By Edith Nwapi Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday discharged former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, and six others. They were charged with legations of committing infractions relating to the controversial Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245, otherwiseContinue Reading
By Joy Kaka A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, on Wednesday sentenced Ayedun Makanjuola to four years imprisonment for running over and killing his wife, Adenike. The Commissioner of Police charged Makanjuola with culpable homicide. Justice Angela Otaluka held that the deceased‘s act was provocative when sheContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advocated the establishment of a legal framework that recognises and respects human rights. The group also called for the review of the Official Secrets Act, Criminal Code Act and Cybercrime Act free in line with international human rightsContinue Reading
By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade A family court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Musibau Lamidi, 50, for alleged defilement of his tenant’s six-year-old daughter. The Magistrate, Mrs S.A Adesina, ordered that the landlord should be kept at the Agodi custodial facility pending advice from OyoContinue Reading
Justice minister urges HODs, agencies to deepen digital infrastructureContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stressed the need for women judges to identify obstacles that hinder women advancement in the profession and collaborate on ways to overcome them. Sanwo-Olu also urged them to carve out a future where women in the legal profession would standContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, says the judiciary was indeed the hope of the common man, following the fine of 1.1 trillion naira imposed on the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power by a Minna High Court. Mohammed, who represented the community, made this knownContinue Reading
Supreme Court dismisses order barring SDP’s Ajaka from inspecting election materialsContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday imposed a fine of N2 million against Mr Cecil Osakwe, a property developer, over abuse of judicial processes. Delivering judgment in an enforcement of fundamental rights suit filed by Osakwe, Justice HaliluContinue Reading
By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered a fraudster, Ismail Adeniyi, 58, to pay N1.6 million restitution to the complainant. The Chief Magistrate, Mr E.A. Idowu, in his judgment, found Adeniyi guilty of fraud, as charged. Idowu ordered the convict to pay N1.6Continue Reading
