Funke Busari, Lagos An officer in the Lagos State Magistracy, Chief Magistrate Kikelomo B. Odeyemi-Ayeye has called for reform of the magistrate court system and the elevation of magistrates to the status of judges in the country. She made the call on Thursday while unveiling a-160 page book, titled: ‘Such Other Courts’: Inferior Courts? Inferior Justice! authored by her. According to Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye the court is not inferior by any standard because ”we dispense justice.” She advocated that that court should be treated as a Court of Limited Jurisdiction, as it is obtainable in other climes. She demanded for re-organisation…
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Funke Busari, Victoria Island – Lagos As the 15th Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL Conference closes on Thursday, three young innovators carted away prizes from the event organised by the commercial lawyers. The lawyers’ gestures to the innovators are meant to support and develop a pipeline of Nigerian techpreneurs and accelerate sustainable economic and social growth in emerging digital economy. For their innovations in the App Challenge, young individuals showcased their talents of providing technological solutions through various products and services. Aider App emerged the prize winner of 5,000 US dollars including a one-year free legal support…
Former Surveyor-General of the Federation, Ebisintei Awudu has been dragged before a High Court sitting in Abuja for alleged fraud estimated at over N9 billion Naira. The case against Awudu is filed by Federal Government of Nigeria through the Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC and is being prosecuted by Mr. Wahab Shittu. The 22-count charges accused him of using his position to award contracts to the company he has interest. According to the charge, the accused in the month of October 2014 or thereabout at Abuja while being a Public Officer to wit a Director in the Office of Surveyor General of the Federation…
Funke Busari, Lagos – Nigeria Do you know of any court in the world where its judgements are complied with almost 100 per cent by contending parties? It is an international court called the International Court of Justice, ICJ, based in Netherlands. The ICJ was established in 1945; to decide legal dispute of the states submitted to it by UN member states as well as to give advisory opinions to the UN and its agencies, in accordance with international law. Former President of ICJ, Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf disclosed that there is near-perfect compliance with its judgements by member states while…
Funke Busari, Lagos Technology could drive growth in Law practice as the innovation is capable of assisting lawyers to practice beyond borders. This is coming from the Chief Judge of Borno State, Justice Kashim Zannah. He said this position is borne out of his experience with innovation in the judicial sector. He told attendees on Thursday at the 15th annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL, themed: “Retooling Business for Change: Leveraging the Tech Explosion.” Different panelists reeled out tips on how public officials and business owners are leveraging on tech in improving government efficiency,…
Over 80 corporate sponsors, including Oando Plc, Zenith Bank, Total E & P, among others, have thrown their weight behind the 15th Annual Business Law Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL. The conference, which begins with a pre-conference cocktail on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, will run through July 14 and 15 with a total of eight plenary sessions and three breakout sessions. The sponsorships cover most of the programmes at the two-day conference, including the pre-conference cocktail, plenary sessions, tea breaks, lunch breaks, the SBL Innovation Hub App Challenge, among others. The 15th annual NBA-SBL…
Funke Busari, Lagos Five months after he was arrested by the Nigeria Police on allegation of robbery in Lagos, 19 years old Gbolahan Oladimeji has been arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High court in Suit Number ID/14535C/21. He has however been returned to prison custody as his trial is to begin October 11, 2021 following denial of stealing an iPhone XS Max phone valued at N100,000 from one Kayode Samson on the 4th day of February, 2021 in Ikorodu Garage of the Ikeja Judicial Division of Lagos State. The suspect also denied robbing one Baloye Oluwapelumi…
How businesses can leverage technology to drive transformation will be the focus of the 15th annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, NBA-SBL, holding July 14-15, 2021. The conference, themed “Retooling Business for Change: Leveraging the Tech Explosion”, will feature an array of carefully selected speakers and panelists sourced from the ICT sector, governments, corporate bodies, law firms and law societies. The annual NBA-SBL conference is a platform for business lawyers within and outside Nigeria to network and engage on issues relevant to their fields as well as to establish a thriving relationship between the business…
The Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested a-90-year-old Yusuf Yarkadir by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for selling drugs to the youths in his Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State. He was however remorseful when the long hand of the law caught up with himthe nonagenarian confessed he has been selling cannabis sativa to the youths in his community for eight years due to their demand for the illegal substance. In a similar development, the Ondo branch of the Agency also arrested two teenage siblings along with other suspects…
Funke Busari The Police Service Commission said it has appointed three Deputy Inspectors General of Police in acting capacity. The Commission also approved the promotion of 24 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. Meanwhile, the PSC in a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations disclosed further that the promotion of CP, Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC was declined. The decisions were the highpoints of the Commission’s 12th Plenary Meeting held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 6th and 7th of July, 2021 and presided over…