A U.S. appeals court has upheld a ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents. On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied an emergency request from the Justice Department to enforce the executive order, which had been temporarily ...

  Music and fashion icon Rihanna was spotted in court on Thursday, January 30, supporting her partner, A$AP Rocky, as his criminal trial continued in downtown Los Angeles. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted. For the second consecutive day, Rihanna, 36, made headlines not ...

  The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned the ₦1 billion defamation lawsuit filed by renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, against social media influencer Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkBlackMan, to February 19, 2025. The adjournment was granted to allow the court ...

  The decades-old mystery surrounding the murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur has taken a dramatic turn with allegations implicating music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Newly surfaced legal documents, including transcripts of a police interview, have linked Diddy to the high-profile case. These revelations come amidst ongoing legal troubles for the billionaire entertainer, who has ...

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed the prosecution of an unnamed female passenger who obstructed an Abuja-bound Ibom Air flight, causing its cancellation. The authority has vowed that the passenger will face the full weight of the law for her actions. According to the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, ...

  Recently, a popular Nigerian journalist was sued by a British Journalist for defamation due to certain allegations made in a publication by the Nigerian journalist. While the court proceedings went on, the Nigerian journalist did not appear in court nor defend himself. Eventually, the Royal Courts of Justice in the United Kingdom proceeded with ...

  A court in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, has sentenced two individuals to life imprisonment for their involvement in the 2017 attack on the Aziz Istanbul restaurant, which claimed the lives of 19 people. The sentencing, handed down on Thursday, January 2, 2025, was announced by the office of the counter-terrorism unit. A statement from the ...

  A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three individuals connected to the tragic stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School, which claimed multiple lives during a children’s funfair. The accused include Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the school’s principal; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, proprietor of Agidigbo FM, which publicized the event; and Naomi ...

    A United Kingdom upper tribunal has overturned a prior ruling that halted the deportation of 43-year-old Nigerian, Olutobi Ogunbanwo, and ordered a rehearing of his case. Ogunbanwo, convicted in 2019 for immigration offenses related to conspiring with a British citizen to falsely claim paternity, served a three-year prison sentence and subsequently faced deportation ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the trial of Chioma Okoli, who faces charges related to her online commentary about Erisco Foods Limited’s tomato paste. The case, originally scheduled for hearing on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, was deferred to February 10, 2025, due to the Federal High Court’s New Legal Year event ...

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has launched a historic hearing to establish legal obligations for countries to combat climate change and protect vulnerable nations from its devastating impacts. More than 100 countries and organizations—the largest number ever in an ICJ case—are presenting submissions over two weeks at the Peace Palace in The Hague. ...

    Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has once again presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to address allegations of misappropriation of public funds. Bello arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday morning, accompanied by his legal team. His visit comes in the wake of the Supreme ...

  The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to employ over 22,000 police constabularies and pay them salary arrears dating back to January 2021. The constabularies, who were deployed across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for community policing, ...

  The Rivers State Government has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court decision barring the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from disbursing federal allocations to the state. This comes in the wake of ongoing political and judicial friction surrounding the authority of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who has faced challenges from the Martin ...

  The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has voiced serious concern over a recent Federal High Court judgment halting the release of monthly allocations to Rivers State, a decision that restricts the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other financial institutions from disbursing funds to the state government. In a statement signed by CISLAC ...

  The ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ) has appointed Cape Verde’s Ricardo Gonçalves as its new President, alongside Sierra Leone’s Sengu Koroma, who has been elected as the Vice President. Both leaders will serve non-renewable four-year terms. The election was conducted by the court’s college of five judges and was officiated by Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro ...