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Lagos magistrate takes action against 2 female lawyers fighting on court premises

An Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has referred a case of

VAT collection: Supreme Court sets May 6 to deliver judgement

The Supreme Court on Monday fixed May 6 for judgment in the

Visibly angry NIS lawyer tackles senior colleague in court over Odili’s passport saga

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, vacated the order made against

Libel: Lai Mohammed slams N100bn suit against Pointblank News

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has dragged an online

Minimum wage: Court restrains teachers in Enugu from embarking on strike

The National Industrial Court (NIC), Enugu Division, presided over by Justice Oluwakayode

Forgery: Judge expresses displeasure over delay in Fani-Kayode’s trial

Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has expressed displeasure

Evans denies kidnapping businessman, collecting $420,000 ransom

Alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, at an Ikeja Special Offences

N784.3m Debt: Court orders unfreezing Of Benue accounts

The Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday ordered the unfreezing of all accounts

Defilement: 2 senior lawyers representing Baba Ijesha reportedly sick

Senior lawyers, Dada Awosika and Babatunde Ogala, could not personally put in

Malami: Courts resume prosecution of Boko Haram suspects in Niger

The Federal Government says it has put machinery in motion to ensure

Senate proposes bill to outlaw annual rent payment

Landlords may soon be barred from collecting annual rent in Nigeria. This

Evans made me pay $420,000 as ransom – Businessman tells court

A businessman, Mr Sylvanus Ahamonu, on Friday narrated before an Ikeja Special

EFCC arraigns Fani-Kayode for ‘forging medical reports to evade trial’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned a former

Court grants N5m bail each to 12 out of 15 suspected invaders of Justice Odili’s home

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted 12 out of the

Sacked councillors: Court issues garnishee order nisi on Ekiti govt’s accounts

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order Nisi, to

IGP reacts as police officer bags SAN rank, breaks record

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has congratulated an Assistant Commissioner of

$418m Paris Club debt: Court refuses to vacate order stopping FG from deducting state govts’ monies

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to vacate its order restraining

Sign amended Electoral Bill or become enemy of democracy – Moghalu tells Buhari

Presidential candidate in 2019, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has said President Muhammadu Buhari

Rite Foods Loses Contempt Suit Against Nigerian Bottling Company

Justice Ambrose Allagoa of a Federal High Court, Lagos has set aside

Unconditional Release: Nnamdi Kanu’s Counsel Faults Buhari’s Comment

Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lead counsels of detained Leader of Indigenous

Court dismisses suit against Malami, others over appointment of consultant to monitor Abacha loot

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed against the

Money laundering: Adoke prays court to extend his medical trip to Dubai

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke,

Court slams N10m bail on suspected importer of fake tramadol

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, granted a N10

Lion trademark: NBC asks court to strike out suit by Rite Foods

A Federal High Court in Lagos will on Dec. 1 to rule

Court adjourns money laundering trial of ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned the trial of a

Ubani reacts as FG arrests those behind Justice Odili’s home invasion

Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development

Bill seeking inclusion of new oil producing states in NDDC passes 2nd reading at Senate

A bill to amend the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act for

Treason: Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers staged a walkout – FG tells court

The Federal Government told a Federal High Court, Abuja that a team

Court commits Abdulrasheed Maina to 8 years imprisonment

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct

Kidnapping: My sight failing – Evans’ co-defendant tells court

Joseph Emeka, one of the co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike