Give account for N3trn public funds – SERAP drags CBN to court
A lawsuit has been filed by the Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over its alleged failure to account for N3 trillion…
Police arraigns man over alleged identity theft
Swift operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID), Annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, have arraigned Essien Emmanuel Akpama before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged identity theft, impersonation and…
Court pend judgment in Numan–Jalingo road rights suit
The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, on Monday reserved judgment in a fundamental rights enforcement suit challenging the prolonged neglect and unsafe condition of…
FG to appeal FHC judgment on attacks against journalists
Nearly two years after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Federal Government to investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of all attacks against journalists and other media practitioners, and…
FJSC, not NJC, handled criteria process for FHC judgeships
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has clarified that it has not taken final action on the 62 legal practitioners in the country who applied for appointment as judges of the…
Judiciary: Spotlight on cases that defined 2025
By Henry Ojelu Judiciary at crossroads In a year marked by heightened public scrutiny, political tensions, constitutional contestations and renewed focus on justice delivery, the Nigerian judiciary found itself at…
Malami appears in court over EFCC’s charges
Former AGF, Abubakar Malami in Court on Tuesday for his arraignment on alleged money laundering charge. A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday…
EFCC pray court to dock ex-AGF Malami for alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to arraign a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in court today, December 30.…
34 out of 62 lawyers fail integrity test, disqualified from Court judges’ race
28 shortlisted for NJC interview No fewer than 34 lawyers nominated for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria (FHC) have failed the integrity test and have…
34 lawyers fail integrity test, dropped from Federal High Court judgeship appointment
No fewer than 34 lawyers nominated for appointment as Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria (FHC) have failed the integrity test for appointment as judicial officers in Nigeria…