By Uchenna Eletuo Stakeholders in the legal profession have called for reforms that would fast-track commercial dispute resolution and ease business operations for investors in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call at the 10th International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Africa Conference on International Arbitration held in Lagos on Thursday. TheContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Lovelyn, the widow of slain Lagos-based businessman, Chief Lucky Adimike, has sued the Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olatunji Disu, and the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, over alleged unlawful detention. The 53-year-old woman, alongside her detained children, filed the suit at the Federal High Court inContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has granted bail to two defendants who allegedly assaulted medical personnel of the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that in April, a doctor and a nurse were allegedly assaulted physically in KWASUTH,Continue Reading
Imprisonment By Olawale Akinremi A Mapo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday, sentenced a woman, Peace Christopher, 45, to seven months in the correction centre for beating up her father’s landlady. The police arraigned Christopher on charges of breach of peace and assault. Delivering judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs O.O.Continue Reading
Judgment By Taiye Agbaje & Rashidat kabiru The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment,Continue Reading
Some legal practitioners in Lagos have argued that the punishment for rape is prescribed by statute and therefore cannot be arbitrarily altered by the courts.Continue Reading
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria Prof. Dorothy Ufot, on Tuesday described arbitration as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism, vital for tackling commercial disputes globally.Continue Reading
Re-arrest By Usman Aliyu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo command, has re-arrested suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Lawal, for allegedly faking his death to evade prosecution. Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, State Commander of the agency, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. Ofoyeju said the 50-year-oldContinue Reading
Stealing By Ugochi Ugo-joy Ndubuisi Two artisans were on Tuesday docked in a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly stealing iron pipes from the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. The police charged Victor Obeka and Monday Maham with criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, mischief and theft. The defendants however, pleaded notContinue Reading
By Patience Omoha An FCT Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2 on Monday adjourned until June 17 the alleged N626 million fraud case involving a former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gabam is currently standingContinue Reading
