By Innocent Anaba Indications have emerged that proceedings in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, may suffer further delays as uncertainty surrounds the availability of a key witness. Sources familiar with the matter said the […]
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By Jimoh BabatundeThe Kogi State High Court has awarded N1 billion in damages to former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, in a defamation suit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. In its judgment in suit No. […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Maitama has issued an arrest warrant against an Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa and a police official, Edith Erhunmuuse police officer for failing to attend court. The two were to […]
By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade A 40 – year-old woman in Ibadan, Oyo State identified as Isoken Idunueko was on Friday arraigned one one-count charge of theft for failing to return N2, 040 mistakenly sent to her bank account from a […]
The Nigerian military on Friday inaugurated a general court-martial to try officers accused in an alleged coup plot, marking the formal commencement of proceedings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused officers were brought to the venue […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday struck out the suit filed by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) against Eroton Exploration and Production Limited. It confirmed that the company had fully settled its outstanding tax liabilities, thereby extinguishing the basis […]
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly intercepting the phone conversations of the telephone line of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai pleaded not […]
A Plateau State High Court on Thursday remanded four suspects in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, over the March 28, 2026, killings in the Angwan Rukuba community, Jos North Local Government Area, and adjourned the matter […]
Six persons accused of plotting to take over the government were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a 13-count charge yesterday. They will get a speedy trial, according to the judge. They are Major General Mohammed Ibrahim […]
By Clifford Ndujihe, Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Luminous Jannamike, LAGOS The Supreme Court, yesterday, reserved judgment in the appeals and cross-appeals arising from the leadership crises in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and African Democratic Congress, ADC, after hearing all parties. […]