It was judgment day yesterday for four of the five men prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) over their involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. They were convicted and […]
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Litigation news, court judgments, procedural developments, case updates and analysis from Nigerian courts and tribunals.
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday declined to grant an application by activist, Omoyele Sowore seeking an adjournment in his ongoing trial until after the court’s forthcoming vacation. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling, rejected the request made […]
By Innocent Anaba The coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege, suffered a major setback, yesterday, after Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital told the Coroner’s Court that it had […]
By Eguonor Ighure Four men have been convicted and sentenced to prison for vandalising oil pipelines in Delta, says the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). NSCDC Delta Commandant, Chinedu Igbo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday […]
A 62-year-old man has been brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State over allegations that he collected N1.4 million from a prospective buyer under false pretences. The accused, Olawale Opaje, was arraigned on Tuesday on charges bordering on […]
Michael Barrow, operator of the illegal IPTV service “MB Streams”, has pleaded guilty to three Fraud Act offences for supplying access to Premier League matches and other premium content, and has been sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, has adjourned till July 1 for further hearing in the suit the Supreme Egbesu Assembly (SEA) filed against the Federal Government and the National Assembly over resource control and the creation […]
Five police officers linked to the death of Delta State musician and delivery rider Oghenemine Ogidi, popularly known as OG Millan, have been remanded in custody after appearing before a High Court in Asaba. The officers, namely ASP Usman Nuhu, […]
By Innocent Anaba LAGOS — THE Court of Appeal in Lagos has struck out an application by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, paving the way for the enforcement of a judgment ordering the reinstatement of a former employee, Mrs […]
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa sitting at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, has ordered that a bench warrant be issued against a couple, Tunde Akobi and Rebecca Akobi, over alleged offences of obtaining by false pretence and N87. 4 million fraud. The […]