The Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Akintayo Aluko, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a haulage operator, Adolphus Peter, who was accused of unlawful diversion of Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO), popularly called diesel, Read more…
1st July, 2024 PRESS RELEASE – 2024 SAN Conferment Exercise The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) by this Notice announces the shortlisting of applicants for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria for the year 2024. 2. Read more…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday raised the bar for prosecuting Donald Trump, ruling that he has immunity for some of his conduct as president in his federal election interference case but maybe not for other actions, adding another obstacle for special counsel Jack Read more…
Justice James Omotoso of a Federal High Court, Abuja has just dismissed a N1 billion suit filed by the. detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services Read more…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared as illegal, the declaration of the wife of former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Margaret as a wanted person by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mrs. Emefiele had dragged Read more…
Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe, SAN, a front-runner candidate for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidency, has unveiled his manifesto, highlighting his commitment to enhancing members’ welfare and development. As part of his “Proactive Bar” agenda, Osigwe pledges to implement several Read more…
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has written a letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, for the transfer of the alleged money laundering charge against him to Kogi.In a letter Read more…
The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has urged the Federal High Court in Kaduna to quash the report of the state House of Assembly indicting him of N432bn theft. In a suit filed by his lawyer, A.U. Read more…
The former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiiji, says his acquittal from money laundering related charges and prosecution that spanned over 12 years was a harrowing experience. The speaker said his joy knew no bounds, describing Read more…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded and been found guilty in a US court to a single espionage charge. He is now free to return to his native Australia, having already served five years in a British prison. Assange pleaded Read more…
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji ordered the final forfeiture of the funds Read more…
The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Julian Assange to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information, in a deal that is expected to resolve the WikiLeaks founder’s charges in the U.S. Read more…