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Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
Bona. V. Textile LTD. I.O. Uzodike V. Asaba Textile Mill PLC Supreme Court of Nigeria SC.11/2007 Mahmud Mohammed, J.S.C) (Presided). Muhammad Saifullahi Muntaka Coomassie J.S.C. Sulemiman Galadima, J.S.C Olukayode Ariwoola, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgement). Friday, 7th December, 2012 Issue: Whether the Court of Appeal was right in allowing the respondent’s appeal and in granting [...]
Contempt of court could be described as a conduct which tends to bring disrespect, scorn or disrepute to the authority or administration of the law or which tends to interfere with or prejudice litigants and their witnesses in the course of litigation. The Contempt of Court Act 1981 was enacted following a decision of European [...]
The question of jurisdiction is very fundamental that, it should be dealt with first before continuing with any proceedings. If a court proceeds without jurisdiction it would amount to a nullity. It is also trite that the question of jurisdiction can be raised at anytime even for the first time on appeal. Ukwu v. Bunge [...]
All people are equal before the law. Every person has a right to either be charged and fairly tried. By virtue of the provisions of section 35 (5) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) , section 483 of the criminal procedure Act and section 42 of the criminal procedure Code, the police ought not to [...]
Rivers Chief Judge, Justice Iche N. Ndu has inaugurated local Government Election Tribunal, as well as local Government Election Appeal Tribunal. The Local Government Election Tribunal has Chief Magistrate Ilaye Diane Brown as chairman, while Barr. Kingsley Nyebuchi Philips, and Mr. Sunday Biranen are members, while the Local Government Election Appeal Tribunal, has Hon. Justice [...]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State Command, has arraigned a fake Naval officer, Lasisi Stanley before a Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate Court for impersonation and other criminal offences. The accused person is standing trial on a five count charge of impersonation, false representation and forgery before Chief Magistrate Ipalibo F. Iyiabo. The [...]
The Rivers State Judiciary says the proposed move by the State House of Assembly to repeal the state customary courts law would make the customary courts in the state become more accessible to the people. The acting Chief Registrar (ACR), High Court, State Judiciary, Leonard Kobamoye Adoki (Esq) made the assertion while presenting a paper [...]
A 26 year-old man, Solomon Peter, has been arraigned before a Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate Court presided over by Emmanuel C. Woke for alleged rape offences. The accused person is standing trial on two count charge of conspiracy and unlawful carnal knowledge before Chief Magistrate E. C. Woke. The prosecuting police officer, Sergent Aaron Nsirim [...]
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in charge of Olu-Obasanjo divisional headquarters, Rivers State, Mr. Akaninyen Unaam is to appear before a Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate Court for an alleged frivolous charge against an accused person. The presiding Chief Magistrate court 2, Ipalibo Iyiabo, gave the directive last Monday, while cross-examining an accused person, a bus [...]
Two accused persons, Goodluck Friday, 18, and Kingsley Isaac, 28, have been remanded by a Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate for an alleged armed robbery and possession of illegal fire arms. The accused persons are standing trial on four count charge on armed robbery, possession of fire arms, stealing and belonging to secret society before Chief [...]
