Supreme Court of Nigeriacomparative judicial studiesOne of the most compelling indicators of the institutionalization of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is the stabilization and autonomy of its recruitment regime, particularly during the last three decades. This uncommon development among final courts of ...
What is Nigeria jurisdiction? In Nigeria, the basis of jurisdiction of the courts isthe Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. By the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, all courts in the federation derive their jurisdiction or competence from the constitution. What is ...
London's Southwark Crown Court has rejected Nigeria's bid to claim compensation from Glencore over bribes that the commodities trader paid to oil sector officials, Reuters has reported. On November 2-3, Glencore subsidiary Glencore Energ... ...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the election ofAdemola Adelekeas the governor of Osun State. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor. In March, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja...
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria is a system under severe stress. Unless the present caseload pressure is released somehow, the system will buckle imminently. Signs of stress are clearly obvious: overwhelming arrears of work, limited collegiality, and unsatisfactory output quality. As an organization, th...
IS A RECORD OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ADMISSIBLE IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN NIGERIA?: ANALYSIS OF THE LAW AS PROPOUNDED IN ABUBAKAR V JOSEPH1AND BAYOL V AHEMBA The issue of admissibility or otherwise of documentary evidence in trials before a court is a well settled issue under the Nigerian law. ...
Now we have a situation in which the Chief Justice of Nigeria has been accused on a number of occasions of receiving money or gifts in a manner that calls into question the CJN’s and the Supreme Court’s impartiality, integrity and neutrality in matters before it. I am not going to lis...
While spokesman Josh Earnest said there was no specific White House reaction to the court's move, he also said that ultimately there may be a role for the court to play in determining whether gay marriages should be extended to all states. He said President Barack Obama believes gay marriage...