Law

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday dismissed a no-case submission by a former staff of Polaris Bank, Babatunde Keshinro, charged with stealing N10 million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo held that evidence by prosecution linked the…

The Lagos House of Assembly has denied a report that it had secretly passed a Sharia Bill to get Northerners' support for the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Security and…

A Federal High Court in Kano has restrained the Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF) filed a motion ex-parte…

The police on Wednesday brought a 40-year-old man, Isaiah Ighosere, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly defrauding a loan service company, of N400,000. Ighosere, who has no fixed address, is facing a…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to grant a motion, seeking an order compelling Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting Bola Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate for the 2023…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a fresh bail application filed by Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, said the application for bail was an abuse…

Hearing in a suit filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others could not proceed on Monday due to the presiding judge’s absence. Though the two separate suits…

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over controversy surrounding David Nwamini Ukpo’s real age. Others mentioned in the suit are…

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is expected to be sworn-in as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) after the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad. Justice Muhammad has resigned from his position, reportedly on health grounds. The CJN’s…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned from his position, reportedly on health grounds. The CJN’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Isah Ahuraka confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria Justice…

The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by President Muhammad Buhari and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, voiding the provisions of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. A seven-member bench of the…

An FCT High Court in Abuja on Thursday awarded N100 million compensation against the Department of State Services(DSS) and three others for violating the fundamental rights of a man, Abdullahi Isiaka. Others are the DSS Director FCT…

The late gospel singer, Osinachi’s sister, Favour Madu, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Monday said her sister was treated like an animal by her husband, Peter Nwachukwu. Madu, 44, a data processing officer with the…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a forex trader, Shola Henry, to two years imprisonment for stealing N20 million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her ruling, held that cryptocurrency business was nothing but a Ponzi…

The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) on Tuesday told a Coroner’s Inquest into the collapse of the 21-storey building at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, that none of its members was involved in the project. A registered…

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, discharged the Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Mr Olanrewaju Suraju in a case bordering on cyberstalking. This followed a request from the office of the…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare illegal, and incompatible with the oath of office, and public interest the recent pardon…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over the failure to unblock the phone lines of over 72 million telecommunication subscribers barred from making calls on…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of money laundering charge. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a judgement,…

An FCT High Court in Kubwa has struck out a suit seeking to stop the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention and awarded N100,000 cost against the plaintiff. The plaintiff in the matter, Salisu Umoru, had…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, discharged and acquitted former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, of money laundering charge. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on the no-case submission…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, has shifted the judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River to April 6. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on March 22, reported that Justice…

A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square has discharged and acquitted a housewife, Mary Alilu, accused of killing her husband, Mr Kingsley Perewe. Alilu was arraigned on a count charge of inflicting a deep cut on her…

A Federal High Court Lagos, on Wednesday, vacated a subpoena on a journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following an application by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The…

Mr Muktar Dauda, a prosecution witness on Wednesday told the Federal High Court, Abuja that a former Senator, Shehu Sani visited his office on Dec. 23, 2019, to buy a Peugeot 508 vehicle. Dauda, who introduced himself as the Managing…

Hearing in the extradition suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) at a Federal High Court, Abuja against suspended DCP Abba Kyari, on Wednesday, suffered a setback. The development occurred when Nureni Jimoh, SAN, who…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has issued warning letters to two judges of the state High Courts and placed one on its  “watch list” over acts bordering on judicial misconduct. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Soji Oye,…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday issued a bench warrant against the Managing Director of Homeland and Overseas Ltd., Osita Ojeah, for failure to appear for trial for alleged N139 million theft. The News Agency of Nigeria…