A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has granted stringent bail conditions to three persons who were arrested for UTME registration impersonation examination malpractice. Timilehin ...

The Rivers State House of Assembly has got the nod to perform its legislative functions without let or hindrance. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ordered the ...

The Zamfara State High Court has sentenced one Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for killing his friend because of N100. Dahiru was brought to the court in June 2017 for allegedly stabbing his friend, Shamu Ibrahim, ...

The Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), Haliru Nababa, on Thursday, December 7, denied that the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...

AFederal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, awarded a N500 million in damages against Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi for violating the fundamental rights of Murtala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s ...

The Zamfara State High Court has sentenced one Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for killing his friend because of N100. Dahiru was brought to the court in June 2017 for allegedly stabbing his friend, Shamu Ibrahim, ...

Former US president Donald Trump was back in court on Thursday for his New York civil trial on fraud allegations, once again condemning the process as unfair. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican ...

A man, Michael Adams, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Yaba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly ordering drinks worth N113.000 at a bar in the Shomolu area of Lagos State and refusing to pay the bartender. Adams was ...

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division on Wednesday sentenced four men to death for armed robbery. The convicts, Segun Friday (39), Tijani Seun (27), Ogunyemi Olarewaju (29) and Adebayo Tope (23) were tried ...

The National Judicial Council has picked 11 Justices that will fill the vacant positions at the Supreme Court. The constitution prescribes 21 Justices for the apex court but the court currently has 10 Justices, ...

A Tehran court has ordered the United States government to pay nearly $50 billion in damages for assassinating a top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, nearly four years ago, the judiciary said on Wednesday. Then-US ...

A legal practitioner and rights activist, Mr. Favour Enuji, has called on the Chief Judge of the state and the State Judiciary to save a 17-year-old male, Chiemere Nneji, who is currently detained at the state ...

A Kwara State Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of an Ibadan-based herbalist, Sultan Ojuwoni, also known as Atakoro, and one Olaitan Ibrahim Olalekan at the Federal Correctional Service ...

A High Court of Justice in Ogun State, Ijebu-Ode Division has awarded N2m damages against the Nigeria Police for the unlawful arrest and detention of one Abolaji Alaba. According to a judgement obtained on Monday, ...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Bwari, Abuja, has discharged and acquitted the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, of allegations ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to be issued a certificate of return as the rightful governor of Imo state. In a ruling read ...

The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of N40 million on Mike Ozekhome SAN, for filing a frivolous, vexatious, and irritating motion before the court in respect of Imo state governorship in 2019. The Nation ...

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a national from Cotonou, Republic of Benin, John Tchada Assou, for allegedly breaking into the residence of his employer, Stephanie Geddes, at the VGC, Ajah area of the ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arraigned a businessman, Muhammad Lamido, over alleged N105m fraud, before the Lagos Special Offences Court, in Ikeja. The defendant is facing four counts ...

The Federal Government has settled N52m in fines and compensation for 399 inmates at various correctional centres across Kaduna State as part of its efforts to decongest the centres. The Comptroller of Correctional ...