Law/Judiciary
I lost my left arm serving Court Summons- Prosecution witness alleges in court
A Prosecution witness, Malam Bashir, Tanimu who resides in Hayin Madara, Giwa local government, Kaduna State said he lost his...
Read moreFilmmaker sues NBC, asks court to nullify amended broadcasting code
Charles Uwagbai, a Nigerian filmmaker, has instituted a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the controversial amendment of...
Read moreAPC petitions CJ Federal High Court over suit seeking Ize-Iyamu, deputy’s disqualification
The APC has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over Justice Taiwo Taiwo’s decision to give accelerated...
Read moreSalami Panel: I didn’t procure witnesses against anybody – Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says he did not procure witnesses to testify against...
Read moreSynergy among stakeholders useful in reforming Nigeria’s justice system—Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says synergy among the three arms of government including representatives of the legal profession will be...
Read moreMagistrate bars Abia journalist from covering rape case
Mr Emmanuel Nwankpa, presiding over a rape case at an Umuahia Magistrate’s Court, on Friday barred a journalist with a...
Read moreCourt remands man over alleged cultism, gang rape, defilement
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos, on Friday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Isaac Victor, be remanded in a...
Read moreMan, 33, remanded for allegedly defiling 5-year-old girl
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday remanded a 33-year-old unemployed man, Riliwan Salim, in a correctional facility for...
Read moreCourt dissolves 15-year-old marriage over wife’s arrogance, nagging
Chief Henry Agbaje, the President of an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between one...
Read moreCourt transfers suit challenging Akeredolu’s emergence as APC candidate to Lagos Division
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the transfer of a suit challenging the emergence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu...
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