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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday remanded some loyalists of the River State governor for their alleged involvement in the explosion that rocked and razed the…
Fresh troubles for ex- CBN governor Emefiele as FG amends fraud charges
Fresh troubles appear to be in the offing for former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele as the Federal Government again amended the charges…
NJC Declines Adeleke’s Request To Replace Osun CJ, Sacks State’s High Court Judge
The National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, rose from its 104th meeting of December 6 and 7, 2023, affirming that Justice…
Head of presidential election appeal court panel gets S’Court job
Justice Haruna Tsammani, the lead judge for the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll, is one of those…
Rivers Chief Judge Pardons 53 Inmates In Port Harcourt
The Chief Judge of Rivers state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, has granted pardon to 53 inmates standing trial for various offences at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre. The…
Federal High Court loses judge
Justice Fatun Riman of a Federal High Court (FHC), Awka Division, has died. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Riman died in England on Saturday after…
Appeal Court President Transfers All Election Petition Cases To Abuja, Lagos
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has transferred all the election petition cases pending before the court in the 36 states of the federation to…
Senior Advocates Elevation: Afe Babalola’s Daughter Folashade Alli, Others Make List
Legal luminary, Afe Babalola’s daughter, Folashade Alli, and 57 others, have been elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC).…
Two lawyers fight dirty in Enugu court
The Customary Court of Appeal division in Erike Obukpa town in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State was thrown into chaos when two lawyers engaged in a chaotic…
Don’t blame judges for delays in justice dispensation, says Appeal Court Judge
Hajiya Binta Zubairu, Justice of the Court of Appeal (JCA) on Sunday in Zaria said judges are not the cause of delay in the dispensation of justice as erroneously…
Academic record: Delay Atiku’s request, Tinubu tells US court
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, filed an emergency motion to stop the Chicago State University, United States, from releasing his academic record to the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate,…
Bulkachuwa: I was under immunity when I made comment on ‘influencing wife’s decisions’
Adamu Bulkachuwa, a former senator, says the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) lacks the powers to investigate him over comments he made during the valedictory…
REPORT: Kano High Court Denies Sacking Alex Otti As Abia Gov-Elect
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has denied nullifying the candidature of the Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. The court, however, said it nullified the election of the…
Three Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Powerbank, Charger, Sandals
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. The defendants, Omotayo Deji (23), Chidiebere Ifeanyin (25)…
NLC: We’ll create hall of shame for judges that compromise election tribunals
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned judges against being compromised as they oversee election petition tribunals. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, spoke on Sunday in Abuja at a press…
