Legal Matters

A magistrate’s court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a 47-year-old mason, John Chigozie, to six months in prison for stealing...

By Abasi Ita Magistrates in Cross River State under the umbrella of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria have announced plans...

A Kano State High Court has fixed April 15 for hearing of pending applications in the ongoing trial of a...

The National Industrial Court, on Monday, restrained the workers, under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade...

  The federal government, on Monday, amended the charge against nine suspected terrorists who allegedly attacked Yelwata in Benue, where...

In a significant legal development, the Court of Appeal in Ilorin has upheld the death sentences for five men convicted...

The Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded two men, Abdulrazaq Ibrahim and Amusa Fatai, over the alleged theft of...

  Two persons, Victory Ehinmen, 44, and Olaniyi Solanke, 48, on Thursday appeared before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan,...

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, granted an application by a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello,...

A State Security Service’s investigator, on Thursday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that many of the rescued victims...

A Kaduna State High Court, Kafanchan, has ordered a farmer, Timothy Ayock, to be remanded in a correctional centre for...

Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court High, has fixed fresh ten days to conclude trial in...

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...