Tag: Federal High Court
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Federal High Court approves redeployment of Justices Abang, Dimgba, others
A new re-deployment by the management of the Federal High Court has brought back a prominent judge of the court, Justice Okon Abang, to the Abuja Division, from where he was posted to Asaba division two years ago. The new redeployment according to a circular by the Chief Judge, Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati, is to take…
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Federal High Court gets new rules to ensure speedy dispensation of justice
Justice Adamu Abdul-Kafarati, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, says a brand new Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules (ADRR), have been put together to ensure speedy dispensation of justice. Abdul-Kafarati also disclosed that the court has revised the Federal High Court Assets Management Corporation Rules. The judge made the presentation of the rules in…
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Federal High Court commences annual vacation
The Federal High Court commenced its annual vacation on July 9, while the vacation would end on September 14. Mr Emmanuel Gakko, the Chief Registrar of the Court, in a circular issued in Abuja, said that the court would resume sitting in all judicial divisions on September 17. Gakko said that the general public, lawyers…
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JUST IN: Justice Ademola resigns as Federal High Court judge
Justice Adeniyi Ademola has tendered his letter of voluntary retirement from the bench of the Federal High Court. The judge was due for his statutory retirement in March 2018 but suddenly turned in his letter of resignation dated December 6, 2017, on Thursday. Although his one-paragraph letter was received at the Office of the Acting…
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Gov Wike hands over Federal High Court complex to Chief Judge
In a bid to improve access to justice, the Rivers State Government has handed over the New Port Harcourt Federal High Court complex constructed by the Wike administration to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta. The hand-over of the Complex which houses six courtrooms was preceded by a formal commissioning…