Law/Judiciary
Judicial reforms: Buhari wants 12 months timeline for criminal trials
President Muhammadu Buhari says there is need to put in place rules stipulating that criminal trials up to the Supreme...
Read moreMy husband wants to use me for money ritual, woman alleges in court
A mother of four, Modupe Oyelade, on Wednesday petitioned a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, seeking dissolution of her marriage...
Read moreSave me, my wife is threatening my life – Man begs court
A barber, Toheeb Shafiu, on Wednesday dragged his wife, Fatimo, of three years before a Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan,...
Read moreI 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...
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