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 […]
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A UK-based Nigerian doctor Richard Akinrolabu has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court after defrauding the NHS of over £268,000 by working shifts while on sick leave. Akinrolabu had previously pleaded guilty to all four counts […]
Malusi and Siyabonga Ndimande have finally appeared in court over the 2023 murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane. The brothers, extradited from Eswatini after two years of resisting their return, faced Durban Magistrate Irfan […]
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether a wide swath of Donald Trump’s tariffs are lawful, in a landmark case that could uphold — or upend — the president’s economic agenda. Billions of dollars in customs revenue […]
A French court on Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in “misleading commercial practices” by overstating its climate pledges and ordered it to remove some claims, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against […]
The United Kingdom Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), affirming that the Federal Republic of Nigeria is entitled to recover its legal costs in sterling (GBP) rather than in naira (NGN) following its […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cameroon began voting on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to keep 92-year-old President Paul Biya in power for an eighth term. Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, has ruled the country for 43 years. He faces […]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Emeka Ozoani, has called on Nigerian lawyers to redefine success in legal practice and prioritize mental and physical wellbeing, warning that burnout has become a “silent epidemic” in the profession. Delivering the keynote address at […]