Legal Matters

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC),...

Inspector El-John Nwonke, on Wednesday, told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court how the National Drug Law Enforcement...

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, admitted the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Prof....

A herder, Jimoh Abubakar, 42, on Wednesday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Too State, over alleged...

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has ordered the final forfeiture of a Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 private jet operated...

A 45-year-old man, Akinola Oluwauyi, was on Tuesday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over the alleged theft of...

Three members of a “one chance” syndicate were on Tuesday, arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State,...

  The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Abuja, has granted an interlocutory injunction filed by the Minister of...

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagnemi, SAN has formally taken over the prosecution of Mike...

Former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami's office has raised alarm over his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) and alleged...

A 33-year-old businessman, Olakunle Abegunde, was on Friday brought before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting his wife....

A Tunisian court on Thursday convicted and sentenced two prominent journalists to three and a half years in prison on...

A group, Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability, COCTA, has flayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...

The FCT High Court, Maitama Division, on Wednesday struck out a motion filed by a lawyer, Victor Giwa, seeking the...

The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed January 26 to rule on the final forfeiture of a London property linked...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of five suspects linked to...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants to...

ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour...

An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish the names of candidates submitted...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, fixed March 25 for ruling on an application filed by Economic and Financial Crimes...

The Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced 45-year-old housekeeper, Mak-Henry Lynnto, to two years in prison for breach of trust...

The Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old miner, Ibrahim Shettu, to two years in prison for cheating. The...

A Sagamu Magistrate Court in Ogun State has continued with the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, driver of a Lexus SUV...

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday January 19, 2026 secured the conviction...

The Kano State High Court on Monday remanded two men, Isma’il Adamu, 22, and Isma’il Rabiu, 24, in a correctional...

By Abasi Ita Rising incidents of threats and intimidation against Magistrates in Cross River State have sparked palpable anxiety within...

A Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Friday, fixed March 9 for judgment in a fresh suit challenging the legal...

The Supreme Court has ordered the continuation of the trial of former governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido and...

Justice Chizoba Orji of an Abuja High Court on Thursday struck out alleged defamation case against the Senator Representing Kogi...

  The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task force) has apprehended a suspect over the alleged attack and...

The trial of a former governor of Taraba , Darius Ishaku was on Wednesday stalled in a High Court, Abuja...

The Area Court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced Abdullahi Usman to 12 months’ imprisonment for enticing a married woman and...

By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo Former minister of Defence, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd.), has withdrawn the ₦1 billion defamation suit he...

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed February 26 to hear the preliminary objection filed by the...

Two brothers, Ayodeji Afolabi, 21, and Ayomide Afolabi, 23, and their friends, Abdulahi Olarenwaju, 20, and Samson Abayomi, 26, were...

  The Chairman of Dangote Industries, Aliko Dangote, through his legal representative, has filed a formal corruption petition against the...

A Life Camp Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered a businessman, Felix Nnandi, to pay the sum of N4.5...

A trader, Salisu Usman, who allegedly received stolen property, on Thursday, was arraigned before a Life Camp Magistrates’ Court, Abuja....

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has rejected Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s request to withdraw his petition against...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected...