BREAKING: CJN, Tanko Mohammed “Has Reportedly Resigned”

  The Chief justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed, has reportedly resigned his position. According to AriseTV, The Chief Justice resigned on health grounds. His resignation is coming amidst allegations by…

Welfare/Spendings: 14 Supreme Court justices insist on probe of CJN

  There seems no immediate end in sight to the ruckus at the Supreme Court over alleged mismanagement of funds and absence of probity by the Chief Justice of Nigeria,…

BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes out Buhari, Malami’s suit on Electoral Act

  The Supreme Court has struck out the suit by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami seeking to void the provision of Section…

CJN: Why I Nominated Only 8 Judges For Workshop In London

  The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has opened up on why he nominated only eight judges for a workshop in London. Tanko in a statement issued by…

CJN Replies Judges Who Accused Him Of Corruption

  Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, has replied the judges who accused him of corruption. Daily Trust had reported how 14 judges wrote a protest memo to Muhammad, whom…

Court stops INEC from ending voter registration

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending voter registration on 30 June 2022. Honourable Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon (Court 10) today…

Court steps down Osinachi husband’s case due to multiple counsel

  The alleged culpable homicide suit against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi in a Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday, was stepped down in order…

Onnoghen canvasses adequate funding to save judiciary

  Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen has warned that unless the Supreme Court is adequately funded, it might soon, at best, end up as a glorified high…

Judge dismisses plea bargain, jails man 21 years for killing wife

  The Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has sentenced a man, Daniel Gajo, to 21 years’ imprisonment for stabbing his 24-year-old wife, Esther, to death.…

Judge locks up journalists over court photos taken ‘without authorisation’

  Six journalists were locked up at a federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Abuja on Tuesday. The journalists, who are accredited judiciary correspondents, were locked up in the…

Impunity: Uzodinma’s aides ‘abduct’ four Court officials over N1.9bn Garnishee order

  …Presiding Judge goes underground for safety, as orderly is withdrawn …NBA kicks, condemns assault on Court officials …Court President shuts down NICN, Owerri division Following the recent Garnishee order…

BREAKING: Court rejects Okorocha’s bail plea over alleged fraud

  A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, refused to admit Sen. Rocha’s Okorocha, who is currently at the EFCC’s custody, to a bail. Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered Okorocha,…

Alleged N96bn Fraud: Court Dismisses Amaechi’s Appeal, Orders Him To Pay Wike N1m

  The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi seeking to stop his probe over an alleged N96 billion fraud. In a lead judgment…

Court Rules That NBC Can’t Regulate Advertising In Nigeria

  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) acted beyond its powers in seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria…

Court Orders CBN, NDIC To Pay Bank Workers N5.7bn

  The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to pay over N5.7bn terminal benefits to…