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 […]
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A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Tanimu Turaki has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to intervene in what it sees as a worrying pattern in the allocation of the party’s cases to […]
By Henry Ojelu The decade-long trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu finally reached a dramatic climax last week when the Federal High Court, Abuja, convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment on terrorism charges—closing […]
Abuja — Human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN has issued a stark warning to the Nigerian government over the continuing wave of unlawful killings, kidnappings, and terror attacks, describing the failure to protect citizens as both a constitutional breach and […]
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 […]
Judges have called for the ousting of court’s jurisdiction on pre-election cases to reduce the heavy workload of most courts. The judicial officers noted that pre-election cases contribute significantly to the backlog of cases before the courts. They suggested that […]
By Nwabueze Okonkwo Onitsha – Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, former lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has outlined what he described as a strategic roadmap that could support ongoing efforts toward securing […]