The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mr Kabir Akanbi has called on members of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) to ensure balanced, fair and objective in reporting. Akanbi made the call while receiving the Executive members of NAJUC Abuja chapter, who paid him a courtesy visit. He also them to…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Mr Afam Osigwe (SAN) has said that the political imbroglio in Rivers is because of the ego of the political actors involved. The president made the assertion on Wednesday in Abuja while fielding questions at a news conference organised by the association ahead of the NBA Section…
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu seeking to nullify his removal as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The apex court reserved the judgment after taking arguments from Anyanwu’s lawyer Kingsley Njemanze, SAN, and Paul Erokoro, SAN who stood for Aniagu Emmanuel. Justice…
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in four separate appeals on the raging political leadership tussles in Rivers. Justice Uwani Aba-Aji, who led a five-member panel of justices reserved judgments to a date that would be communicated to parties, after taking arguments from lawyers involved in the matters. The four appeals are the Rivers…
In a significant ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, a federal law that gives preferences to Native Americans and tribal members in adoption and foster care placements of Native American children. The court rejected a challenge claiming that certain provisions of the law were racially biased against…
