Tuesday, 28 April, 2026

Category: Judiciary


The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho admitted the transmitter along Read more…


The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has told the International community and Nigerian Government that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is a prisoner of conscience and has no case to answer. The group’s position was contained in a statement issued Read more…


The apex northern sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Muhammad Uwais as a jurist of repute whose wealth of experience will be greatly missed. Reacting to Justice Uwais’ death in a Read more…


By Chukwudi Ebele National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration, NAFDAC in the eye of the storm as Human Rights Lawyer Drags the agency to court over Ogbo-Ogwu Bridge head Market Alleged Violations with particular reference to Ms. Sophie Eberechukwu Read more…


By Chukwudi Ebele The Switzerland Government has at last launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged brutal murder of a Nigerian citizen, Mr. Michael Ekemezie in Lausanne, Switzerland on May 25, 2025. The investigation was in response of Read more…


By Chukwudi Ebele Human Right Lawyer, Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor has condemned in its entirety the alleged extrajudicial killing of a Nigerian citizen, Mr Michael Kenechukwu Ekemezie’ based in Switzerland who was fatally assaulted by officers of the Swiss Police in Read more…


The terrorism trial of Simon Ekpa, a municipal politician in Lahti, began on Friday at the Päijät-Häme District Court, with the Finnish prosecutor demanding a minimum sentence of six years in prison. Ekpa, who is originally from southeastern Nigeria’s Biafra Read more…


Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja has adjourned the trial of former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, till October 6, 7, and 8. At the resumed proceedings yesterday, the court Read more…


The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), accusing the apex bank of non-disclosure of vital information regarding monthly allocations made to the country’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) Read more…


The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 states’ governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenging the federal government’s application of recovered looted funds. A seven-member panel of the court unanimously held that the suit was Read more…


The Federal Government on Thursday evening revealed how Nigeria was saved from an $11 billion investment scam engineered by Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), describing the landmark victory in a United Kingdom court as a turning point in the Read more…


“You Cannot Jail a Citizen for Choosing Silence: The Nigerian Bar Association Condemns Compulsory Voting Bill as Unconstitutional and Draconian” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) unequivocally condemns the proposed bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting Read more…