NBA president, Afam Osigwe, advocates timeframe for resolving legal disputes
President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has called for a radical expansion of judicial reforms to cover commercial, criminal and fundamental rights cases, arguing that…
Malami file applications to overturn interim forfeiture of EFCC-seized properties
Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has filed an application at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to set aside an interim forfeiture order placed on properties…
Fawehinmi drags son to court over property documents in Rivers
An 85-year-old woman, Mrs Henrietta Fawehinmi, has asked a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt to order her son, Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi, to return the original title documents…
NIS earmarks legal framework to combat cybercrimes, Others
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Kemi Nanna Nandap, has said the Service will strengthen its legal framework to effectively address cyber-enabled crimes and the smuggling of…
Court bans NLC, others against Tuesday’s planned protest in Abuja
The National Industrial Court has issued an interim order restraining the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Union Action Committee from embarking on the planned protest…
Former China justice minister jailed for life over corruption
A court in China said on Monday it had sentenced a former justice minister to life in prison after finding him guilty of accepting bribes totalling almost $20 million over…
Trump threatens legal action over joke at Grammy Awards
US President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards following a joke made during the ceremony that linked him to the late financier…
Benue Killings: Court orders suspects remands in Kuje Prison
Hon. Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the remand of defendants alleged to be involved in the Benue killings at the Kuje Correctional Centre,…
Benue massacre: Nine suspects plead not guilty to 57-count terrorism charge
Nine suspects accused of leading the deadly attack on Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State in June 2025, have pleaded not guilty to a 57-count terrorism charge filed…
Fagbemi SAN leads prosecution in Benue massacre trial
The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, is heading the Federal Government’s legal team prosecuting nine suspects over their alleged roles in the…