Courtroom Chronicles – 1
By Mustapha Babalola Toheeb. INTRODUCTION Now that courts are on vacation and there has been a reduction in court sittings, this has provided an opportunity for me to reflect on…
EFCC secures conviction of Lagos BDC operator for illegal forex transaction
Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a bureau de change (BDC) operator, Dabo Ardi, to two months’ imprisonment for conducting foreign exchange transactions outside the official market. Justice F.N.…
Falana charges CJN, A’Court president to appoint vacation justices for rights appeals
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the Court of Appeal to designate appellate justices to hear appeals involving fundamental…
Court reduces Bodejo’s bail from ₦2bn to ₦1bn
The Federal High Court in Abuja has reduced the bail bond granted to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, from ₦2 billion to ₦1 billion in…
Federal High Court dismisses suit by Bayelsa traditional ruler challenging Shell’s divestment, pollution
The Yenagoa Division of the Federal High Court on Friday dismissed a suit challenging the divestment of Shell from onshore assets and pollution of the Ekpetiama community.The suit filed by…
Malami: Court orders final forfeiture of over 40 properties linked to Ex-AGF
Hon Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of more than 40 properties linked to former Attorney General of the Federation ( AGF)…
Appeal Court’s verdict on PDP leadership precise, decisive, says Anosike
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has congratulated the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, following the Court of…
PDP Urges NBA, LPDC to Sanction Lawyers for allegedly Twisting Court Verdict
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to investigate and sanction lawyers accused of deliberately misrepresenting a…
Okporojo Killings: Court remands 33 suspects in Ebonyi
A High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Ogbunnefi, has remanded 33 indigenes of Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area over their alleged…
Court dismisses $19.6m lawsuit against NNPC
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has dismissed a $19.6 million lawsuit filed against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), ruling that the claim was without…