A judge on Friday ordered the release on bail of Hannibal Kadhafi, son of longtime Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi, after nearly a decade of pre-trial detention in Lebanon, a judicial official said. After questioning Kadhafi, the judge ordered his release […]
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By Ramatu Garba A 78-year -old Kano farmer identified as Dan’azumi Muhammad has been sentenced to five years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to one-count charge bordering on attempt to sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl. Muhammad, who lives in Kumurya […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian legal practitioner, Mr. Tolu Obamuroh, on his elevation to the partnership of White & Case LLP, one of the world’s leading international law firms headquartered in New York. In a statement on Friday […]
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has adjourned the hearing in a ₦5.5 billion alleged defamation suit instituted against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) by two aggrieved operatives of the Department of State Services […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has explained that none of the inmates recently approved for clemency by President Bola Tinubu has been released from custody. Fagbemi said this following […]
Bayelsa council chairmen quit party as senator joins APCThe Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed a definite hearing for Monday on the case challenging the proposed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention, billed for November 15 and 16. Justice […]
By Akin Kuponiyi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has filed a four-count amended charge against Lagos businessman Ezeh Alexander Uche, who was allegedly on the run before his recent arrest. According to court documents filed by the NDLEA […]
Legal Nigeria There was drama at Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos on Thursday, 16th October, 2025 when a lawyer, Mr. Nwosu, counsel for the claimant, openly disagreed with the presiding magistrate over the validity of a writ of summons. The […]
There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin on Thursday, when a woman, Mulikat Yusuf, slumped after her husband, Ishaq Abdulganiyu, insisted on divorcing her. Abdulganiyu told the court that he was no longer interested in the marriage. Earlier, […]
By Ngozi Njoku The police in Lagos, on Thursday, charged two men before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing gold worth N6.1 million. The defendants: Friday Okem, 22, and Abdulmumin Mohammed, 30, are standing trial on a three-count charge […]