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LG Elections: Tribunal will Serve Justice – Lagos CJ

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has said that the newly-inaugurated Local Government Elections Appeal Tribunal in the state will serve justice to all parties before it.
Alogba on Friday oversaw inauguration of five Lagos State High Court Judges to adjudicate in the tribunal which will hear petitions arising from the July 24 council elections in Lagos State.
The judges are Justices Morenike Obadina (the Chairman), Beatrice Oke-Lawal, Olubunmi Fadipe, Wasiu Animahun and Jubril Bashua.
Speaking with newsmen after the inauguration, Alogba said that the judges were highly experienced and had been serving on the bench for no less than 10 years.
“Some of them are 20 years old on the bench. It is a judicial oath they have lived up to, and Lagos is known for excellence.
“Despite all odds, I am certain that they will do their best in serving justice to everybody who come before them in accordance with the law, without fair or favour or any bias at all,” he said.
Alogba said that once sitting begins, the tribunal would last for 21 days.
Sittings will begin after all pre-steps have concluded (filing of notices, filing of briefs and provision of hearing dates). The pre-steps will begin on Oct.11.
“Hearing commences when those pre-steps have been taken and then the cases can be heard.
“They will not waste time in this exercise because their dockets (matters) are still waiting for them in their respective courts,” he said.
NAN reports that two tribunals will be set up: one to sit at the Ikeja High Court and the other at the high court annex located at the Central Business District, Alausa, Lagos. (NAN)
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Man Docked for Allegedly Cyberstalking Girlfriend

A 26 – year-old man, Damilola Emmanuel, was arraigned in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly cyberstalking his girlfriend.
The police charged Emmanuel who lives in Ajila Royal Quarters, Elebu , Ibadan with defamation , criminal threats and causing breach of peace .
The Prosecution Counsel, W/PC Olapeju Durodola alleged that on May 24, Emmanuel posted nude videos of his 24-year-old girlfriend on Snapchat and other social media platforms.
Durodola alleged that the defendant posted the video with intention to injure her reputation and expose her to hatred, contempt and ridicule her.
She alleged that the defendant threatened the life of Balogun by sending her text messages that he was a silent killer.
Durodola said the defendant allegedly conducted himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by sending the complainant’s nude sexual video on social media.
She said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 86, 249 (d) and 373 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.
Ogunkanmi said one of the sureties must be a landed property owner.
She adjourned the matter until Sept. 10, for hearing.(NAN)
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My Ex Wife Wants To Kill Me, Man Cries To Court

A businessman, Abdulrazak Yunusa on Monday dragged his former wife, Latifat Sanusi before a Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna state, alleging that she is threatening to kill him.
The counsel to Yunusa, Faham Ahmad told the court that she threatened to stab him.
“Sometimes she threatens my client with a pestle.
I am afraid she wants to kill me”, he said.He prayed for a restraining against Yunusa to go to her parent’s house and stay pending when the case was finalized.
On her part, the accused denied the claim saying she had no intention of killing the father of her children.
The Judge, Malam Muhammad Kabir referred the case to the police for investigation and adjourned to June 11 .
(NAN)JUDICIARY
Judiciary Workers Threaten Strike from June 2

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has directed its members in all federal courts nationwide and other judicial institutions to withdraw their services from June 2.Mr Mustapha Laminu, National Vice President, North Central said this in a statement signed and issued on Friday in Abuja.
Laminu said the strike had become imperative to press home its demands as their members were yet to receive the one month wage award recently paid by government. According to him, this action is to protest against the non payment of five months arrears of wage award, non implementation of N70.000 national minimum wage and the non implementation of the 25/35 per cent salary increase.“The union had written severally to the management on the need to see reasons through 21 day ultimatum, seven days ultimatum and have to shelve the action following the intervention of my lord the Chief Justice of Nigeria.“It is unfortunate that the Judiciary, as an arm of government, is being punished while other arms of government have since been enjoying.“All what we are saying is that our members are stoning us, accusing us of compromising considering the unfold hardship brought about by government policies.“We will continue this action until and unless the government pay us this money,” he said.Laminu alleged that they gathered that the Ministry of Finance had released the new amount to the Accountant General of the Federation but he refused to pay the Judiciary.He therefore called on all Chapters chairmen to ensure compliance to the directive. (NAN)