By Vivian Ibobo An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 56-year-old man, Abiodun Abdulahi, be remanded in Ikoyi Detention Center for allegedly defiling his...
By Ramatu Garba A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Yusuf Abubakar, be remanded in a correctional facility for allegedly cutting off...
By Chinyere Omeire 28-year-old event organizer Baba Williams, who allegedly obtained 4.3million naira from a businessman under false pretenses, appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates Court in...
By Sandra Umeh On Friday, Judge Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos acquitted and acquitted Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, accused of laundering 322 million...
By Opeyemi Aremu-Gbemiro A high court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced 22-year-old Kehinde Olajide to death by hanging for armed robbery. In rendering his judgment,...
By Moji Eniola There was a tense atmosphere in an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday evening as Francis Atuche, former Managing Director (MD) of Bank PHB,...
By Moji Eniola On Wednesday evening, a high court in Ikeja sentenced Francis Atuche, former managing director of the now defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank),...
By Aisha Gambo A Sharia court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna state, on Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old woman, Zainab Ibrahim, to six months in prison for burning...
By Adaeze Iroha / Teniola Ibitola Nigerian actor Olanrewaju James (commonly known as Baba Ijesha) was tried in a Yaba Magistrates Court in Lagos State on...
By Victor Nwachukwu Members of the Nigerian Judicial Staff Union (JUSUN), Imo branch, returned to work on Wednesday after the national strike was suspended for more...
By Taiye Agbaje The Chief Justice of the Federal High Court (FHC) Judge John Tsoho has issued a new practice guideline on exemption from payment of...
By Christian Ogbonna Some Ebonyi justice actors applauded the Nigerian Judicial Staff Union (JUSUN) for suspending its two-month-old strike. In separate talks with the Nigeria News...
By Ebere Agozie The Federal Government’s Interdepartmental Committee on the Disposal of Forfeited Assets opened the tender to select auctioneers to dispose of the recovered assets....
By Moji Eniola The Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said the Nigerian Judicial Staff Union (JUSUN) called off its strike too soon without...
By Taiye Agbaje Some lawyers have expressed divergent views on the submission of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, to reduce the number of...
By Victor Nwachukwu The Nigerian Bar Association, Imo branch, has set up a helpline to collect data from people who have allegedly been wrongfully arrested and...
By Ugonne Uzoma The 1999 Constitution Review Committee sitting in Owerri said it received 48 submissions during the hearing. The president, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, revealed this...
By Sandra Umeh The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed the optimism that the protracted strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) will be...
By David Adeoye Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday said he had sent an Executive Bill to the state House of Assembly, proposing the ...
By Ariwodola Idowu Gov. Kayode Fayemi has constituted a nine- member Committee to harmonise the views of the government and people of Ekiti on the review...