News Category - Law and Judiciary
BLESSING CEO Remanded in EFCC Custody for N36m Fraud
EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate I, Ikoyi alleged that the self-styled relationship therapist defrauded one IFEYINWA NONYE OKOYE under the false pretence of leasing a six-bedroom detached duplex in Lekki, Lagos State.
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Nigerian Professor Jailed in USA for $1.4M Education Fraud
61-year-old Prof NKECHY EZEH committed the crime through a nonprofit known as Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, funded by US federal programmes, the Department of Education, and private donors.
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Canadian Attorney General Confirmed for NBA Eti-Osa Branch 2026 Law Week Celebration
The NBA spokesman noted that the 2026 Law Week celebration would go down as a “historic convergence of legal minds and policymakers”, stressing that it was already generating significant public and institutional interest both locally and internationally.
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Threat to Broadcasters: SERAP, NGE Secure Restraining Court Order Against NBC
According to SERAP and NGE, “the right to freedom of expression includes not only factual reporting but also opinions, commentary, and analysis. Journalism without opinion is neither practical nor democratic.”
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Court Awards N100m Against SERAP in Defamation Lawsuit
SERAP had alleged that the DSS operatives invaded their Abuja office, and harassed and assaulted their workers, while the DSS maintained that the operatives were on a routine visit to acquaint themselves with the new leadership of the organisation.
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Legal Battle Over MOHBAD's Death Shifts to Abuja Federal High Court
The fresh lawsuit is seeking an order of mandamus compelling the police to conduct a thorough, diligent, and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death in September 2023.
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Coroner's Inquest into CHIMAMANDA's Son Controversial Death Suspended
The Coroner’s Court was informed that hearing is suspended pending the outcome of a meeting between the State Attorney General and all parties involved, which is scheduled for May 12, 2026.
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ASP NUHU, 3 Others Dismissed, Ordered to Face Trial for Extrajudicial Killing
The Inspector General of Police, OLATUNJI DISU, presented the findings and recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee to newsmen at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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Journalists Barred from Bail Hearing of 6 Suspected Coup Plotters
The defendants are facing a thirteen-count charge bordering on treason, terrorism, and money laundering, alongside former Petroleum Minister, TIMIPRE SYLVA, who is currently at large.
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TIMIPRE SYLVA, 2 Retired Military Officers, Police Inspector, 3 Others Face Treason and Terrorism Charges
Court papers indicate that the defendants allegedly had prior knowledge of a planned treasonable act involving one Colonel MOHAMMED ALHASSAN MA’AJI and others but failed to alert authorities.
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Courts Jails 974 Suspects for Drug Offences in 3 Months
The drug convicts, including seventy-five women, were awarded a combined jail term of two hundred and fifty-four years.
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NNPP Crisis: Lawyers Write INEC to Affirm Court-Back Leadership
The NNPP lawyers said the time for equivocation, hesitation, or administrative delay on the part of INEC has long elapsed, adding that continued refusal by the Commission to comply with subsisting court decisions amount to a direct affront to the authority of the Court of Appeal.
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The Lower Courts And The Fear Of A One-Party State: How Should We Vote in 2027?
Does the APC deserve our votes come 2027? Well, this author is certainly not going to make that mistake if things don't change soon.
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INEC, ADC, and Quiet Suspension of Political Participation - Status Quo or Status Control?
The doctrine of status quo ante bellum is not a mechanical time machine. It is an equitable principle aimed at preserving the subject matter of litigation, not destroying it. The critical question is: what exactly constituted the “status quo” worthy of preservation?
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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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