The Supreme Court has dismissed the trial of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), former Chief Security Officer to ex-Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, in the murder of Kudirat Abiola, wife of businessman and politician MKO Abiola. During proceedings, Lagos […]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerians that all amendments to the Electoral Act will be concluded in time for the 2027 general election. Akpabio was responding to questions raised by the AdvoKC Foundation, a civil society group. The Senate […]
By Edith Nwapi An Abuja High Court on Wednesday, struck out a motion filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, seeking the recusal of Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie from hearing. Justice Onwuegbuzie also struck out Giwa’s motion on alleged disobedience of […]
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN The essence of bail The facts of this case have brought to the fore an urgent and a compelling need for holistic reforms in the administration of the criminal justice sector and proper training for all […]
While the legal community remains in a state of profound grief and mourning over the extrajudicial killing of Peter Ihiemekpen, Esq. by a trigger-happy officer in Owerri, we are once again forced to confront a savage reality. The news of […]
By Ayox Ojo/Abuja Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, accused the defence counsel Temitayo Sonuyi, SAN of adopting time wasting antics in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman. […]
A prosecution witness on Wednesday told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that Chioma Okoli did not directly ask members of the public to stop using Erisco Foods’ tomato paste. The witness, Mr Nnamdi Nwokolo, a representative of Erisco Foods and […]
Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, for the preliminary hearing on her trial premised on bribery charges. Alison-Madueke, who was in office from 2010 to 2015, was Nigeria’s first […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A prosecution witness, Hamma Adama Bello on Tuesday presented a video evidence to dispute the claim that former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita’s statement in her ongoing trial for N3 billion fraud by the […]
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR —A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Okon Effiong, a 33-year-old man to death for aggravated assault, rape and armed robbery. The convict was sentenced by Justice Blessing Egwu, on […]