The Nigeria Police Force has filed a notice of appeal challenging the judgment of Honourable Justice Lifu of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, which discharged and acquitted Bolanle Aseyan on a four-count charge bordering on alleged offensive publication, criminal […]
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By Zainab Oyekan A Magistrates’ Court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced an 18 -year-old mechanic , Abdulmalik Hamza to six months imprisonment for stealing a pack of ‘Fresh Yo” yogurt from a shop. The Magistrate, Irene Pati summarily tried and […]
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel Six farmers were arraigned before Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court, Benue State on Wednesday for allegedly killing a housewife and stealing the motorcycle of the husband. The farmers identified as Sunday Onah, Moses Victor, Friday Agbo, Kinsley Onyike, […]
By Taiye Agbaje An application for bail filed by alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, being detained at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility was against rejected by Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday. The ruling was the third […]
The detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), made a dramatic turn on Tuesday by agreeing to enter his own defence. This development comes hours after Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the […]
Stakeholders have renewed calls for government to abolish capital punishment and replace it with life imprisonment. They urged authorities to amend relevant criminal laws and remove the death penalty. They advocated a justice reform approach that prioritises victims’ needs through […]
By Taiye Agbaje The leader of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has listed former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and many others as his witnesses in his ongoing trial for terrorism. Among […]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 31 for judgement in a suit seeking to stop the 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the grounds of alleged violations of the […]
The Alex Ekwueme Young Lawyers’ Essay and Tech-a-thon Competition has officially commenced today, October 21, 2025, in Lagos. The initiative, organised by the Nigerian Bar Association Young Lawyers Forum (NBA-YLF), Lagos Branch, honours the legacy of the late Dr. Alex […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA–The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, deferred the trial of the detained commander of the Ansaru terrorist sect, Mahmud Usman, till November 19. Ansaru, a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group, was […]