₦airaland Forum

The Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has promised to work towards improved efficiency and workers’ welfare as he revealed that about 116,623 cases are pending in the courts.

Speaking at the beginning of the 2019/2010 new legal year of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice John Tsoho said 16,144 cases were filed this quarter alone out of which 12,692 had been disposed off.

The Chief Judge who hailed court’s judges for their contributions to the promotion of democracy especially the efficient handling of election matters, also promised to ensure the appointment of more judges for the court due to the high volume of pending cases.

“From the reports received, about 116,623 cases are pending in the Federal High Court; 16,144 cases were filed in this quarter alone in which 12,692 have been disposed off.

“It is obvious that the judges were over-burdened with work in the last legal year. We, therefore, need to engage more judicial officers to help out.

“However, it does appear that there was no provision for appointment of judges in the current budget.

“I will make efforts to discuss with the relevant stakeholders to see to the possibility of facilitating the recruitment of more judicial officers in the course of the year" he said.

Gifty said she would give my child to another man after I refused to give her money – Mr 2Kay

Mr 2Kay has alleged that his ex-girlfriend Gifty Powers stays relevant by attacking him following their Instagram exchange days ago in which she backed an Instagram user who said she must have dumped him because he had body odour.

Commenting on the Instagram exchange that made headlines, Mr 2Kay said Gifty Powers has always been the one attacking him even though he's a free-spirited person. He added that he won't publicly shame the reality show star because she is the mother of his daughter.

“I am a free-spirited person. Have you ever seen me attack her? She’s the one always attacking me. I was saying that I know Tacha and she doesn’t have body odour. People misinterpreted that to mean I had seen her in the morning before her shower, when she is actually my sister. When Gifty involved herself, I didn’t respond to her. She is the mother of my daughter and I respect my kid, so I won’t react. She doesn’t understand this and she seizes every opportunity to attack me. She’s always using me to stay relevant. Whether I sing or not, I’ll still be relevant but who remembers her name when mentioned? Her existence is tied to me" he said.

The singer also told Sunday Scoop that Gifty's bitterness centers on him moving on and refusing to hold on to their relationship.

“Some people get angry about what they can’t have. We used to be together and she wanted us to continue but I refused because I didn’t want to be with her kind of person anymore. She was already pregnant at the time and had a child for me but I didn’t want to continue. I thought we should concentrate on our child but she’s angry she can’t have me back,” he said.

On Gifty denying he is the father of her daughter, Mr 2Kay said;

“I know the kid is mine and even if you ask her (Gifty’s) mother, she will say the same thing. When Gifty was pregnant, she denied it. When she had the baby, she denied it also. She’ll soon deny her own self. I was making my own contribution to take care of the baby. At the moment, I can’t take care of her because of my work schedule and she’s just about to turn two. I know my responsibilities as a father and I perform them and the mother has to do her bit as well. Gifty asked for an outrageous sum of money for a kid that hadn’t clocked one year and she told my sister that she was going to give my kid to another person. I didn’t object but I just said that the kid would look for her real father when she’s grown.”

A soldier was held and being dragged by traffic warders at a bus stop in lafia, Nasarawa state.

The soldier man refused to let go of the traffic warder he was able to hold on to, a signal reached the army barrack where the traffic warders were caught and taken to the barrack.

The soldiers dealt with the warders as they received the greatest punishment of their lives, from continual press-up to hanging their legs on the tree while their hands placed on the ground, it all ended in tears.

I have to be happy, because God tells me that, in all things, we should give Him thanks. And I cannot be saddened because when you grow in God…Growing in God is knowing God’s word and as you know God’s word, His spirit builds you up to the point where you understand that everything on the face of the earth is vanity.