State High Court Judge, driver kidnapped, orderly killed in Nigeria

A High Court Judge in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana, has been kidnapped while her orderly was killed in the process. Justice Unwana and her driver, Idorinyin Ekanem, while returning to Uyo after a long and last court session for the year, were at about 8 pm kidnapped on Monday along the […]

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NJC sacks Osun State High Court Judge for professional misconduct

Nigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC), on Thursday, recommended the compulsory retirement of a judge of the Osun State High Court, Justice S. O. Falola. Falola was found guilty by the NJC for granting a garnishee order absolute against Polaris Bank for the sum of N283,174,000.00 in a questionable manner. Reports say, the Osun State judge […]

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Njideka Iheme, daughter of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili, sworn in as FCT High Court Judge

Njideka Iheme, the daughter of former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili and a justice of Nigerian Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, has just been sworn in as a Judge of the Federal High Court. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, sworn in Mrs Iheme and 20 others as Judges of the […]

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Being housewife is a full-time payable job, a High Court Judge declares

A Kenyan High Court judge, Teresia Matheka has reportedly declared being a housewife a full-time job that should attract some form of compensation. The judge who was presiding over a matrimonial property dispute, said that it is unfair for courts to rule that housewives do not contribute anything to the financial progress of the family. The complainant is said to […]

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Declared missing High Court judge has been found

Nigerian Federal High Court judge, Justice Idrissa Saleh, declared missing since Saturday, has been found. Reports say, he was found at a filling station in Nyanya, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The FCT police spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, confirmed to Punch Correspondent that Saleh was found on Tuesday (today). He said, […]

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Lawyer slaps High Court Judge over unfavourable verdict

A lawyer slapped a Judge at a Bombay High court in Indian over a judgement that did not go in his favour. The legal practitioner, Mr. Dinesh Parate is already facing a criminal contempt of court charge after the assault. According to Afternoon Voice, Mr. Parate had accosted and slapped Senior Civil Judge K R Deshpande outside […]

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