The Governor of Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of the Court of Appeal which upheld the judgement of the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal that nullified his election. Counsel to Mr Wike had […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has deferred till Monday the ruling on whether or not to grant bail to former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and five others. The accused are facing charges of alleged diversion of […]
Magistrate of the Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, Shuaibu Usman, on Wednesday discharged the Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on all counts of criminal conspiracy and ownership of […]
A British Judge on Tuesday refused to release $85 million (N17 billion) to Malabu, a fraudulent company controlled by Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Dan Etete. In refusing to release the money to Malabu, Justice Edis of the Southwark Crown Court […]
The vessel, MT Asteris, and its crew were intercepted by the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft during a routine patrol in Lagos on March 26, while trying to export the stolen product. Upon interrogation, the Captain or any of the crew members […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out the suit filed by Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc challenging the sanctions imposed on it by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC). In striking out the suit, Justice Ibrahim Buba […]
ABUJA —This is not the best of times for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, sacked its Acting National Chairman, Chief Uche Secondus. In a judgement, yesterday, Justice Hussein Baba ordered […]
The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has affirmed the electoral victory of Senator Suleiman Adokwe which was earlier nullified by the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The election tribunal had, on October 12, […]
Justice Olabisi Akinlade of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere on Monday sentenced a former Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr. Segun Fabunmi , to 10 years in prison for manslaughter following the death of one Ademola Aderintola Daramola […]
PLEA BARGAINING IN NIGERIA: ANY LEGAL FOUNDATION? By Kehinde Adegbite, Esq The Nigerian criminal justice system is set in motion the moment a crime is committed. Once this happens, arrest is made, investigation commenced and prosecution of whoever is responsible […]