It will improve access to justice, user confidence in the court system – appeal court president As part of its effort to strengthen the judiciary and facilitate a smooth, swift and efficient delivery of justice, Nigeria’s appellate Court in Abuja has created an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) centre. Monica Dongban-Mensem, president of the appeal Court, … Read more
Nigeria upper legislative chamber, the senate, on Thursday confirmed Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal. The development is sequel to the presentation and consideration of the screening report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) is the chairman of the … Read more
The delay in confirmation of Monica Dongban-Mensem as substanstive president of the court of appeal might not be unconnected to a plot to edge her out and pave way for a northerner in the person of Mohammed Lawal Garba. The National Judicial Council (NJC) had sent her name as the rightful substantive head of the … Read more