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Illegal detention: First Lady Aisha Buhari sued for N100m

A former Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the

Naira swap: Why Emefiele’s CBN must obey Supreme Court order

Interim Chairman of the Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Femi

Old naira notes: Supreme Court suspends Feb 10 deadline

The Supreme Court has temporarily halted the Federal Government's planned February 10

Yobe North: “Supreme Court judgement shows democracy is at work” – Lawan

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has commended the Supreme Court for declaring him

EFCC arrests 28 Yahoo boys in Lafia

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes

Diezani moves to recover seized assets, tackles EFCC in court

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has approached a Federal

Osun: Tribunal voids Adeleke’s election, declares Oyetola winner

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has sacked

Agbakoba asks INEC to clarify criteria for winning presidential election

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba

We’ve no case against INEC chairman – DSS clarifies, blames mischievous elements

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said it has no case

N816.3m fraud: Absence of defence counsel stalls trial of Indian in Lagos

The trial of one Chandra Singh, an Indian, for an alleged N816,

Vote buying: Buhari’s ex-minister loses bid to get Tinubu disqualified

A former Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has lost his

Blasphemy: What Kano cleric Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara said before bagging death sentence in court

A Kano Upper Shari’a Court today sentenced controversial cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara, to

P&ID Scam: Court Adjourns Ex-Lagos Attorney-General, Shasore’s Trial Till April 4

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos

The legality of government restrictive compensation under the Land Use Act – By Udenna Chukwulobe

The right to property is central to human existence and it is

Wike: Under Amaechi, Rivers judiciary lacked leadership, direction

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said that his predecessor,

Amaechi’s administration denied my proposition to establish law school in Rivers – Wike

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike said on Friday that the administration of

Lawyers react as new legal association emerges

Reactions have begun to follow the news of the formation of a

Court approves FG’s application to detain Nnamdi Kanu

The Court of Appeal upheld the Federal Government's application for a stay

P&ID Scam: Grace Taiga Received $9,969 Bribe, Betrayed Nigeria – Babangida

The trial of a former Director, Legal Services of the Ministry of

Court jails Chinese national Deng 5 years for illegal mining in Kwara

Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on

Nnamdi Kanu: FG is considering what to do – Police Affairs Minister

Despite the appellate court's decision, Nnamdi Kanu, the self-proclaimed leader of the

FCMB ordered to pay Magu’s pastor N540m for defamation

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the FCT has awarded

Osun Tribunal: Era of frivolous ambush over – Oyetola’s legal team

Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed October 13 for the hearing

Court sentences Mama Boko Haram, others to 7years in prison

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced that Aisha Wakil, also

Supreme Court affirms Adeleke as PDP guber candidate in Osun

The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Governor-elect of Osun State,

8 internet fraudsters bag 16 years jail term in Benin

Justices Efe Ikponwonba and M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting

ASUU: Court order declaration of war against lecturers

Wednesday's court judgement compelling striking lecturers to return to the classrooms is

2023: Court dismisses PDP’s suit seeking Tinubu, Obi’s disqualification

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed

10 lawyers file petition to prevent Obi-Datti rally in Lagos State

Ten lawyers have petitioned the Federal High Court in Lagos to prevent

Court gives DSS go-ahead to detain Tukur Mamu for 60 more days

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given the Department of