Category: Legal
Mobile Court Prosecutes 19 Sanitation Offenders in Nasarawa
A mobile court, handling environmental-related cases, on Saturday prosecuted 19 persons suspected to have violated environmental sanitation laws in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The Prosecutor, Mr ... Read More
Kogi judiciary set to automate filing of court processes
Acting Chief Judge of Kogi, Justice Henry Olusiyi said on Friday that the state Judiciary was working towards automating the filing of court processes to ... Read More
Magistrate orders driver to sweep court premises for stealing
A Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 35-year-old driver, Ahmed Danladi, to sweep the court premises for two days for ... Read More
Court remands 2 over armed robbery, attempted murder
Obafemi Owode (Ogun), Aug. 26, 2020 (NAN) An Obafemi Owode Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday remanded two men– Feranmi Ajimosun, 33, and ... Read More
Edo Assembly saga: Court stops Police, others from arresting former speaker
An Edo High Court in Benin has restrained the Police, the Department of State Security (DSS) and other security agencies from arresting former Speaker Edo ... Read More
Supreme Court reserves judgement in the appeal against Kogi governor
The Supreme Court has adjourned judgment to 31st August in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP challenging the election of Governor Yahaya ... Read More
Court dissolves 14-yr-old marriage over wife’s attempt to poison husband
A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved the 14-year-old marriage between one Dauda Saliman and his estranged wife, Amina over her ... Read More
Buhari Congratulates New NBA President, Olumide Akpata
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Olumide Akpata on his election as the President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The president, in a statement issued by ... Read More
Olumide Akpata emerges NBA President, pledges transformational leadership
A former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law, (NBA-SBl) Mr Olumide Akpata, has emerged the 30th President of the NBA. Akpata ... Read More
NAPTIP Secures over 500 Convictions, Rescues over 18,000 Victims
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of over 500 traffickers and rescued over 18,000 victims acrocc ... Read More
Court adjourns National Theater concession suit until Oct. 29
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned until October 29, the continuation of hearing in a suit by a company, Topwideapeas Ltd., challenging ... Read More
Court adjourns suit seeking Uzodinma’s sack until July 20
The Federal High Court Abuja, has adjourned until July 20, a suit filed by Reform and Advancement Party (RAP) and its 2019 governorship candidate, Mr Okere ... Read More
NAPTIP vows to go after traffickers of Arowolo
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has vowed to go after the traffickers who planned the trafficking of Temitope-Olamide Arowolo to ... Read More
NHRC calls for media action on Human Rights protection
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday called for media action to tackle allegations of human rights abuses in Nigeria. Mr Tony Ojukwu, Executive ... Read More
Court Affirms INEC’s De-registration of 32 political Parties
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the applications filed by the 32 deregistered political parties against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice ... Read More
Kalu Resumes Duty at The Senate Chamber
Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia-APC), on Tuesday resumed duty at the senate by attending plenary after his release from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Kalu, who ... Read More
President Buhari Nominates Dongban-Mensem as President Court of Appeal
President Muhammadu Buhari, in-line with his constitutional responsibility has sent the nomination of Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Acting President, Court of Appeal to the Senate for ... Read More
Court fixes June 3 to hear substantive suit filed by 31 deregistered political parties
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has again adjourned until fixed June 3 to hear a suit filed by 31 political parties against the Independent National ... Read More
NJC recommends appointment of Heads of Courts, Judicial officers
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended a total of 70 candidates to their respective state Governors for appointment as Heads of Court and as ... Read More
ECOWAS Judges Seek More Women Inclusion in Nation Building
The Community Court of Justice Women’s Forum for ECOWAS on Saturday in Abuja sought for more women inclusion in Nation building for the betterment of ... Read More