The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on Tuesday, issued a bench warrant against the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, over alleged N76bn and $31.5m of ...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo has ordered probe into the deployment of funds allocated to 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State from 2019 to 2023. Justice Bello Kawu issued the order ...

Edo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, has sworn in three State High Court judges who were previously excluded from the swearing-in ceremony with eight of their colleagues cleared by the National Judicial ...

The President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, PhD, OFR has declared Thursday, December 19, 2024, to Monday, January 6, 2025 as Christmas and New Year ...

The Lagos State Judiciary has released new posting for Magistrates for the year 2024. According to the Deputy Chief Registrar (Admin.),  Rasaq O. Davies, the new posting  takes effect from Monday, the ...

Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has taken a legal action against his arrest by the Ekiti State Police Command.  His counsel, Ralph Nwoke, revealed that he had filed a fundamental human rights ...

The Ekiti State Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti has denied bail to human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who is facing allegations of cybercrime. Farotimi was arrested following a petition by a legal luminary, Chief Afe ...

A former Senator, Dino Melaye has been acquitted in the twelfth and final case against him by the Federal Government. This lengthy legal battle began six years ago. According to him, Justice Sylvanus Oriji delivered ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja in a suit brought before Justice Emeka Nwite has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Julius Abure as the substantive Chairman of the Labour ...

The Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Adebara has re-affirmed the commitment of the judiciary to fight crimes and other forms of lawlessness capable of threatening the peace and stability of the state. He ...

Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), a non-governmental organisation that focuses on defending human rights, has condemned the “illegal and unconstitutional” charge filed against the President and founder of ...

A devastating fire broke out at the Ilorin High Court on Saturday, engulfing parts of the building, including courtroom No. 10. It was gathered that the fire, triggered by a power surge, affected a standing air ...

To ensure that Nigerians have access to legal services regardless of their financial or social status, the European Union (EU), in partnership with the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance ...

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, last Friday inaugurated six new judges for the Kwara High Court, urging them to discharge their duties with diligence, impartiality, and a focus on the community ...

To enhance the judiciary’s credibility, address the growing issue of frivolous applications and aid quick dispensation of justice, the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has advocated greater ...

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday, retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), with a call for measures to be put in place to reduce the burden on the Supreme Court. He explained that there are ...

Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has appealed to the National and State Houses of Assemblies, to consider the inclusion of Magistrates within the definition of judicial officers in the constitution, in the process of ...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Bolaji Ayorinde has threatened to sue Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) due to an alleged defamatory publication ...

Lagos-based lawyer Evans Ufeli has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Attorneys General of Lagos and Ogun states, seeking a judicial review and ...

Public policy analyst, Sesugh Akume, has sued the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over its failure to address a matter reported to the commission since March 31, 2023. Two others were also sued: the national ...