Tag: court orders
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Rampant disobedience of court orders by security organs – By Ehichioya Ezomon
The rule of law is both foundational and fundamental to democratic governance in a civilised society. Absence of the rule of law inevitably breeds the rule of the jungle.
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CJN demands records of all conflicting court orders
The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman National Judicial Council (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has demanded the records of proceedings
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BREAKING: CJN summons Chief Judges of Rivers, Cross River, four other states over conflicting court orders
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, (NJC), Justice Tanko Muhammad has summoned the Chief Judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo State to an emergency meeting. This is part of efforts to stem the recent wave of embarrassing and conflicting exparte orders emanating from judges…
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INEC raises alarm, says multiple court orders threatening conduct of Anambra governorship poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the multiplicity of Court Orders constitutes a major threat to the conduct of the November 6 Anambra governorship election. The electoral umpire observed some of the Orders have “the tendency of eroding the powers of the Commission and compromising its independence, powers and timelines for the…
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Sultan to Nigerian leaders: ‘Refusing to obey court orders is dangerous…’
The sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, said political leaders who disobey court orders are setting a dangerous precedent. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the fourth quarter meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, the sultan said disregard for the courts will lead to lawlessness. Abubakar said court orders must be obeyed to the letter. He…
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INEC meets today over court orders on issuance of Certificates of Return
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will meet on Tuesday, regarding judgments and orders issued or served on it from various Courts of Law on issuance of Certificates of Return. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Monday in…
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BREAKING: INEC vacates court orders, to conduct supplementary poll in Bauchi, Adamawa on Saturday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday evening confirmed that the supplementary governorship election earlier scheduled to hold in Bauchi and Adamawa states on Saturday will still hold as scheduled despite the fact that the issue has become a subject of litigation. The litigation on the Bauchi governorship election, INEC said, was initiated by…
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Buhari’s government renowned for abuse of rule law, disobedience to court orders – NBA President
The President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, has accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of trampling on the rule of law and disobeying court orders. Usoro, who is accused of fraudulently receiving N1.4 billion from the Akwa Ibom State government, said this in a New Year message delivered on behalf of the association.…