The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Catherine Udeh and two others. The ...

A High Court sitting in Rivers State has barred the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Someone Amadi, from giving effect to any resolution by the 27 defected lawmakers in the state.  The issue of the alleged ...

Justice John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has rejected a request by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to the Kogi division of the court.  ...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to account for the payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor ...

The battle at the Rivers State House of Assembly between lawmakers loyal to the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and those loyal to his estranged godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ...

Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore (SAN), has lamented the inadequate infrastructure that hinders the efficient functioning of the legal system and deter potential ...

A senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Ndarani, has called on all stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), both elected and appointed, to cooperate for the development of the FCT. Ndarani made the call ...

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), has said that statistics showed that community-based sentences reduced re-offending rates in the state by at least 50 per cent, ...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly. The appellate court’s decision overturns an earlier ruling by the ...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ruled against Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in his lawsuit seeking N1 billion in damages for alleged human rights ...

Retired Rear Admiral Alison Madueke has urged the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, to stop his ex-wife Diezani from bearing his name. In a petition for jactitation of marriage (declaration that a marital union has ...

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has urged a cultural re-orientation to make Nigerians patronise locally-made products to grow the economy. Speaking at the Nigerian Bar ...

A businessman, Emmanuel Haruna, has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to court over Point of Sale (PoS) registration. He said the directive by the 1st respondent to ...

The Incorporated Trustees of HEDA Resource Centre said it would appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which struck out its application seeking to stop the Federal Ministry of Environment, ATC Nigeria ...

The head of the Secretariat of the Body of Benchers (BoB), Daniel Tela, has declared that the immediate past Chairman of the Body, Justice Mary Peter-Odili (Retd), orally approved the appointment of Mr Augustine ...

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Osun State, Wole Jimi-Bada, has charged members of the State Rent Tribunal to discharge their responsibilities creditably and be guided by the extant provisions ...

To address adverse economic, social and environmental impacts to local communities, environmental law experts have called for urgent prioritisation of fundamental human rights in the design, negotiation, planning ...

A local firm, Marketing Edge Publications Limited has filed a N20 million libel suit against the president of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Idorenyen Enang before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja. The ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch has called on legal professionals to protect the sanctity of the rule of law in the discharge of their duties as it commences 2024 law week. The Ikeja NBA Chairman, ...

A lawyer, Jiti Ogunye has called for the amendment of the Lagos State Tenancy law to make rent and possession recovery easier. Ogunye made this call at the Lagos State Government Justice Reform summit held in Lagos ...