PREMIUM TIMES gathered that judges serving in the area had switched to virtual hearings due to frequent attacks by kidnappers along the Ugwogo-Opi-Nsukka Road in Enugu State. Lawyers in Enugu North District, Enugu State, protested on Tuesday the refusal of Read more…
• Says Appeal Court ‘exparte order was unwarranted, uncalled for, frivolous and vexatious’ The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Court of Appeal freezing the assets of Neconde Energy Limited, Nestoil Limited and two others, over an Read more…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, ruling which cleared the path for former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election has triggered contrasting reactions across the country’s major political divides; sparking celebration in a faction of the main opposition Read more…
Some leaders of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) were on Friday denied access to see a former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Read more…
Legal practitioners and opposition figures on Friday hailed the Federal High Court ruling, which invalidated the timelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of primaries and nomination of candidates. In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, Justice Read more…
The judgement, delivered Wednesday, gutted key parts of INEC’s Revised Timetable and Schedule of Activities for 2027 General Election. The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified key aspects of the timetable issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for key Read more…
Let El-Rufai enjoy his constitutional rights, argues ADAMU LAWAL TORO The unfolding confrontation between the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and the family of Nasir El-Rufai is gradually degenerating into something far more dangerous than a routine corruption investigation. It is Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu and Uba Sani to immediately release former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Atiku described El-Rufai’s continued detention as “cruel, unjustifiable, and deeply troubling,” especially as Muslims across the country Read more…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment over a N33.8 billion fraud case linked to the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Read more…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence, statements of alleged coup plotters at the commencement of a trial-within-trial proceedings. The trial-within-trial is aimed at determining whether statements allegedly made by the defendants to military investigators were obtained Read more…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has deposed Joseph Oloyede as the Apetu of Ipetumodu after the monarch’s conviction in the United States over COVID-19 relief funds fraud. Media aide to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, made this known in a statement Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze Human Right Lawyer and Social Critic Sir Ifeanyichukwu Ejiofor Esq has condemned the attitude of some lawyers especially those occupying strategic political communication roles who descend to the level of reckless propaganda devoid of intellectual sincerity just Read more…