Alleged certificate forgery: Court rules in case against SDP dep guber candidate Oct. 23
A Kogi High Court on Monday fixed Oct. 23 to rule in a suit of alleged certificate forgery filed against […]
Judiciary
Appeal Court sacks Sen. Elisha Abbo
An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked Sen. Elisha Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Adamawa
Lawyers call for enhanced security as slain Magistrate is buried in Imo
Lawyers in Imo have called for enhanced security in the state to forestall further attacks targeted at judicial officers, staff
UK top court to hear govt appeal on Rwanda migrant plan
A London court of Appeal will on Monday hear an appeal to overturn the ruling of unlawful deportation of migrant
The Supreme Count on Trial
By Chidi Amuta – The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has since reaffirmed the declaration of Mr. Bola Tinubu as our
Nigerian bloggers refute corruption allegations against FCT Chief Judge
Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association (BVACCA) has debunked corruption allegations leveled against the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chief Judge,
ECOWAS Court to enhance its efficacy in community service
The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice said it would enhance its effectiveness in service
Court orders Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari govts to account for $5bn Abacha loot
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in a landmark judgment, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of
African, ECOWAS courts sign agreement on cooperation on human rights
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed between ECOWAS Community Court of Justice and the African Court on
Rwandan genocide suspect faces 54 fraud, immigration charges in S/Africa
South African prosecutors on Friday significantly increased the number of charges brought against Rwandan ex-police officer Fulgence Kayishema, who is
ECOWAS Court to deliver judgment in Charles Taylor’s unpaid pension suit
ECOWAS Court to deliver judgment in suit filed by former Liberian President, Dr Charles Taylor over his unpaid pension and
BARR ANENE-MAIDOH: An institutional memory of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
*By Paul Ejime – At the recently concluded 2023 International Conference of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice held in
Rwanda genocide suspect appears in South African court
One of the Rwanda genocide’s most wanted remaining suspects, accused of ordering the death of 2,000 people hiding in a
Supreme Court dashes PDP’s hope, dismisses suit against Tinubu, Shettima over double nomination
The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential
Chrisland: Prosecution tenders evidence against staff as Whitney’s father testifies
Lagos State Government on Thursday tendered three documents in evidence against four staff of Chrisland Schools, charged with involuntary manslaughter
Stop EFCC from investigating us – Lagos-based company prays court
The Court of Appeal on Thursday adjourned until Jan. 16, 2024, to hear an appeal seeking to retrain the Economic
You must rise up above murky waters of failure, CJN tells new tribunal members
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kayode Ariwoola, charges judges to rise above the murky waters of failure and
Judge frees hungry man charged with stealing sweet potatoes
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday freed a 26-year-old man, Sulaityo John charged with stealing
How bishop allegedly raped woman while praying
A 25-year woman (name withheld) on Wednesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a bishop, Oluwafeyiropo
Election: Lagos tribunal dismisses petitions against Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed two petitions filed against re-elected Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy,
Police in Benue arraign mother for allegedly killing her child with herbicide
Police in Benue arraigned a 21-year-old mother, Nguse Nyita before a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for allegedly feeding her
My wife is making my life miserable, divorce-seeking man tells court
A divorce=seeking man, Abiodun Akinyemi, told a Mapo Grade’A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 18-year-old marriage to his
Senegal seeks 10-year jail sentence in opposition leader’s rape trial
Senegal’s public prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges overseeing the rape trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to find him guilty
ECOWAS Court set to address unconstitutional change of government
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is set to hold a conference to address unconstitutional change of government in some
Abuja Court orders President Buhari’s government to account for $460m Chinese loan
By Paul Adaji (ABUJA) – The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been ordered to account for the spending of
Court orders Nigeria’s Central Bank to disclose Forex subsidy information to HEDA
By Paul Adaji (ABUJA) – The Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to
UK court jails Nigerian senator for more than 9 yrs for kidney-trafficking plot
A London court has jailed Nigerian politician Ike Ekweremadu for nine years and eight months in Britain’s first illegal organ-harvesting
2023 Elections: Nigeria’s fate in the hands of their Lordships
By Paul Ejime – From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria’s tightly contested 25th
Kenya man who sold chips fried in machine oil faces jail
A man who sold potato chips cooked in dirty oil from a power transformer has been sentenced by a court