By Dayo Johnson – Akure A 64-year-old church leader, Apostle Adefiju Boluwaji, has been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate Court for malicious damage, forcible entry, and breach of peace in the Bolorunduro area of Ondo East Local Government, Ondo […]
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Litigation news, court judgments, procedural developments, case updates and analysis from Nigerian courts and tribunals.
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a suspected assassin, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, at the Ogba Magistrate Court, Ogba area of the state. Akinwande faces 11 counts bordering on murder, unlawful possession of arms, and felony, […]
The Federal Government has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the July 24 judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which freed a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Olufemi Thomas, on allegations of money […]
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property located at No. 29 Oyindamola Shogbesan Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace Way, Lagos, over its alleged connection to a […]
Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Monday, sentenced one Alhaji Mala Gana to three years imprisonment. Gana was first arraigned on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of two luxury vehicles, a white Bentley Coupe and a blue Toyota Venza, linked to a suspected internet fraudster, German Daniel Onoriede. In a related development, […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced a physically-challenged woman, Rita Idehen, and six other individuals to a cumulative 93 years in prison for various drug-related offences. The convictions, secured in July, stemmed from seven […]
LAGOS—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the final forfeiture of two cars, a white Bentley Coupe and a Blue Toyota Venza, linked to one German Onoriede. Additionally, trial judge, Justice Dehinde Dipeolu granted interim forfeiture of the […]
A 39-year-old South African pastor, Confidence Monyela, has been sentenced to two life terms and an additional 35 years in prison for sexually abusing several teenage girls who were members of his church. The Naphuno Magistrate Court handed down the […]
By Edith Nwapi The police have arrested Joseph Eriki, the Director of Investigation and Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) over alleged land fraud. Eriki was arrested alongside Boniface Agwu and are currently in custody until their arraignment […]