Matter adjourned till November 13, 2024
A suit filed by Activist, Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo, at the Federal High Court, Awka Division, Anambra State, seeking account for Local Government (LG) funds, was on...
The recent announcement by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, regarding the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval for the construction of 40 luxurious houses...
The Senate on Wednesday, September 25, confirmed the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun for appointment as the substantive CJN. This is...
The sentencing took place at the Oyo State High Court, presided over by Justice Ezekiel Ajayi.
Three persons—Agada Solomon, Taiwo Adeniyi, and Bibisoye Kehinde—were sentenced to death by hanging on Tuesday for the murder of Colonel Anthony Okeyin, commandant of the Nigeria...
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, has handed off from presiding over the trial of the detained leader of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security and law enforcement agencies to scale up efforts at cracking down individuals or organisations involved in cybercrime and transnational...
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in Nigeria has passed a bill amending the Traditional Rulers Law, Cap. 155, Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2022...
Former Governor of Kogi State in Nigeria, Yahaya Bello is still evading capture by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials once again, with reports suggesting...
Femi Falana, SAN
During the colonial period, the British imperial regime banned public protests under the Public Order Ordinance. As the law did not stop aggrieved citizens from protesting...
Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in a Manhattan court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The indictment, unsealed Tuesday,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has released former Minister of Labour in Nigeria, Dr. Chris Ngige, after a prolonged period of...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Sorry even years after his emergence as Nigeria’s military Head of State, in the third quarter of 1974, General Yakubu Gowon placed a telephone call to...
President Bola Tinubu administered the oath of office to Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on August 23, 2024. She is...
A lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, was reportedly stabbed by one Mr. Kunle Kuteyi, on Sunday, July 21, 2024, for handling a divorce case in Ondo State, Nigeria....
The Anambra State Government led by Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has been caught secretly filing document at the Federal High Court of Anambra State of Nigeria,...
Three Nigerian scammers have been sentenced to a combined 235 years in prison by a Mississippi court in the United States. Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30, received...
I read with great admiration and satisfaction, the Nigerian Supreme Court decision on local government autonomy. I must salute the president, Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu and the...
A mega rich Nigerian civil servant reportedly worth billions in local currency, Mrs. Regina Dominic, has finally landed on the dock after years of evading arraignment...
A report published on the National Bureau of Statistics website has shown that a total of N721 billion ($1.26 billion) was paid in cash bribes to...
Whistleblowers, under the aegis of Eagle Transparency International, have accused one Justice Sunday Olorundahunsi of the Ondo Judicial Division, a former Registrar of the Supreme Court,...
Whistleblowers, under the aegis of Eagle Eyes Transparency International, have exposed the prosecutor of the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related Offences Commission [ICPC], Mr. Osuobeni...
In a bid to enhance the efficiency and transparency of its operations, the Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced its decision to commence the issuance...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, has lambasted judges of the Federal High Court and the Kano State High...
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said that he will not obey the Court order stopping Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II...
The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed into law a Kano State House of Assembly Bill nullifying the four Emirate Councils created by former...