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UNODC advocates restorative justice to decongest Nigerian prisons

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for the introduction of restorative justice into the Nigerian judicial system to curb

President Buhari approves appointment of Acting Grand Kadi for Sharia Court of Appeal

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hon. Kadi Ibrahim Imam as the Acting Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federa

How Senate rejected Magu as EFCC chair

The Senate today rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The rejec

The reporter”s view: Lawyers appointment as Appeal, Supreme court justices

 On January 30, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, invited the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to nominate suitably qual

Court dissolves marriage over sex starvation

A customary court in Ibadan has dissolved a marriage after the husband complained he was being starved of sex. Taiwo Okunola told the court he could n