KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...

CONFLICTING JUDGEMENTS WEAKENING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN JUDICIARY, SAYS NBA PRESIDENT. (PHOTO).


 Afam Osigwe, president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says conflicting court judgements and growing judicial uncertainty are eroding public confidence in Nigeria’s justice system.


Speaking during the Law Week of the NBA Anaocha branch, themed “Justice Delivery and Prevailing Conflicting Judgements: An Imperative for Urgent Judicial Reforms”, Osigwe said inconsistent judicial decisions on similar issues, particularly political matters, are making it difficult for lawyers to advise clients with certainty.


The NBA president said lawyers and litigants across the country are increasingly confronted with contradictory judgements on similar legal questions.


The senior advocate of Nigeria said the trend posed serious implications for the credibility of the courts and the administration of justice.


“Justice loses its meaning when the law becomes uncertain,” Osigwe said.


“A judiciary that speaks in conflicting voices on similar issues risks eroding public confidence in the courts and weakening the foundation of the rule of law itself.


“This growing inconsistency is making it extremely difficult for legal practitioners to advise clients with certainty on what the law truly is.


“The law must remain predictable, consistent, and certain if society is to retain faith in the judicial process.”


Osigwe also raised concerns over the uncertainty surrounding appeals from decisions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC).


He said lawyers sanctioned by the LPDC are often left in confusion because of unresolved disputes over the proper appellate forum.


“In some instances, the Supreme Court has referred affected lawyers to a non-existent Appeals Committee of the Body of Benchers, thereby creating procedural confusion and avoidable hardship,” he said.


Osigwe called for urgent reforms and a deliberate change in judicial attitude towards recurring legal uncertainties.


“There is an urgent need for reform and a deliberate change in judicial attitude towards some of these recurring issues. Our justice system must inspire confidence, not uncertainty,” he said.


The NBA president commended the Anaocha branch for choosing what he described as a timely theme for its Law Week

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