On February 18, 2026, Nigeria’s new electoral act named 2026 Electoral Act came into effect, repealing the 2022 Electoral Act. Following are quick facts about amendment contained in the new electoral act: 1.1 The 2026 Electoral Act came into effect […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 7 for definite hearing in a suit filed by Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) group against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, restored the bail it had earlier granted to activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. Sowore is facing a two-count cybercrime charge filed […]
By Joy Akinsanya Lawyers in Abeokuta, have declared a three-day boycott of courts in the Ogun capital city over policies introduced by the State Judiciary. This is contained in a statement signed by the Abeokuta branch of Nigerian Bar Association […]
My Lord, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, was beaten to second place by his colleague in Abuja, Honourable Justice Peter Lifu, in the race for the judge that constitutes the gravest danger to democracy. Justice […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, also known as La’ari, to death by hanging for participating in the attacks on Maiduguri in 2015. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also sentenced […]
A Federal High Court in Lokoja on Friday set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. Justice Isah Dashen, the presiding judge held that all […]
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — Ojukwu Transport Limited, OTL, has raised concerns over what it described as the repeated absence of court records in its ongoing property dispute with Bianca Ojukwu and her sons, even as it filed a motion […]
The Anambra State Police Command has obtained a court order remanding a couple accused of abusing a 10-year-old boy, while also opening a separate investigation into an alleged child trafficking incident involving a woman arrested at a hospital. Police spokesperson, […]
Two men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), have been sentenced to death by an Ekiti State High Court, following their conviction for kidnapping a staff of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). While the kidnappers, Ibrahim Abubakar […]