ECOWAS Court restrains Nigerian government from prosecuting people for using Twitter
By Paul Adaji (ABUJA) – The ECOWAS Court of Justice has restrained the Federal Government of Nigeria from prosecuting alleged […]
Judiciary
Courts in Makurdi resume sitting after 2 months union’s strike
Courts in Makurdi, Benue State in North-Central Nigeria on Tuesday resumed sitting after shutting down for about two months due
Nigeria’s judiciary workers suspend strike, ready to resume Court
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has resolved to suspend its over two-month strike. The suspension according to JUSUN will be effective as from June
Rwandan woman pleads guity of recruiting girls for rebels
Angeline Mukandutiye, the only woman in a group of 21 Rwandans facing terrorism charges, has admitted to recruiting girls for
War Crimes: Ex-Ugandan guerilla warlord Dominic Ongwen to appeal 25-year sentence
Former child soldier Dominic Ongwen is to appeal the 25-year sentence handed him by the International Criminal Court for war
Group sues President Buhari over ‘missing N3.8bn health funds’
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – An advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s
NIGERIA: Prosecutor tenders $1.3m cash recovered from Arms Probe Panel member
Government prosecutors at the Federal High Court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, have tendered a cash sum of $1.3 million recovered
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero trial to be held in his absence
A Rwandan court has on Wednesday ruled that the trial of Paul Rusesabagina, who faces terrorism among other charges, will
Court remands man for trafficking 30 women to Libya
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday ordered that a 28-year-old man, Abubakar Suleiman, who pleaded guilty to
Kenya accuses ICJ of ‘procedural unfairness’ in maritime case
Kenya is accusing the International Court of Justice of “procedural unfairness” after it allowed oral hearings to go on despite
Nigeria’s Senate President, Speaker sued over alleged missing National Assembly funds
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – A non-governmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against
Mali court ends trial of former coup leader Sanogo
A court in Mali’s capital Bamako on Monday ended a much-delayed trial of former coup leader Amadou Sanogo, who was
ICC awards $30m to victims of DR Congo rebel leader Ntaganda
International Criminal Court judges have awarded $30m in reparations to victims of crimes for which a Congolese rebel leader was
Senegal opposition leader charged with rape and released on bail
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, whose arrest has sparked violent protests, was charged with rape on Monday but was released
Court allows Bobi Wine to withdraw election petition
The Supreme Court in Uganda has accepted the withdrawal of a presidential petition filed by former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi
ECOWAS Court orders FG to pay N53m for unlawful detention of German
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian Government to pay over N53 million to a German national, Mr
Man dies at Supreme Court after Election petition judgement
A yet to be identified man has reportedly died at the premises of the Supreme Court of Ghana shortly after
Ghana’s Supreme Court upholds Akufo-Addo’s election victory
Ghana’s Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the victory of President Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo in the 7 December, 2020, general
Tanzanian Prime Minister acquitted of insulting Magufuli
[divider][divider][divider]A Tanzanian court has acquitted an opposition MP who had been charged with insulting President John Magufuli. The court said
Court quashes ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero quest to move trial to Belgium
By IVAN R. MUGISHA – A three-judge panel has ruled that Paul Rusesabagina’s trial will be held in Rwanda, quashing
Uganda’s Bobi Wine withdraws court case disputing presidential election results – Reports
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, said on Monday he was withdrawing his case over election
UGANDA: Bobi Wine threatens to withdraw poll petition over ‘frustration’ from the Court
Uganda’s opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly knowns as Bobi Wine, has threatened to withdraw an election petition against President Yoweri
Zuma insists on not appearing at Zondo Commission
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has reiterated that he will not appear at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into
Uganda military court jails two civilians 100 years for killing police officer
In Uganda, Mbarara second division Court Martial has sentenced two civilians to 100 years in prison for the murder of
Setback for Bobi Wine in Uganda election petition
Former Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, Tuesday suffered an early setback in his petition challenging President
US judge takes over at ICJ from Somalia’s Ahmed Yusuf
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday elected American jurist Joan E Donoghue as the new president of the
Angola moves to seize $500m Dos Santos-linked asset in Dutch court
Angola has asked a Dutch court to hand over a half-billion-dollar stake in the Portuguese oil company Galp linked to
South Africa: Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole in 2023
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) of South Africa has announced that it will reduce convicted killer Oscar Pistorius’ sentence
American missionary gets 15 years in jail for sexually abusing orphaned children in Kenya
An American missionary and philanthropist who set up an orphanage in Kenya has been sent to 15 years in prison
ECOWAS Court to give judgment in SERAP’s case on killings by herdsmen, others
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja on Friday heard arguments in the case brought by Socio-Economic