Lagos: Court Acquits Police Inspector Accused of Killing Man During Patrol
Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has discharged and acquitted a police inspector, Kabiru Odejimi, who was standing trial over the alleged manslaughter of a man identified as Idris…
Bail Conditions that cannot be met amount to a refusal of bail, Osigwe SAN warn against turning freedom into a luxury
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, SAN, has expressed concern over what he described as the growing trend of excessive and unrealistic bail conditions imposed by courts…
Bail Conditions should not undermine the essence of bail
In recent times, we have observed with growing concern a disturbing trend in the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria, where courts and law enforcement agencies, including the Nigeria Police…
Why A State Of Emergency Can No Longer Wait
By Moshood Oshunfurewa It was a quiet Tuesday, May 26, 2026, evening in Lagos when my wife, a primary school teacher in the Lagos State public school system, calmly informed…
Alia swears in Justice Christine Ende as Benue High Court Judge
*Says appointment strengthens judiciary, women’s inclusion Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has sworn in Justice Christine Ende as a judge of the State High Court, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to…
Nigeria’s democracy at risk without judicial autonomy, reforms: Supreme Court Justice
The judiciary remains the last line of defence for Nigeria’s democracy, but urgent reforms are needed to prevent institutional decline and safeguard the nation’s future, Justice of the Supreme Court,…
Ondo: Aiyedatiwa hails death sentence for Owo church killers
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described the conviction of the terrorists who attacked and killed worshippers of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, four years ago as a victory for…
Owo Church Attack: Ondo AG hails death sentence for four criminal convicts
Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kayode Ajulo (SAN), has welcomed the Federal High Court judgment in Abuja which found four individuals guilty for their involvement in…
Lagos judge withdraws from $42m fraud case against Briton, Indians
Hon Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has recused himself from further proceedings in the prosecution of a Briton, Marcus Wade, and two Indian nationals, Prem…
Drug dealer, three others jailed for running unregistered pharmacies
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has sentenced a drug dealer, Isidora Ezea, and three others to eight and a half years imprisonment each for operating pharmacy premises and…