Legal Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 17-count charge against a former Aviation Minister and Spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode over an alleged 1.5 billion Naira fraud. A former Minister of Finance, […]

Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Gooluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs Waripamo-Owei Dudafa will be arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos today. He and Iwejuo Joseph Nna (alias Taiwo A. Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah) […]

BARELY three weeks after, Jafaru Sougie, the man who allegedly murdered his wife, Rose, in  Oshodi, a Lagos suburb, is dead.The 48-year-old man died on Friday morning at the Police Hospital, Ikeja, where he has been on admission since May 26.He […]

Top American acts, Rihanna and Jay Z, who runs her music label, Roc Nation, have been sued for allegedly collecting money for a concert she never did. According to popular US-based online journal, TMZ, Chris Ubosi, boss of Megalectrics, operators […]

Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, has revealed that recommendations contained in the report of the 2014 National Conference, if implemented, will solve some of the contending issues in the country. Ozekhome, who spoke […]

Over N1billion cash illegally deployed in the 2015 election has been refunded. The cash came from  some former ministers, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and coordinators of some election observer groups, The Nation learnt yesterday. More […]

A Lagos-based Lawyer Olumide Babalola has dragged the popular celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji before the Lagos High Court for several reliefs bordering on unauthorized and offensive use of picture. In Suit No. LD/3265MFHR/2016 before Hon. Justice O.H. Oshodi, the lawyer […]

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) had fixed June 7, 8 and 9 for the continuation of trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on alleged false declaration of assets. In a statement signed yesterday by the Head, Press and […]