The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party as governor of Abia State. The court gave the ruling validating the April 11 governorship election on Wednesday night but […]
ABUJA—National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun, has called for the investigation of Supreme Court judges. Oyegun made the call against the backdrop of his party’s loss of Rivers State governorship seat […]
France has carried out abusive and discriminatory raids and house arrests against Muslims under its current state of emergency, traumatising and stigmatising those targeted, including children and the elderly, human rights groups said. Human Rights […]
District Judge Craig Long said he took action because more and more people were turning up for hearings in their bedtime attire. A Pennsylvania judge has had enough of people wearing pyjamas to court and […]
Widow of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, will be cross- examined on April 26, in the legal battle between her children and the deceased’s brothers, a High Court sitting in Igbosere, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has recently announced its plans to conduct 78 re-run elections across the country, pursuant to judicial decisions ordering it to do so. The reason for the fresh conduct of these […]
Governor Nyesom Wike, of River state last Wednesday got a reprive at the Supreme Court which upheld his victory in the April 11 2015 governorship election. The seven-man panel at the apex court in a […]
No fewer than twelve states in the country are yet to domesticate the child rights act enacted by the Federal Government in 2003. The Chief Legal Officer of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Plateau […]
It is only a person who does not read his column, “Palladium”, regularly that will accuse Idowu Akinlotan of willfully and perversely placing respect for the rule of law above justice for Nigeria and Nigerians […]
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer allow social functions and parties in public schools just as owners of private schools across the state have been warned to comply with rules […]
Embattled PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh who is standing trial for allegedly collecting N400 million from ex NSA, Dasuki’s office has been dealt with another blow in court today in Abuja.
LAGOS—Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has petitioned the International Criminal Court, ICC, requesting it to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity committed by some Nigerians over alleged diversion of $8 billion earmarked to procure military […]
The fashionable thing today under EFCC’s revised criminal justice system is the curious trial by instalment, or instalmental trial. It can be defined as a clever (I will say not really ingenious), method employed by […]
A Zamfara State High Court has granted bail to a former governor of the state, Ahmed Yerima, who was arraigned on Thursday, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC. Mr. Yerima […]
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said that “corrupt judges will go to jail as the government of President Muhammadu Buhari will actively promote and ensure […]
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday adjourned further proceedings in the charges filed against the Registered Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations and four other till January 27, 2016. The […]
The Benin Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of an Edo State High Court which on September 26, 2012 dismissed a N20bn libel suit filed against Punch Nigeria Limited, the publisher […]
LAWYERS to former Minister of State for Defence and one time Nigerian Ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, have written a letter to the publishers of online news platform Sahara Reporters informing them of the […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the arrest of a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Oweize Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo). Justice Ibrahim Buba issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he failed […]
UNEASY lies the head that wears the crown. Lately, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has cried out twice on the fate of the Nigerian Judiciary. At first, he expressed deep concern […]
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