Law

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the entire 50 counts of fraud preferred against the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the forthcoming December 5, 2015 election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, […]

….the INEC has to review its position in the light of the claim that the number of disenfranchised voters in the state who have PVCs and are qualified to vote is less than 41,300. If […]

The Court of Appeal has raised a new panel to hear an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Buruji Kashamu representing Ogun East. Members of the panel are Justice A.G Mshelia (Chairman), […]

Abuja— Reprieve came the way of two journalists in the employ of Leadership newspapers, yesterday, when a judge discharged and acquitted them on charges of forging a report on a Presidential letterhead paper. Justice Usman Musale […]

I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing away of the candidate of the APC in the Kogi State gubernatorial poll, Prince Abubakar Audu. My heartfelt condolences to his entire family and the […]

Attorney-General and Justice minister Abubakar Malami (SAN), yesterday spoke on the controversy generated by the death of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Abubakar Audu. He said since the […]

An Edo State High Court has stopped the installation of Chief Luke Abbas as the Eze Ndigbo of Edo State. The court ordered Police Commissioner Chris Ezike to stop Abbas’ installation. Justice A. Edodo-Eruaga gave […]

Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT)  has suspended Senate President Bukola Saraki’s trial, following the Supreme Court’s order. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal’s Public Relations Officer, Ibraheem Alhassan, made this known […]

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) and Solicitor General of the Federation (SGF) Taiwo Abidogun yesterday went back on their promise to attend proceedings in the case involving former National Security Adviser […]

A Federal High Court, Abuja, will hear the Attorney General of the Federation counter motion on Bukola Saraki’s Code of Conduct trial on Dec 2. Mr. Saraki, who is the President of Senate, is challenging […]

ABUJA — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, said yesterday that he has secured the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to thoroughly audit all pending high profile […]

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki vowed yesterday to defend his integrity, saying  he is ready for trial over the N644billion arms deals probe panel says are fraudulent. He said he acted in the […]

ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, approved the sack of Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, after the National Judicial Council, NJC, found him guilty of judicial misconduct. The […]

ABUJA—One of the counsel to the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, Prince Ajibola Oluyede, has faulted the condemnation that trailed ruling of the Supreme Court over the trial of the senate president at […]

•AGF, Solicitor General pray for time THE Federal Government yesterday sought the understanding of the Federal High Court, Abuja in its handling of the case involving former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Dasuki (rtd). […]

Three Senior Advocates of Nigeria have described as illegal the order of the Supreme Court, granting an application for a stay of proceedings in the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is being tried […]

•Ex-North-East gov flees abroad • Hidden assets of 15 other former govs uncovered The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar, has signed the warrant for the arraignment of six former […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday barred five commercial banks from instigating Senator Buruji Kashamu’s arrest by security agencies over an alleged debt. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke made an order of perpetual injunction restraining the […]

ABUJA—Temporary reprieve came the way of the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, yesterday, as the Supreme Court aborted bid by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to begin    full blown hearing on the 13-count criminal charge preferred […]

IN COURT, lawyers hold sway. They do all the talking, while the rest of us watch them in action. But takes individual style to win a case. every lawyer has his own style. He adopts […]