34 Lawyers Fail Integrity Test for Appointment as High Court Judges

Thirty-four lawyers have failed the integrity test introduced under new guidelines approved by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for appointment as judges to the Federal High Court of Nigeria. A source stated that the 62 applicants who had earlier passed the Computer-Based Test (CBT) conducted by the Federal High Court had their names forwarded to the Federal Judicial Service Commission for approval as members of the Federal High Court bench. However, they were disqualified following...

Medical Doctor Remanded In Prison for Sexual Assault

The Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Femi Olaleye charged before the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja on a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration of his wife’s 16-year-old niece. They then ordered his remand in Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The defence lead counsel, Mr. Babatunde Ogala, (SAN), while moving...

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