. Recall that the suspects pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge when the case was mentioned for hearing at the same court in Awe, Oyo State.
Their plea and oral application for bail could not be taken during the last sitting, leading to the adjournment until today.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has opposed the request by the Federal Government for the resumption of his trial, insisting that the trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako, must recuse herself from the matter. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, revealed his client’s position in a post on X on Tuesday, rejecting the Federal Government’s bid to reopen the trial.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
thenigerialawyer.com | Unini Chioma
The recent Federal High Court order barring the sale and distribution of Dele Farotimi’s book, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System,” has ignited a firestorm of controversy and criticism across Nigeria. The decision, which directed platforms such as Amazon and Rovingheights to cease selling the book, has been met with widespread condemnation from citizens and legal professionals alike, who view it as a glaring example of the systemic issues plaguing Nigeria’s judiciary.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
latestgist.org | Unini Chioma
“False & Malicious”: Afe Babalola Law Firm Partner, Ogunwumiju SAN, Sues Farotimi For ₦500M Over Alleged Libel In Book By Unini Chioma December 10, 2024 Senior Advocate of Nigeria Kehinde Ogunwumiju has filed a N500 million lawsuit against lawyer and author Dele Farotimi over allegations of judicial corruption made in Farotimi’s book “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.” According to court papers obtained by this newspaper, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and...
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
nairaland.com | Unini Chioma
"False & Malicious": Afe Babalola Law Firm Partner, Ogunwumiju SAN, Sues Farotimi For ₦500M Over Alleged Libel In Book By Unini Chioma December 10, 2024 Senior Advocate of Nigeria Kehinde Ogunwumiju has filed a N500 million lawsuit against lawyer and author Dele Farotimi over allegations of judicial corruption made in Farotimi’s book “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.” According to court papers obtained by this newspaper, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and...
