ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, struck out an appeal the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to challenge alleged violation of his fundamental rights by the Federal […]
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Trial of former bank manager, Fidelis Egueke, resumes March 3 at Federal High Court, Lagos. Businessman, Jude Ndudi, told the court at the last hearing how Egueke allegedly threatened him and his sister when he demanded repayment of over N480 […]
By Edith Nwapi Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday stopped the prosecution from calling three subpoenaed witnesses to testify in the ongoing trial of Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos in a landmark judgment has ruled that the Federal Government, the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) “have the legal obligations to provide free, compulsory and universal basic education for every […]
The family of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has raised alarm after an Abuja court reportedly declined to issue a Production Warrant that would have allowed him to travel from Sokoto Correctional Facility to the Federal Capital […]
The appearance of two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) each claiming to have the authority to represent General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) yesterday stalled proceedings in the suit filed by the company against the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and others. The […]
The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case challenging TotalEnergies’ massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania, after civil society groups sought a full trial over the controversial development. Four civil society groups first filed a petition in […]
A High Court in Kano State on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, nd seven others until February 3, 2026 for hearing of all pending motions. NAN reports that the Kano State Government instituted an 11-count […]
Federal High Court in Abuja heard yesterday how alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, was offered N50 million by leader of a terrorists group. An official of Department of State Services stated this while testifying as sixth prosecution witness in Mamu’s […]
A defendant, Chidinma Ojukwu, yesterday, told a Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, that she regrets the death of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Michael Ataga, Ojukwu said this while testifying under cross examination.The defendant is standing trial […]