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Judge Has Authority To Determine Contempt - A’Ibom AG

Judge Has Authority To Determine Contempt – A’Ibom AG

August 24, 2022 6:58 am

The Attorney-General of Akwa Ibom State, Uko Udom, SAN has announced that a judge had the power to decide what was contemptuous in his court.

Uko Udom, SAN, the Akwa Ibom state Attorney-General, asserted that a judge has the authority to determine what is contemptuous in his court; he said this on Tuesday while addressing a concern pointing to a lawyer, Inibehe Effiong.

The Attorney-General made this Clear as he responded to a query about the imprisonment of Inibehe Effiong, human rights lawyer who was sentenced to one month in prison by Justice Ekaette Obot the Chief Judge, Akwa …

Judge Who Gave Death Term To Former President In Trouble

December 20, 2019 9:30 am
Pakistan’s government plans to begin impeachment of a judge, who handed death sentence to former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf.

Justice Waqar Seth was the head of a three-judge tribunal that announced the verdict on treason charges emanating from Musharraf’s suspension of the constitution in 2007 after several years of trial.

It was the first time that a military dictator in Pakistan faced a radical decision by a court in a country that had been ruled by powerful Generals for almost half of its existence.

Dpa reports that Law Minister, Farogh Naseem, said that the government would file an appeal in

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Your Confessional Statements Voluntary, Judge To Evans

November 8, 2019 10:46 am
 Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, has rejected the claim by two co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, that a confessional statement was extracted from them was done under duress by the police.

Justice Oshodi on Friday ruled that the defence counsel of Chilaka Ifeanyi (fourth defendant) and Victor Aduba (sixth defendant) did not provide sufficient proof to the court that they were coerced into giving the statements to the police.

He also noted that the 1999 Constitution did not state that confessional statements to the police must be in a particular form and …

Senate Confirms Tsoho As Chief Judge Of Federal High Court

Senate Confirms Tsoho As Chief Judge Of Federal High Court

November 5, 2019 9:36 am

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice John Tsoho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

The confirmation followed a report submitted by Sen. Michael Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters which recommended the confirmation of Tsoho’s appointment.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the Senate at Plenary on  Oct. 29 deliberated on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of the nomination of Tsoho for appointment as Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

Presenting the report, Bamidele said that the appointment became necessary as a result of the …

Gunmen Kidnap Federal High Court Judge In Ondo

Gunmen Kidnap Federal High Court Judge In Ondo

October 23, 2019 7:42 am

A Federal High Court judge serving in Akure, Ondo State, Justice Abdul Dogo, was on Tuesday abducted by gunmen.

Dogo was said to have been abducted along with his driver at Ibilo/Isua Akoko axis, a border area between Ondo and Edo states while on their way from Abuja to Akure.

A source close to the federal judiciary in Akure confirmed the incident that was corroborated by two of the lawyers who were in his court for hearing of their cases.

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One of the lawyers also told journalists that the kidnappers had …

Scottish Judge Dismisses No-Deal Brexit Move By The Court

Scottish Judge Dismisses No-Deal Brexit Move By The Court

October 8, 2019 2:16 pm

A Scottish judge has dismissed a move to force Boris Johnson to comply with a law aimed at avoiding a no-deal Brexit.

Campaigners had wanted to ensure that the prime minister would write to the EU to request an extension if no deal is in place by 19 October.

They argued that statements made by the government showed that it could not be trusted.

But Lord Pentland said there could be “no doubt” that the prime minister had agreed to abide by the law.

As a result, he said there was no need for “coercive orders” against the UK government …

EFCC accuses judge of favouring Saraki, Okorocha

EFCC accuses judge of favouring Saraki, Okorocha

July 5, 2019 12:00 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja of exhibiting bias in favour of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, in his handling of the cases they filed.

The allegation is contained in two fresh motions the EFCC filed before the court, demanding the withdrawal of Justice Taiwo from the two fundamental rights enforcement cases filed by Saraki and Okorocha.

The EFCC said although it did not hope to always win its cases before the judge, the trend of Justice …

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