Man receives 12 strokes of cane for selling hard drugs
2021-01-08
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, awards 12 strokes of cane and and fine of N10,000 to Umar Yahaya, 25, for dealing in hard drugs.Continue Reading
Enugu gets 6 new Judges
2021-01-08
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has sworn in six new Judges, saying the move was to enhance speedy justice delivery in the state.Continue Reading
University of Ibadan clears Obaseki of certificate forgery allegation
2021-01-06
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo opens defence at Federal High Court Abuja, on allegation of certificate forgery against him, calls two witnesses.Continue Reading
Magistrate collapses in Calabar during protest
2021-01-05
Magistrate Richard Bassey collapses at gate of governor’s office in Calabar during protest over unpaid 24 months salary.Continue Reading
Woman loses 4-year-old marriage due to drunkenness
2021-01-05
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, dissolves four -year-old marriage between Abosede Adesonwo and husband, Wasiu over drunkenness and threat to life.Continue Reading
Alleged new year’s eve protest: Court remands Sowore, 4 others
2021-01-04
.A Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on Monday, ordered that Omoyele Sowore and four others be remanded in Kuje.Continue Reading
Court orders woman to breastfeed baby for 20 months to stave off dowry return
2021-01-04
A Shari’a Court in Kaduna,has ordered Bilkisu Abdullahi, a nursing mother, to breastfeed her two-month- old daughter for 20 months to stave off the return of dowry she collected .Continue Reading
News Analysis: Virtual court proceedings child of necessity
2021-01-02
COVID-19 and its attendant restrictions have resulted in some new ways of doing things across various sectors including the judiciary.Continue Reading