By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a Mama Boko Haram), Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode to fourteen years jail term each. The...
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The Lagos High Court has fixed July 2, 2025, for judgment in the application filed by Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, seeking to quash the DPP’s legal advice that freed Naira Marley and Sam Larry over allegations of being involved in Mohbad’s death. Senior Advocate Wahab Shittu, representing Aloba, argued...
Professor Pat Utomi has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his alleged plan to establish a “shadow government” in Nigeria. Utomi, a Professor of Political Economy and Management Expert, argued that the DSS’s suit disclosed...
The Federal Government will arraign Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Chairman of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, and John Ugbe, the company’s Managing Director/CEO, alongside six other top officials, on October 7. The defendants are accused of breaching the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. The charges include failure to comply with a...
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima, has freed 77 inmates from the Abolongo Correctional Facility in Oyo, Oyo State. The inmates, who were awaiting trial for various offenses, were released during a prison visit by the CJ, represented by Justice Ladiran Akintola. Yerima stated that the...
Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has pleaded not guilty to alleged defamation charges filed against her by the Federal Government. The lawmaker was arraigned before Justice Chizoba Orji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on three counts bordering on alleged defamation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and...
The Federal Government has closed its case in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over allegations bordering on terrorism and treason. The government’s lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, made the announcement after the 5th prosecution witness testified and was cross-examined....
Nigerian judiciary is actively embracing digital transformation to improve service delivery, restore public confidence, and ensure that justice is accessible to all. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun made this known at a public lecture organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos. According to Kekere-Ekun,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday heard that between 170 and 200 security agents in the South East lost their lives due to the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The court also heard that...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled June 23 for hearing of contempt proceedings against Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso. The proceedings stem from alleged disobedience to a Supreme Court judgment. The case revolves around a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a forfeiture order against...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s application for a bench warrant against suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in an alleged defamation case. The federal government, prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello, had sought the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court also heard how a search warrant obtained from a Chief Magistrate...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has expressed outrage over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) alleged imposition of a candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra. According to the party, INEC’s actions are in direct contravention of a court order and the party’s constitution....
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama has overruled former Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku’s objection to the admissibility of key documents in his alleged N27 billion fraud trial. Justice Slyvanus Oriji held that the statement of the prosecution’s witness, Ismail Lawal, made at the EFCC office, was admissible...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the bail application filed by three detained promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) in an alleged over $1 billion fraud until June 30 for ruling. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opposed the bail application, arguing that the defendants might...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2024 Ondo election, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, has vowed to appeal the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s verdict upholding Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory. It would be recalled that the Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has declared...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, describing him as a phenomenal jurist and statesman who served Nigeria with honor, courage, and exceptional integrity. Justice Uwais, who passed away on Friday at 89,...
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of 11 cattle rearers at the Correctional Centre in Makurdi over allegations of terrorizing Benue communities. The defendants, residents of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue, face charges including criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, acts of terrorism, open grazing,...