Saturday, 24 January, 2026

Category: Judiciary


The Supreme Court, on Thursday, finally brought to an end the long-running murder case of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, dismissing the attempt by the Lagos State Government to revive the prosecution of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd). In a unanimous decision, a Read more…


The plot by the Rivers State House of Assembly to oust Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, has been stalled as the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined to constitute a judicial panel to Read more…


The Awka Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the alleged assault on a lawyer, Charles Ifeanyi, by operatives of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade, otherwise known as “OCHA Brigade”, calling on the Anambra State Government and Read more…


The trial of 46-year-old Adeniyi Kayode, the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the road accident with heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua that claimed the lives of two of his friends, has been adjourned to February 25, 2026. Kayode Read more…


Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed relief over the swift arrest of suspects linked to the gruesome murder of Fatima Abubakar and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi, Kano State. Read more…


The Rivers State House of Assembly says the Chief Judge of the state has received and acknowledged official correspondence conveying notices of alleged gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu. The confirmation was contained in Read more…


A Rivers State High Court in Oyigbo Local Government Area sitting in Port Harcourt, has issued an interim order of injunction against the Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly,  Martin Amaewhule, and 32 others, including the clerk of the Read more…


A Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has fixed January 30 for the hearing of a criminal case instituted by the state government against United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and four of its top officials over alleged Read more…


Solicitors acting for renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, have written to Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Lagos, over the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi. This comes as the Lagos State Government confirmed the suspension of the anaesthesiologist at the clinic Read more…


The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja, on Friday issued an interim order restraining the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) from proceeding with its planned industrial action scheduled to begin on Monday, January 12, 2026. Justice E.D. Subilim, Read more…


The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has vowed to continue its probe of the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, despite the withdrawal of the Read more…


Prince Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, has warned that those persecuting and mocking the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, would soon face reckoning. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, Prince Emmanuel addressed Read more…