The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Lere Olayinka, has defended his principal, Nyesome Wike against Femi Falana’s criticism regarding the construction of housing for judges. Falana labelled the initiative unconstitutional Read more…
Attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has secured the conviction of one Laminu Ahmed, 36, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 14 Read more…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the suit instituted by 19 states against the Attorney-General of the Federation, challenging the constitutionality of the Acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and two other anti-corruption agencies. The plaintiffs had Read more…
The planned arraignment of 109 foreigners charged with cybercrime before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja was on Thursday stalled due to their inability to secure legal representation. The foreigners, who are said to be citizens of China, Indonesia, Read more…
Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm of affairs in the South-South state. The ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Read more…
The President of the Court of Appeal Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has set up a three-member special panel to hear all appeals relating to the political disputes in Rivers State, including the one between Governor Simianalayi Fubara and the House of Read more…
Chidi Odinkalu, a prominent Nigerian lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has expressed his disappointment with the newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, for attending a special dinner hosted by the Governor of Read more…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on judges to ensure they uphold the rule of law in the course of their duty, urging them to refrain from delivering judgments that would portray the judiciary in a bad light. The Read more…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has revealed that the Force has successfully recovered N10 million allegedly extorted from a group of young Nigerians by four officers in Bayelsa State. The officers, identified as ASP Emmanuel Ubong and Read more…
Indications emerged during the week that the National Judicial Council (NJC) headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun is set to hold a crucial meeting anytime soon to consider, among others, reports of its several committees Read more…
A coalition of 51 anti-corruption groups has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Read more…
Three major oil marketers in the country, yesterday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop what they described as plot by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, to monopolise the energy sector of the economy. The marketers, including Read more…