A Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of a 24-year-old man, Nurudeen Hammed, in a correctional facility for allegedly killing his grandfather and uncle. The tragic incident took place in the Apete area of Ibadan on September 8, 2024. Hammed, who is facing a two-count charge of murder, did not enter ...

  The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has issued a directive for NBA branches across the country to actively monitor the ongoing trials of #EndBadGovernance protesters. In a move to ensure justice and uphold the rule of law, the NBA has also launched a Pro Bono legal support initiative ...

  Hugo Hyungsoo Lee, the CEO of South Korean cryptocurrency deposit service Haru Invest, was stabbed in the neck during his fraud trial at the Seoul Southern District Court on Wednesday, police reported on Thursday. The attack occurred while Lee was in court, when a man in his 50s, attending the trial, suddenly assaulted him. ...

    Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Loyola Jesuit College and an admission-seeking applicant, Master Aondo Terdoo Caleb, to resolve their legal dispute out of court. The judge ordered both parties to hold an emergency meeting within five hours on Friday to explore amicable solutions and report back ...

Justice Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba of the Federal High Court Lagos has ordered former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to disclose the details of the agreement between the Federal Government and X, formerly Twitter. The judgement, considered a landmark verdict, was delivered in May 2024 following a Freedom of Information suit brought by the ...

Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, along with his daughter and two others, have been granted bail in the sum of ₦100 million each by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The bail follows allegations of suspected fraud amounting to ₦2.7 billion. In addition to the bail amount, the court stipulated that each of the defendants ...

  Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has expressed his readiness to address the Federal High Court in Abuja concerning the 19-count indictment filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). However, he has voiced concerns about potential arrest. According to Adeola Adedipe, SAN, a member of Bello’s legal team, ...

  On Monday, Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja ordered the remand of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This decision came after Emefiele and his co-defendant, Herry Omoile, pleaded not guilty ...

  In a landmark ruling, a Kano High Court has delivered a verdict of death by hanging for Geng Quandong, a Chinese national charged with the murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Buhari. The court found Quandong, aged 47, guilty of culpable homicide punishable by death under Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of ...

  A bid by the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Nigeria to halt the conduct of elections and examinations on Saturdays has been dismissed by Justice James Kolawole Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The lawsuit, which sought to prevent the Federal Government from scheduling activities on Saturdays, was deemed by the judge ...

  Uche Aigbe, the Presiding Pastor of the House on the Rock in Abuja, has taken steps to challenge his trial at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. Aigbe, previously arraigned before an FCT Magistrates Court for brandishing an AK-47 rifle during a church service in February 2023, appeared in court seeking a judicial ...

    A Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 7, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN. He ...

  In a move that has stirred controversy, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has reportedly nominated his daughter, Justice Victoria Oluwakemi, for a judgeship position at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. This nomination follows earlier appointments of family members to various judicial positions, raising concerns about nepotism within ...

  The chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, Oluseyi Olawumi, has warned against “fake lawyers” and promised to sanitise the court environment, Monday. Olawumi, at the December meeting of the NBA Ikeja Branch, issued a warning to people who parade themselves as lawyers without passing through legal education and to lawyers who ...

Hudu Yunusa Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has gone into hiding in Niger Republic, according to a report by journalists. This comes after he failed to appear during his second arraignment. It was reported on November 6, 2023 that the suspended Adamawa State Resident ...

  A three-day judicial retreat of the ECOWAS Court of Justice on the theme: Case Management before ECOWAS Court of Justice: Relationship between the Registry Department, the Chambers of the Honourable Judges and the Legal Research Departments, opened on 13th of November, 2023 in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. In his welcome address, Hon Justice Edward Amoako ...