By Paul Iyoghojie An Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on Lagos Island has convicted and sentenced a sales manager, Tracy Benibile, to two years and two months’ imprisonment for stealing ₦1,000,000 from her employer, Aromire Aromimure. Her accomplice, Abiola Bosun, an electrician […]
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By Nwabueze Okonkwo, Onitsha ONITSHA — Prominent legal practitioner, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq., has called on key custodians of the legal profession in Nigeria—including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Body of Benchers, the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), and […]
The courtroom is often described as a temple of justice: solemn, orderly, and governed by rules that protect both authority and fairness. At the centre of that space sits the judge, vested with immense powers to control proceedings, interpret the […]
A dramatic legal showdown begins in Kaduna today as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arraigns former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The commission relocated El-Rufai to Kaduna under tight security to face a battery of charges bordering […]
By Akin Kuponiyi Proceedings in a ₦152 million property dispute before a Lagos High Court in Osborne, Ikoyi, were on Monday adjourned until April 22, 2026, following the failure of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to serve its […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Chukwunyere Nwabuoku to eight years imprisonment after he was convicted on all nine counts contained in a money laundering charge on which he was […]
A 43-year-old man, Abbas Olalekan, was on Monday docked in an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged conspiracy and attempt to procure abortion. Olalekan, who resides in the Mosafueto area, Oke-Ata, Abeokuta, is charged with conspiracy and unlawful attempt to […]
From Segun Showunmi, Ibadan An Oyo State High Court has cleared a contractor, Emmanuel Olulola, accused of embezzling money meant for School Feeding Project in the state. The court also awarded N10 million damages against Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and […]
By Udeh Onyebuchi The Lagos State High Court has ordered all parties to maintain the status quo in a land dispute involving Advance Lincon Limited, the Lagos State Government, and other defendants over a property located in Lekki Peninsula Scheme II, Lagos. […]
From Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja has awarded N10 million in costs against the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and its chairman for unfair labour practices involving 20 staff members. A three-member panel, led by Justice Bilikisu Aliyu, in […]