Law

The Court of Appeal in Abuja said on Monday that it would no longer hear applications for a stay of proceedings in the trials of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; a former National Security Adviser, […]

Human rights lawyer, Chief Femi Falana (SAN), will next Monday file a case of genocide and ethnic cleansing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherland and the Economic Community of West African […]

On the surface, the National Assembly does not appear to have any hidden interest in the Kogi House of Assembly stalemate, nor in Kogi as a state, irrespective of the turmoil in that burdened and […]

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), and human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), have condemned the move by the Senate to amend the law setting up the […]

A segment of the political elite has decided to follow in the shaky footsteps of the American extreme rightwing politician, Mr. Donald Trump, by attempting to constrict the democratic space in our country. This is […]

Wanted former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemulopo, alias Tompolo, has commenced legal action against the Federal Government of Nigeria, challenging the N45.9bn fraud charges filed against him. Tompolo, who approached the Federal High Court […]

It was a bad day at the court yesterday for the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, as he failed in efforts to stall proceedings in his trial, following which Justice Okon […]

In December last year, the Supreme Court upheld all the disputed governorship elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on April 11, 2015 and undertook to adduce reasons for arriving at each of […]

But then what are the consequences of upholding the result of an election which the entire world saw was characterised by unprecedented violence, murders, beheadings, decapitation and incineration of human beings, even when the electoral […]

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki yesterday refused to appear in court for his trial. His absence stalled his trial at a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. Dasuki, Shuaibu Salisu, […]

Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has restrained the Senate and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, from arresting the former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, over […]

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere monday fixed April 20 to rule on an application filed by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, asking the court to quash a criminal charges preferred against him […]

I have told the story before on this page of my experience on 14th June 1993, when the then National Electoral Commission (NEC) suspended the release of the results of the presidential election held two […]

Barely 24 hours to the resumption of the trial of the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, security has been strengthened arround the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice  Danladi Umar […]

THE Nigerian judiciary is often described as the last hope of the common man, blind and impartial to the cause of justice. But recent events in the land would seem to suggest that this description […]

At its National Executive Committee meeting held on February 18, 2016 in Jos, Plateau State, the Nigerian Bar Association formally lifted the ban on political activities. In other words, candidates interested in contesting for various […]

The federal government has been ordered to pay Resort International Limited, a company owned by Dr. Wale Babalakin, a whopping N54 billion as damages in a landmark ruling delivered by an Arbitration Tribunal, THISDAY has […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, paid a judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, N5.3 million between June 27, 2012 […]

For failing to deliver judgment in a pre-election matter, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has barred a judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Rita Ofili Ajumogobia, from being elevated to the Court of Appeal […]

•Directs return of case files to Justice Kolawole The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, has reversed his decision to reassign the cases involving ex-Head of the Civil Service Steven Oronsaye […]