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The Executive Director, Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre,(LHDAC) Mr Osita Chukwuma, has attributed the unnecessary delays in prosecution of criminal matters to the failure of legal practitioners, law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to strictly adhere to the stipulations of Criminal Justice Law.

Chukwuma stated this at a two-day capacity training for stakeholders in the criminal justice system, such as lawyers, magistrates, prosecutors and judges held in Enugu.&nbs...

The Enugu State Government has inaugurated 10 Small Claims Courts to address the challenge of delays in settlement of financial disputes, especially debt recovery and other liquidated money demand. 

Performing the inauguration in Enugu, the Chief Judge, Justice Afojulu Ozoemena, said the courts, which will be presided by magistrates, would entertain financial disputes ranging from N5 million to N10 million, and commended  Governor Peter Mbah, who also doub...

The Enugu State Justice Reform Team (ESJRT) has commended the administration of Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and his unwavering commitment to justice sector delivery. This happened when a delegation of the team led by Iyom A.J. Offiah, SAN, visited the Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kingsley Udeh at the Ministry of Justice headquarters, to discuss proposed amendments to key state laws. These amendments encompass the Criminal Code Law, the Magistrates' Courts'...

The Carmelite Prisoners' Interest Organisation (CAPIO) says community service sentences will deter offenders from committing crimes, reduce prolonged trial period and cost of maintaining inmates in the country.

The Legal Officer of CAPIO, Mr Wilson Nneji, said this on Monday after a presentation at a One-day Workshop for the Validation of the Draft Framework on Community Service Measures in Enugu State Justice System.

Nneji, who made a presentation on "Understandi...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has berated the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, accusing him of attempting to truncate the criminal case that was initiated against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, on Friday, restated the order it made on April 17, which directed security agencies to arrest and produce him before it to answer to the 19-count c...

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has inaugurated the reconstituted Judicial Service Commission (JSC) with a charge to be upright in their conduct. 

The commission chaired by the state chief Judge, Justice Raymond Ozoemena, has President, Customary Court of Appeal, Justice George Nnamani and the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr Kingsley Udeh as members. 

The governor while describing the commission as an integral part of the judicial sec...

President Bola Tinubu will, Friday, August 23, 2024, swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

This follows the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

A statement issued on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, explains that the scheduled swearing-in ceremony, will be held at the Council Chambers of the State House.

Meanwhile, Presid...

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has congratulated Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, on his inauguration as the 32nd President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, describing him as a round peg in a round hole.

Mbah, who is also a senior lawyer, charged Mazi Osigwe to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to bear on  the task of addressing the challenges facing legal practice and the justice sector in general.

In a statement released on Friday, Mbah said, “I join...

The Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Raymond Ozoemena, has assured full implementation of non-custodial sentences through community service sentences to check decongestion in custodial centres in the state.

Ozoemena said this on Monday in Enugu at the “Unveiling of the Operational Framework for Community Service Sentences in Enugu State” and “A Workshop for Judges and Magistrates on Implementation of Community Service Sentences in Enugu State Justice System&rdqu...

The Enugu State Multi-Door Courthouse (ESMDC), on Thursday, inducted 22 mediators to handle Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) in the state.

The Enugu State Multi-Door Courthouse is a court–connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre that provides mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, hybrid ADR services and any other ADR mechanism in the resolution of disputes.

Inaugurating the inductees, the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Afojulu Ozoemena, c...