A while ago, the Supreme Court fixed judgment for July 5, 2019 in the appeals filed by Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in respect of the dispute over the last governorship […]
The succession battle for the plum position of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court has begun as the incumbent; Justice Abdul Adamu Kafarati retires about the end of June. Since the coming of […]
The Supreme Court on Friday sacked David Umoru, senator representing Niger-East from the senate. The apex court took the decision after dismissing an appeal by Umoru to affirm him as the senator-elect of Niger East […]
Mohammed Sani Musa has bee declared the winner of the last election for the Senate held in the Niger-East Senatorial District of Niger State by the Supreme Court. Musa will now replace Senator David Umaru […]
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Funtua, Katsina state has ordered the Senator representing Katsina South senatorial zone, Sen. Bello Mandiya, to appear before it or risk bench warrant.Counsel to the complainant, Barrister Lawal Amah […]
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, set-aside ruling on the application filed by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for access to check the server and data of smart […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday fixed July 12 to deliver judgment in the suit seeking an order to stop the appointment of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, as […]
Kwara state governorship election petition tribunal Thursday adjourned to Friday to enable a representative of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to present his subpoena. The tribunal had adjourned to Thursday for full hearings to […]
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, reserved ruling on the application filed by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for access to inspect the server and data of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar against his Feb.23 re-election. Buhari made the prayer […]
A teacher (name withheld) of a Catholic Secondary School in Lagos has narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a suspected armed robber raped her in her home using a polythene […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Monday declared its satisfaction with President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance of the voluntary retirement of ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. In a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Soji […]
…Petitions will thin out one by one says Keyamo The Mohammed Garba –led Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Monday withdrew their joint petition filed by Coalition for Change (C4C), one of the parties in […]
The president of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has been replaced by the presiding judge of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, Justice M.L. Garba, has […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on the appointment of additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In a letter to the CJN, the president […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an ex-parte order for the maintenance of status quo, pending the determination of a motion filed by DAAR Communications Plc in its suit challenging the suspension of […]
The Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday told the Ikeja Special offences court that Ogunlana Adesina, a former president of the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) should not be granted […]
A federal high court judge in Abuja Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa,has threatened to close the case of the Independent Corrupt Practicesand other related offences Commission (ICPC) against the DirectorGeneral of National Broadcasting Commission, Ishaq Modibbo and […]
A Division of the federal high court in Abuja has adjourned until Friday, hearing in a suit challenging the nomination of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, a member of the House of Representative vying for the position […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ruled that Honeywell’s payment of N3.5 Billion between 2013 and 2014 constitutes the full and final settlement of its indebtedness to Ecobank Nigeria Limited. The judgment […]
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 50-year-old man, Sunday Salami, in prison for allegedly raping his neighbour’s 14-year-old daughter. The offence contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of […]
The United Nations received 37 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against its personnel in the first quarter of 2019, according to one of its spokespersons. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the […]
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malamihas revealed that the ministry under his supervision has so far recovered $ 779, 495, 900. 00 millions and N59,163,029,949.46 billions stacked in foreign accounts by looters during […]
The last four years of President Muhammadu Buhari literally put the judiciary on trial. In this report, KEHINDE OSASONA generally assesses the performance of the third arm of government in its primary duty of interpreting […]
Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Abia State, Prof Awa Kalu (SAN), in this interview with Ise-Oluwa Ige is of the opinion that although the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has spent four […]
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