By Onyeje Abutu-Joel A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi, on Monday ordered that a businesswoman, Ruth Tarhemba should be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service for allegedly trafficking two girls for prostitution. The police charged Tarhemba who lives in Makurdi […]
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Litigation news, court judgments, procedural developments, case updates and analysis from Nigerian courts and tribunals.
By Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Monday applauded two landmark Federal High Court judgments convicting operators of illegal pharmaceutical facilities, describing the rulings as a major breakthrough in the fight against fake drugs and quackery in […]
Party chieftains seek recognitionThe Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding recognition of its interim National Working Committee (NWC). The BoT and […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday, admitted into evidence the statement of self-styled relationship expert, Nkeiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, as well as bank records and a lease agreement, in her ongoing trial over […]
The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday indicated his readiness to represent himself in court pending the re-constitution of a new legal team in the ongoing alleged cyberbullying charge. Sowore told Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld death by hanging for a convicted Delta-based kidnapper, Chelynor Halim. In a unanimous decision, a five‑member panel of the apex court dismissed the convict’s appeal as lacking in merit. A High […]
A lawyer, Mr. Ademola Adefolaju, has written to PWAN Group Limited, demanding payment of an alleged outstanding sum of N83.3 million on behalf of his client, Dhairmistress Luxury Hair. According to the lawyer, his client entered into investment-related agreements with the […]
By Taiye Agbaje Mr Nkemakolam Ukandu, the National Welfare Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has sued the Chief Judge of Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, over alleged disobedience to court order. Ukandu, in a suit filed […]
By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt There is growing concern among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State that the party may struggle to present candidates in the 2027 general elections following a recent Court of Appeal judgment […]
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has secured two separate Federal High Court judgments in Abuja in cases involving alleged fraud and money laundering. The rulings led to the permanent forfeiture […]