Parents, visitors barred from Call to Bar ceremony

The Body of Benchers, Nigeria has barred parents and visitors from the Call to Bar ceremony which will hold from July 27 to 29, 2021. The Secretary, Daniel Manasseh Esq,…

Alleged N29b fraud: Court orders ex-Gov Nyako, son, others to enter defence

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the no-case submission by former Adamawa Governor Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), his son, Abdulaziz and others being tried for their alleged complicity…

Court fixes Igboho aides’ trial for Sallah day – Lawyer

A suit instituted by 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, against the Department of State Services and its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, will come up…

Policemen Sentenced To Death In Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area has sentenced two police officers and three others to death. The accused were sentenced to death on…

Policemen Sentenced To Death In Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area has sentenced two police officers and three others to death. The accused were sentenced to death on…

Court sentences man to death by hanging for armed robbery

A High Court in Abeokuta, on Friday sentenced a 44-year-old man, Tosin Shodunke to death by hanging for armed robbery. Shodunke had pleaded not guilty to the two counts of…

Family Takes Possession Of Land With 50 Houses After Court Verdict

After a protracted legal tussle, the family of Efunloye Tinubu has taken over property at Akobi Crescent, Surulere after legal tussle that lasted three years. The land measuring 8.994 acres…

Dollar video: Ganduje files fresh suit against publisher Jaafar

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has filed a fresh civil suit against the publisher of Daily Nigerian (an online news medium), Mr. Jaafar Jaafar. Ganduje in the Writ of…

Naira Marley’s case adjourned till October 5

The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has adjourned till October 5, 2021, for the continuation of trial in the case of Afeez Adeshina Fashola, also known as Naira…

Report: Shell’s oil spill case with Nigerian communities to continue in UK court

Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its argument that the oil pollution lawsuit filed against it by the Ogale and Bille communities in Rivers state, be heard in Nigeria rather than…

My husband feeds our children who are SS with alcoholic drink, woman tells court

The five-year-old wedlock between a woman, Mufuliat Soremekun and her husband, Abass Soremekun was recently dissolved by Oja Oba/ Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State. Mufuliat who…

Igboho drags FG before Abuja court, demands release of detained aides

Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, for the release of his aides arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services at his…

Court to decide AGF takeover of ex-gov Ohakim’s case Sept 27

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday fixed September 27 to decide on the application brought before it by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and…

SERAP sues Buhari over $25bn overdrafts from CBN

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit in court seeking to compel President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose “spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained from the Central…

Kanu should face justice, says Archbishop Chukwuma

Metropolitan Archbishop of Enugu Anglican Province, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, criticized Kanu for the manner he was arrested. He said: “I think his extradition is a good development, which will…