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Litigation
“No Provocation Justifies Violence At Airports” — NCAA Confirms Legal Action Against Passenger Who Obstructed Abuja-Bound Flight
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed the prosecution of an unnamed female passenger who obstructed an Abuja-bound…
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Articles
Judgment 101
Recently, a popular Nigerian journalist was sued by a British Journalist for defamation due to certain allegations made in…
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Crime
Burkina Faso Court Sentences Two To Life For 2017 Restaurant Massacre
A court in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, has sentenced two individuals to life imprisonment for their involvement in the 2017…
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Law Enforcement
Court Remands Principal, Broadcaster, And Ooni’s Ex-Wife Over Ibadan Stampede
A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three individuals connected to the tragic stampede…
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Foreign News
UK Court Orders Deportation Of 43-Year-Old Nigerian, Olutobi Ogunbanwo, Reversing Ruling
A United Kingdom upper tribunal has overturned a prior ruling that halted the deportation of 43-year-old Nigerian, Olutobi…
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Litigation
Court Reschedules Trial Of Chioma Okoli Over Erisco Foods Controversy
The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the trial of Chioma Okoli, who faces charges related to her…
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Foreign News
Landmark Climate Case Begins At UN Court With Record Global Participation
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has launched a historic hearing to establish legal obligations for countries to combat…
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Law Enforcement
Yahaya Bello Appears Before EFCC Again
Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has once again presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Jobs & Careers
Court Orders Police To Employ Over 22,000 Constabularies, Pay Four Years Of Salary Arrears
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Police Service Commission…
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Litigation
Rivers State Appeals Federal High Court Judgment Halting Monthly Allocations Amid Tensions
The Rivers State Government has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court decision barring the Central Bank of…
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Metro News
CISLAC Raises Alarm Over Court Ruling Blocking Rivers State Allocations, Warns Of Democratic Risks
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has voiced serious concern over a recent Federal High Court judgment halting…
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The Bench
ECOWAS Court Of Justice Elects New Leadership
The ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ) has appointed Cape Verde’s Ricardo Gonçalves as its new President, alongside Sierra Leone’s…
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Crime
Court Remands 24-Year-Old For Allegedly Killing Grandfather And Uncle In Ibadan
A Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of a 24-year-old man, Nurudeen Hammed, in a correctional…
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Nigerian Lawyers
NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, Directs Branches To Monitor #EndBadGovernance Trials, Initiates Pro Bono Legal Support
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has issued a directive for NBA branches…
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Crime
CEO Of Crypto Firm Haru Invest Stabbed During Fraud Trial In Seoul Court
Hugo Hyungsoo Lee, the CEO of South Korean cryptocurrency deposit service Haru Invest, was stabbed in the neck during…
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Litigation
Judge Orders Loyola Jesuit College And Admission Seeker To Settle Dispute Out Of Court
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Loyola Jesuit College and an admission-seeking…
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