Tag Archives: Judge

Pastor Series 2: Chris Okotie-Apostolic Incursion into Nigerian Politics

May 2, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Chris Okotie is the first cerebral pastor in Nigeria to make an apostolic incursion into Nigeria’s dirty presidential politics . In 2003 he contested under Justice Party, placing 8th out of 29 candidates with 119,547 votes.  Okotie formed FRESH Democratic … read more »

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Ethiopia: High Court Judge Suspect in Receiving Bribe

February 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Melkeam Aschalew,Addis Fortune A judge at the Federal First Instant Court was arrested two weeks ago by investigators at the Federal Ethics & Anticorruption Commission, for allegedly receiving a bribe and pledging to issue judgment in favour of one … read more »

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Is this Justice – Nigeria

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Eze Tochukwu It all started like a joke. At the High Court of Abia state in Aba Judicial division, holden at Aba. I had gone there to watch Court proceedings. At 9.05am dot the Registrar of the Court shouted – … read more »

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Morocco’s judges call for legal reform

May 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Rabat – More than half of Morocco’s judges have signed a petition calling for judicial reform by making prosecutors independent of the executive branch. The 1 800 members of Morocco’s judges’ club, a banned but tolerated association, signed a petition … read more »

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Mubarak in court after top officials called to testify

September 8, 2011 by benim

Hosni Mubarak was back in court on Thursday over the killing of protesters, a day after the presiding judge summoned Egypt’s military ruler and other top officials to testify next week in the trial of the toppled ex-president. The testimonies … read more »

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War crimes trial starts for Uganda rebel commander

July 11, 2011 by benim

Uganda has opened its first war crimes trial against a top rebel commander charged with murder, kidnapping and robbery. Thomas Kwoyelo denied all 53 counts of the charges Monday, when he appeared before a panel of three judges. A judiciary … read more »

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Judge boycotts Taylor hearing

February 25, 2011 by benim

Leidschendam – A disciplinary hearing for the chief defence lawyer for former Liberian president Charles Taylor was adjourned after just seven minutes on Friday because one of the judges refused to attend. The hearing by the Special Court for Sierra … read more »

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Nigera: Akingbola Appeal court to admit more filings

October 27, 2010 by benim

The Court of Appeal, Lagos division, on Tuesday, granted leave to the former Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr Erastus Akingbola, to file additional grounds of appeal challenging the jurisdiction of a Federal High Court in Lagos, presided … read more »

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