Beyond the Headlines
Police have arrested a suspected fake lawyer identified as Godwin Eguabor while he was representing a client in a court in Lagos state. Eguabor reportedly appeared before a magistrate court in the Badagry area of Lagos on Wednesday on behalf of a litigator. Atule Elchors, the vice-chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Badagry branch, […]
A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on the island has acquitted and discharged the “Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate” in the state, Frederick Nwajagu on allegations of terrorism. Justice Yetunde Adesanya held that the prosecution, the Lagos State Government could not prove the offence of terrorism against him beyond any […]
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the release of Bashir Hadejia, a politician and businessman, who was reportedly arrested for alleged terrorism. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, described the invasion of Hadejia’s home, his arrest without a warrant, and his detention as unlawful and a breach of […]
In a shocking disclosure over the weekend, four victims of the Imo State Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) property saga, now known as the NUJ-4, after emerging from 12 days of unlawful imprisonment, have revealed a disturbing web of corruption, torture, and human rights violations within Imo State’s judiciary and correctional facility. The ordeal began […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s administration and Nigeria’s 36 state governors at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. The suit challenges the alleged misuse of the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 to suppress freedom of expression and violate human rights, particularly those of activists, journalists, […]
The Nasarawa State Judicial Commission has demoted Emmanuel Jatau, a chief magistrate, over misconduct in the case involving Chioma Okoli and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The judicial commission demoted Jatau from chief magistrate II to senior magistrate. The decision of the commission was contained in a letter dated January 6, 2025, and addressed to […]
An Anambra State Magistrate Court sitting in Nnanka, Orumba North Council Area, has convicted and sentenced three brothers, including a lawyer, for conspiracy, forceful entry, and malicious damage to property belonging to a poor man. The convicted brothers, John Nwakonobi, Tochukwu Nwakonobi, and Sunday Nwakonobi, hail from Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. […]
A fire outbreak has ravaged the Cross River High Court building in Ogoja, northern part of the State leaving a trail of destruction and uncertainty. According to TheNatiin, the cause of the fire, which occurred on Sunday, remains unknown. The court’s infrastructure was severely damaged. The High Court Ogoja division is a critical institution in […]
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee has rejected the request from Chief Afe Babalola’s (SAN) law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the practising licence of lawyer and author Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. A petition submitted by a lawyer from Emmanuel Chambers, Mr. Ola Faro, was […]
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has granted N30 million bail to Dele Farotimi, human rights activist. Abayomi Adeosun, the magistrate, ruled on Farotimi’s bail application on Friday. The bail conditions include two sureties, who are responsible citizens in the society, with the defendant asked to leave his international passport with the court. Farotimi would also […]
