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The judicial career of Francis Chukwuma Abosi was supposed to last only seven years. In the event, he did 12 and may well have reached 20 years if events had not intervened. In his 12th year as a judge in April 2020, while serving as the Acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal of Imo State in south-east Nigeria, the National Judicial Council (NJC) mercifully ended it all. When he attended the Nigerian Law School, as all Nigerian lawyers must, Francis Abosi deposed that he was born in November 1950. On his appointment as a judge in 2008, therefore,…

Counsel: Why did you do it when she said no to it Witness: Her No didn’t sound strong enough ———————————— Counsel: I insist on making my application orally Judge: In that case, I shall also insist on giving my ruling orally ——————————– Counsel: May I announce my appearance for the absent accused person.  Judge: In that case, you will take his place in the dock. —————————- Witness: The first plaintiff is not in court because he now sleeps with the Lord. Judge: I envy him. Witness: I broughted two witnesses today. Judge: Okay. Brought them another day.  Counsel: You are…

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has threatened to withdraw its services from the ports and jetties if the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding fails to pay its members under their employment their nine-month salary areas. The union also warned of an impending industrial crisis in the maritime sector if the issue is not resolved as soon as possible. MWUN disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Deputy Secretary-General, Oniha Erazua. Erazua said the union has made several efforts to resolve the matter amicably through various ultimatums and mediatory meetings, including the latest one held in…

The Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Iboroma, said there are over 20,000 inmates awaiting trial at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre. He, however, said efforts are underway to decongest the correctional facility in the state with the setting up of a task force. Iboroma stated this at a Special Court Session organised to mark the opening of the 2024/2025 Legal Year at the Rivers State High Court premises in Port Harcourt on Thursday The Justice Commissioner expressed annoyance that some of the affected inmates have spent as long as 16 years in the correctional centre without…

In a transformative step for healthcare in Enugu State, Governor Peter Mbah has approved the digitalization of all primary and secondary healthcare facilities across the state. This initiative aims to modernize healthcare delivery, improve patient experience, and enhance data management for effective healthcare planning and budgeting. The announcement was made by Dr. Ifeyinwa Ani-Osheku, Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ESPHCDA), during a facility tour with the World Health Organization (WHO) to newly constructed Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) in Ogbaku, Awgu, and Emene in Enugu East Council Areas. Dr. Ani-Osheku emphasized that the…

Reforms undertaken by Nigeria’s government are “essential” but have piled pressure on its people, more than half of whom live in poverty, the World Bank has said. Since coming to power in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has introduced reforms aimed at reviving the economy of Africa’s most populous nation. Measures include the liberalisation of the battered naira currency and cutting fuel subsidies, which allowed the state to keep gasoline prices low for decades. “The new policy direction is essential, but in the short-term it has added to already intense pressures on households and firms,” the World Bank…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to the former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as he celebrates his 90th birthday. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the former President commended Gowon’s visionary leadership and unwavering dedication to Nigeria’s unity and progress. Buhari highlighted Gowon’s far-sighted approach to governance, stating, “We honor his invaluable contributions to our nation’s continued existence as one, and the progress that has come with that. “Today we pay a humble tribute to a distinguished statesman and a soldier, who had all the qualities of a…

The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed that no case of stealing was established against Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal, who was accused of stealing gold at the Oba Akintoye Market in the Lagos Island area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development. He said during the command’s investigation, it was established that the video showing people, including traders, accusing Anjorin-Lawal of stealing was a mistake of facts. Hundeyin said, “There was no case of stealing to start with; our investigation revealed that the seller of the goods gave the wrong account…

There was mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday as the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was conspicuously absent for his trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Emeka Nwite had, on Oct. 11, fixed today for continuation of trial in the alleged money laundering charge preferred against Binance Ltd and its country representative, Gambaryan, by the EFCC. The development followed the rejection of Gambaryan’s second bail application by Justice Nwite. However, when the matter was called on Friday, all the counsel to the parties in the case were in court…

The Federal Government has revoked a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway contract being handled by Julius Berger.  The contract was awarded to Julius Berger in 2018 when former President Muhammadu Buhari was in power. While the Kaduna-Zaria section has been completed and Zaria-Kano section almost done, the Abuja-Kaduna section has recorded 27 percent progress in 6 years. Speaking during the inauguration of rehabilitation of the highway on Thursday, Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, accused Julius Berger of playing politics with the project. He said the company was seeking for N1.5trn for the project but it was reviewed to N740bn…