A Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced a 27-year-old student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), David Ugboko, to 14 years’ imprisonment for defrauding investors through a Ponzi scheme. Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the judgment […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended three judicial officers for one year without pay over misconduct, including unlawful detention of litigants, abuse of judicial powers and failure to comply with due process. The Council also cautioned eight other judicial […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President David Mark, in a ruling that also invalidates the party’s nomination of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential […]
Lawyers in Osun State have called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to urgently rehabilitate and modernise court buildings across the state, warning that deteriorating facilities are disrupting proceedings and making access to justice difficult. The appeal was made by the Nigerian […]
Certified court documents have clarified why the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) withheld the name of Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, from its list of candidates for the 2027 election. The documents […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in a ₦10 billion fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Chigozie Onah fixed December […]
The Court of Appeal has rejected applications seeking to suspend criminal proceedings in a fresh Offa robbery case involving former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. The appellate court held that the pending appeals did […]
Skyview Properties Limited has reaffirmed its ownership of a disputed property in Lekki, Lagos, saying it legally acquired the land in 2008 and that its title was upheld by the Lagos State High Court. The company made the clarification amid […]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ahamba, has called on the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to intervene in the lingering crisis rocking its Owerri Branch, declaring that the situation has reached an emergency level. Ahamba, a […]
Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to immediately and unconditionally release Imran Usman Wakili, who was allegedly arrested over social media posts criticising the turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna State. […]