Tag Archives: judiciary

Roosters prop Spencer Leniu has issued a public apology to Ezra Mam and pleaded guilty to using a racist slur against the young Broncos playmaker. Leniu has been ordered to face the NRL judiciary to answer a contrary conduct charge over allegations he labelled Mam a “monkey” during the game …

The Chief Justice Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has reiterated the judiciary’s determination not to be overwhelmed by the sentiments of the “mob” in their decisions.   Many Nigerians have attacked the judiciary following the rulings on electoral matters sacking some governors and lawmakers. They accused the judiciary of being …

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has warned Nigerians and politicians against disparaging the judiciary following some court judgements over the last election.    Addressing journalists in his country home in Kwara state, Fagbemi claimed that the allegations making the rounds against the country’s …

The Governors’ Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has publicly backed the judiciary in spite of their colleagues being sacked by courts.    Addressing the media at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, November 23, the Governors described the  two ruling by the appellate court sacking two of their …

The candidate of the Labour party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has said that the October 26 judgment of the Supreme Court affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu amounts to a total breach of the confidence Nigerians have on the judiciary.   Speaking at a press …

The revered lawyer said this while reacting to the judgement of the Supreme Court in the presidential election petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party against President Bola Tinubu. On Thursday, October 26, 2023, a seven-member panel of the …

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Supreme Court verdict that upheld his electoral victory at the February 25 presidential election. In a judgement delivered today October 26, the apex court dismissed the appeals filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party …

Raiders enforcer Corey Horsburgh has failed in his bid to have a ban for a grade one shoulder charge overturned at the NRL judiciary. The Match Review Committee originally offered Horsburgh three weeks for a hit on Corey Jensen in the last minute of the Raiders 29-18 loss to the …

By Damien McCartney and Lachlan Harper UPDATE: Eels star Kennedy Cherrington has been sent straight to the judiciary after she was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the NRLW grand final replay. Early in the second half of the Knights 38-4 win over the Eels, Cherrington got her hands …

Dolphins utility Jarrod Wallace has won his judiciary appeal against a three-game ban for a shoulder charge on Spencer Leniu. The other man taking his fight to the judiciary, Maika Sivo, was not so lucky. Wallace was put on report the the alleged shoulder charge on Leniu in the 36th …