Kogi State’s Big Legal Tangle Over N1.07 Billion Payment to Ex-Deputy Governor
The Kogi State Government has approached the Supreme Court seeking clarification on the true amount it is required to pay its former Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba,…
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Tribunal Established by Appeal Court President for Katsina By-Elections
President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has set up a tribunal to hear petitions on Saturday’s by-elections in Katsina State. This is according to a…
Alleged Misconduct: Borno South Legal Battle Sparks Controversy as 6 Judges Dragged to NJC
Three Justices of the Court of Appeal and their counterparts at the Borno State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal have been dragged to the National Judicial Council,…
Court of Appeal Denies Resignation Rumors, Calls It False and Misleading
The Court of Appeal has finally broken its silence on the reported resignation of a member of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo…
Ontario appeal court dismisses Ford government’s appeal over controversial Student Choice Initiative
Ontario's Court of Appeal has dismissed the Ford government's bid to overturn an earlier decision that quashed its so-called Student Choice Initiative — a measure that sparked…
First Nations coalition demands top Sask. judge resign over residential school file dispute
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), which represents Saskatchewan's First Nations, is demanding the resignation of one of the province's top judges after he did not…
Residential school survivors demand Sask. court release Catholic compensation document
A Roman Catholic Church document claiming the church provided $25 million of "in-kind services" to residential school survivors is sitting inside a Regina courthouse, but officials are…
Justice Mahmud Jamal is first person of colour nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated the Honourable Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada."I know that Justice Jamal, with his exceptional…
Bilingualism requirement for SCC justices creates ‘needless barrier’ for Indigenous candidates, critics say
As the first Indigenous justice appointed to a Canadian Court of Appeal in 2004, Harry LaForme seemed like an excellent candidate for the Supreme Court of Canada…
Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?
This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see…
Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada’s decision on Nazi interpreter
As the evening light falls over the gentle slope of the ravine, Natalia Yefimushkina, her head tightly bound in a red scarf, stares into the heart of…