By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has inaugurated 34 units of three-bedroom flats for magistrates and senior legal officers in the Ministry of Justice. Also inaugurated is the newly constructed Deputy Sheriff Warehouse to securely store confiscated goods pending the resolution of court appeals. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at theContinue Reading
By Chinyere Omeire A Lagos High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square on Friday, sentenced a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of his passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, Ominikoron was arraigned for rape and murder of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Ayanwola, who boarded hisContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has called on the judiciary to adopt a proactive stance in enforcing safety regulations within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). Kekere-Ekun made the call while declaring open the 2025 National Seminar on Regulations in the Power SectorContinue Reading
By Ngozi Njoku A civil servant, Mojisola Benson, on Monday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State for allegedly posting pictures of another woman on social media, claiming that she took over her husband. Benson, who resides at Ifako in the Gbagada area of Lagos, is facing aContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo A widow, Wunmi Ishola, on Monday dragged Mai Unguwa Lawal, a village head in Mando, Kaduna State before a Shari’a court for alleged land fraud. She also filed a suit against an agent,”Oga Yellow”, and the man who claimed to be the owner of the land, AlhajiContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Justice Nwosu-Iheme of an FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja on Monday sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased (his wife) on April 8,Continue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ikeja Branch, and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), have called for synergy with various government agencies to fight human trafficking in Nigeria. They said this at the one-day training organised by the members ofContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo A Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna on Tuesday ordered the remand of a female spectator whose phone rang during court proceedings. The Judge, Malam Muhammad Adamu, said she would be charged for obstructing court proceedings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the spectator’s phoneContinue Reading
By Sandra Umeh President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) on Sunday, called on legal practitioners to remain focused in their commitment to preserving the rule of law and justice Osigwe made the call in an Easter message issued to newsmen in Lagos. According to him,Continue Reading
By Martins Abochol The Taraba State Judiciary, under the leadership of Justice Joel Agya, Chief Judge of the state, has trained judiciary staff on e-filing, a component of the Nigeria Case Management System (MCMS). Mr Folorunsho Agbeja, Assistant Director, ICT in the Supreme Court, and a resource person, told theContinue Reading
