Law

Detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says he is being subjected to mental and psychological torture in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).He is therefore praying the Federal High Court, Abuja to…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, if she failed to appear in court by the next adjourned date.Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning after Dr.…

Hon. Emeka Martins Chinedu, the sponsor of the controversial seeking to criminalise mob action, says that the intent of the bill has been deliberately misconstrued to mean seeking to jail protesters.Chinedu, who represents…

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced two students to Correctional Centre for love scam.The two convicts are Adeyemi Kehinde (aka Queen Elizabeth, final-year student of Ekiti State University, (EKSU) Ado Ekiti,…

Barr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Counsel to detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, says his client will soon be freed as there were no strong allegations to get him convicted.Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, June 22…

The  Federal High Court Abuja has fixed Sept. 20 for judgment in the suit by former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu challenging his retrial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on alleged money laundering charges.…

The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted the report on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) for passage at the Committee of the Whole.The Executive bill, which sought to reform the oil and gas sector and ensure its governance met…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will, on July 6, arraign Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit seeking to challenge the appointment of 18 new justices for the Appeal Court over alleged breach of federal character principles.Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo,…

Two artisans who allegedly stole an exhibit from a police station on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.The police charged Sakiru Omoade,23, and Joshua David,20, with two counts of conspiracy and theft.They,…

A 26 -year-old businesswoman, Oluwaseun Afolabi, who allegedly obtained three million naira under false pretences, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.The defendant, who resides at Gbagada, Lagos State, appeared…

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, fixed July 2 for adoption of all processes filed by parties in a suit by former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, seeking to stop his retrial.The court had in February granted Kalu leave to…

An Upper Area Court, Mpape, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a security guard, Zakariya Abdulrahman, to three months imprisonment for assaulting a herder.The judge, Marafa Mohammed, sentenced Abdulrahman after Abdulrahman pleaded guilty to…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Ondo State government from investigating the state’s Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu over a viral video made by a citizen of the state, Olupelumi Fagboyegun.…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed June 23 to hear a suit filed by a socio-cultural group against the National Judicial Council (NJC) over alleged lopsidedness in the recent appointment of Appeal Court justices.The…

Mrs Ebere Obiora, the Ogun State Coordinator of the African Women Lawyers Association of Nigeria (AWLAN) on Thursday lauded the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) for calling off its strike.Obiora said that the suspension of the…

The Makurdi branch chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Barrister Justin Gbagir, has accused operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of beating him up.Gbagir said he was hospitalised after the thrashing…

The Rivers State Government has committed five billion naira to development of facilities at the Yenagoa campus of the Nigerian Law School.The state Gov. Nyesom Wike made the disclosure at the flag-off of construction of two hostel…

The Nigerian Bar Association, Imo branch, has set up a help desk to collate data of persons allegedly arrested and detained unjustly by the police in the state.This is contained in a statement issued by the association’s Publicity…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to engage various separatists groups in the country to douse tensions and agitations.Falana made the appeal while speaking at the South-West Zonal…

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged Nigerians to take the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution seriously.The speaker made the call on Tuesday at the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the…

The Chairman, South-West Zonal Committee on Review of the 1999 Constitution, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has assured that the process would be devoid of destructive manipulations.She gave the assurance at the end of the two-day Public Hearing…

The Court of Appeal in Benin on Wednesday upheld the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the 2020 governorship election.The judgement was delivered barely two months after the Elections Petitions Tribunal struck out the…

The Governors of the North-East states battling terrorism have urged the Federal Government to issue a special fiat to enable the states to expeditiously prosecute Boko Haram members.According to Sunday Punch, the governors lamented…

Police have arrested four teenagers, including three secondary school students, in Lagos for allegedly attempting to attack a rival group in a secondary school.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,…

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is not eligible to be President of Nigeria as he is not a Nigerian by birth.The AGF told a Federal High…

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to confirm Justice Salisu Abdullahi as substantive Chief Judge of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a…

Mr Dari Bayero, lead counsel in the “secret trial” of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, on Wednesday prayed the Kaduna High Court to sentence the defendants.Bayero told reporters shortly after Justice Gideon Kurada, adjourned…