News Category - Law and Judiciary
CAS Confirms Senegal's Appeal of CAF's Verdict Upturning AFCON Title
CAS Director General MATTHIEU REEB said the court understands that teams and fans are eager to know the final decision, and it will ensure that arbitration proceedings are conducted as swiftly as possible.
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EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of $13M Traced to AISHA ACHIMUGU
The Judge dismissed the claims that AISHA ACHIMUGU received the $13m as gifts through the bank accounts of Oceangate Engineering Company, as she never showed up in court to show cause why the funds should not be forfeited to the federal government.
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Pension Injustice and Presidential Silence - A Cruel Betrayal of Those Who Served
What makes the delay even more troubling is the growing perception that the Nigerian state can act with speed and decisiveness when political interests are at stake, yet becomes lethargic when the issue concerns justice for ordinary citizens - even those who once wore the uniform.
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NBA Backs SAN Against SOWORE Over Sanctity of Abuja Courtroom
The NBA President disclosed in a statement that public access to the courtroom is a right exercised within boundaries of decorum, discipline, and respect for judicial authority.
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Nigerian Man Jailed 90 Months for Wire Fraud Targeting US Citizens
In addition to the jail term, he was also slapped with a $1.2M forfeiture order and a $2.4M restitution order and will be removed from the United States when he completes his sentence.
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US DoJ Moves to Strip Citizenship from Nigerian Man Convicted of Fraud
In a statement, the DOJ disclosed that EMMANUEL OLUWATOSIN KAZEEM attempted to steal more than Ninety-One Million Dollars from the US Internal Revenue Service in a fraud scheme targeted at over two hundred and fifty-nine thousand victims.
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10 Filipino Sailors Fined $6M for Cocaine Shipment Seized in Apapa, Lagos
Justice AYOKUNLE FAJI delivered the judgment after the defendants pleaded guilty to a four-count charge brought against them, following a plea bargain deal reached with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
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ADEGBORUWA Kicks, as Lagos APC Welcomes Reintroduction of Monthly Sanitation Exercise
ADEGBORUWA reminded the Lagos State government monthly sanitation exercise was halted by the Federal High Court in 2015, adding that since the case was still in court, the state government cannot proceed with the proposed resumption of the cleanup exercise.
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3 Convicts to Die by Hanging for Cult-Related Murder in Rivers State
During the trial, the court heard how the defendants, who are members of Iceland secret cult group, conspired, kidnapped and murdered their victim. They also chopped off his head and other body organs, before dumping the remains inside a pit, while the head of the victim was taken to a shrine.
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US Rapper Kanye West Ordered to Pay Handyman $140,000
The handyman initially filed the lawsuit in 2023, alleging unsafe working conditions, unpaid wages and wrongful termination.
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Fugitive Drug Kingpin Surrenders to NDLEA after 13 Years
NDLEA spokesman, FEMI BABAFEMI, said REGINALD PETER CHIDIEBERE was first arrested in 2013 following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos.
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ADC To Seeks Supreme Court Interpretation on 2026 Electoral Act, As INEC Adjusts 2027 Elections Timetable
ADC spokesman, BOLAJI ABDULLAHI particularly pointed out the Section of the new Electoral Act that provides for the nomination of candidates for elections, which he said is intended to demobilized opposition parties.
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Achraf Hakimi Denies Rape Charges, Paris Prosecutors Prepare for Trial
HAKIMI denies the allegations and wondered how a rape accusation is enough to justify a trial, saying such move was unjust to the innocent as it is to the genuine victims.
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Man Jailed for Life for Kidnapping Akwa Ibom High Court Judge
Justice CHIGOZIE SERGIUS ONAH convicted EFFIONG and imposed the maximum sentence of life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to commit terrorism, membership of a terrorist group, and kidnapping.
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Court Jails Pastor for Murder in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
PRINCE EMMANUEL was convicted for the murder of the final year Engineering student at the University of Uyo in December 2020, inside his apartment in the Akwa Ibom State capital in December, 2020.
Read More →Electoral Act, 2026: Akpabio Celebrates Defeat of Real-Time Transmission Proponents
Senator AKPABIO described the Amended Act as a historic and painstaking piece of legislation that reflects the genuine aspirations of Nigerians.
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President Tinubu Signs Electoral Act, 2026, 24hrs After NASS Passage
TINUBU urged Nigerians to have confidence in their system, just as he played down the debate over the transmission of election results, stressing that the final results would not require talking to the computer, but the human beings who will announce the final results.
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Warri-Based Lawyer, JOHN AIKPOKPO-MARTINS, Accuses DPO of Threat to Life
AIKPOKPO-MARTINS alleged that police officers from the Ororokpe Police Division in Delta State laid ambush for him and his client on the orders of the Divisional Police Officer, after a failed attempt to abduct his client in court.
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$25m Debt: H-PTL Appoints Interim Administrator for Green Energy, Lekoil
Green Energy and Lekoil are Joint Venture Partners in Okatikpa Field under Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) – 11, located in Andoni, River State. They are indebted to H-PTL Energy Services Limited in the sum of $25.5m since mid-2025, and have been unable to liquidate the overdue debt.
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DSS Files Cybercrimes Charges Against El-Rufai, as Protesters Seek EFCC Prosecution.
This comes after the Office of the National Security Adviser also directed EL-RUFAI to submit evidence of his alleged claim of the procurement of a poisonous chemical substance known as Thallium Sulphate to the DSS for investigation.
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Court Jails Two Chinese 46 Years Each for N3.4bn, $2.5m Cyberterrorism, Internet Fraud
The two convicts are among seven hundred and ninety-two suspected Internet and cryptocurrency fraud suspects who were arrested during a raid in Lagos in December 2024 by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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Failed DONALD TRUMP Assassin Sentenced to Life in Prison
Judge AILEEN CANNON handed down the life sentence, plus seven years after a ninety-minute hearing, saying it was to protect the public from future crime committed by ROUTH.
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NNAMDI KANU's Sokoto Prisons Transfer Bid Fails
Kanu’s legal representative, DEMDOO ASAN, who is from the Legal Aid Council, informed the court about his decision to withdraw from the matter due to what he described as “irreconcilable issues”.
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ALLISON MADUEKE Trial: Former Petroleum Minister Accused of Enjoying Life of Luxury from Bribery
Sixty-five-year-old ALLISON-MADUEKE is alleged to have received bribes in forms of One Hundred Thousand Pounds cash, chauffeur-driven cars, a private jet flight to Nigeria and refurbishment work and staff costs at several London properties.
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Cyberstalking: Court Admits Video of Reno Omokri's Drug Claims Against President Tinubu in Sowore's Trial
The videos were tendered during the cross-examination of the first prosecution witness, CYRIL NOSIKE, who is an operative of the Department of State Services, by the defence counsel, MARSHAL ABUBAKAR.
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16 Detained Military Officers: Investigation Confirms Coup Plot; Officers to Face Court-Marshal
Accordingly, those with cases to answer will be formally arraigned before appropriate military judicial panel to face trial in accordance with the Armed Forces Act and other applicable service regulations. This ensures accountability while upholding the principles of fairness and due process.
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Maina as Grand Patron: Chairman, NBA Garki Branch to Face Disciplinary Proceedings
The President of the NBA, AFAM OSIGWE, said the appointment of any person convicted of stealing and money laundering or corrupt practices as patron of any NBA branch makes a mockery of the legal profession and the fight against corruption.
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Court Affirms Nenadi Usman's National Caretaker Committee as "Valid and Lawful" Leadership of Labour Party
According to the report, Justice LIFU further ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognize NNADI USMAN forthwith.
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OLUMUYIWA ADJOTO Jailed for Life for Sexual Assault of Minor in Mowe, Badagry
The convict testified in his defence, saying that he was at a bank in Agbara at the time of the incident, and that he was falsely accused by his second wife due to marital issues.
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More Troubles for Malami, as DSS Arrest former AGF Outside Kuje Prisons, Abuja
This comes after MALAMI was released from the Kuje Prisons in Abuja after perfecting his bail conditions in the money laundering charges the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission filed against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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