Key players in the banking industry and the judiciary are to discuss the new normal as it affects both fields at the 20th Annual National Seminar on Banking and Allied Matters for Judges. The Seminar, with the theme, ” The Judiciary and the Financial Services Industry in the New Normal: Challenges, Innovations and Regulations” is Read More…
Mr Okoliagu Abunike, an alleged victim of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has appeared before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses to seek redress. Abunike, a father of five, made the allegations during the inaugural sitting of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Tuesday in Lagos. Read More…
A former General in the Nigerian Army, Alhaji Abdul-Rauf Tijjani, on Tuesday, sued the Lagos Government and seven others at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged injustice meted out to him by officials of the state government. Tijjani, who filed the suit with number: FHC/ABJ/CS/690/2020 before Justice Inyang Ekwo, challenged the alleged sabotage of the Read More…
As part of its mandate to ensure that inmates awaiting trial have access to adequate legal representation, the Lagos State Directorate of Citizens’ Right on Thursday paid a visit to the Badagry Correctional Centre. The visit was made alongside representatives of the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) and the Community Service Unit of the Read More…
The Lagos State DNA and Forensic Center has conducted 455 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) tests since inception in 2017. The Director of centre, Dr Richard Somairi, made the disclosure on Thursday during a webinar organised by the Center for Women’s Health and Information and the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team. The webinar had Read More…
The Lagos State Judiciary has upgraded its Electronic Filing System (EFS) by Introducing E-Payment for faster filing and processing of cases, without the need to visit the High Court Registry. The information is contained in a circular tagged “Public Notice” signed by the Chief Registrar dated June 4 in Lagos. According to the notice, the purpose of the Read More…
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Tuesday urged lawyers to ensure that they adapt to virtual hearings and keep themselves technologically inclined with requisite facilities during the COVID-19 period Alogba said this while speaking during a virtual summit organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the Commercial Read More…
Information Technology (IT) firm, Global T & T New Solutions Ltd., which partnered Lagos State Ministry of Justice on virtual court proceedings, says the public can view the proceedings online. Mr Musbau Famuyiwa, the Managing Director of the firm, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the proceedings could be Read More…
The Lagos State Government prosecuted to conclusion 185 fresh cases through its newly created District Prosecutors between March and April this year. District Prosecutors were introduced on March 3 as a sub-unit of the state’s Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). A statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos by Mr Kayode Oyekanmi, Director of Public Affairs, Read More…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has released guidelines for court sittings during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce spread. The guidelines issued by the NJC Committee headed by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour are contained in a statement issued by the NJC Director of information, Mr Soji Oye, on Thursday. It is entitled: “The National Judicial Council Guidelines Read More…