Legal Nigeria

2016 can be described as an eventful year in the history of the Judiciary. From the arraignment of high profile persons, a contentious Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election and arrest of some judicial officers to the appointment of an acting […]

  Pre-election cases are usually treated expeditiously. But that is not the case with the one held in Enugu State in 2011 between ex-governor, Sullivan Chime and Chief Alex Obiechina.     As a result, a human rights group, Promoters of […]

•‘More courts, more congestion’The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Samuel Onnoghen said yesterday the 17 justices of the Supreme Court were adequate for the country.Onnoghen said the appointment of more judges and justices as well as creation of more […]

The Lagos State Government on Friday condemned the murder of an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) , Surajudeen Bakare on Thursday in Apapa area of the state.The Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Adebayo Anofiu Eleguishi, said […]

A 61-year-old man, Patrick Oke, who allegedly obtained N46 million from his in-laws on false pretext was on Friday docked at the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The accused is standing trial on a four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, fraud and […]

A lawyer, Morakinyo Ogele, has faulted the judgment of a Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, which ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Zenith Bank to de-freeze the accounts of Governor Ayo Fayose.Ogele, in a statement in Ado Ekiti […]

The Special Panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, established to determine all appeals arising from the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership crisis has again adjourned its proceedings indefinitely.The Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Salaawu, disclosed this to […]