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- 3 May 2025
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BRT Driver Sentenced to Death for Murder of 22-Year-Old Bamise

The Lagos State High Court has sentenced Andrew Ominikoron, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, to death by hanging for the rape and murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwola. Justice Sherifat Sonaike delivered the judgment at the Tafawa Balewa Square Annexe on Friday, ruling that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt. “For […]

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- 1 May 2025
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NJC Reverses Appointment Of Acting Imo CJ, Suspends Three Other Justices

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has directed the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, to reverse the appointment of the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Theophilus Nnamdi Nzeukwu, and appoint the most senior judge as the Acting Chief Judge of the state. The NJC, under the leadership of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, […]

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- 16 April 2025
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JUST IN: Court Declares Obasa’s Removal as Lagos Assembly Speaker Illegal

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has ruled that the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly was unconstitutional, illegal, and null and void. In its judgment delivered Wednesday, the court invalidated all proceedings and resolutions from the January 13, 2025 session, during which Obasa was ousted and […]

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- 16 April 2025
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Alleged Defamation: Court Strikes Out Falana’s Suit Against VDM

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday struck out the defamation suit filed against blogger Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana; and his son, Folarin popularly known as Falz; had filed the defamation suit against VDM following the comments and video he published on September 24, […]

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- 10 April 2025
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Court strikes out Nnamdi Kanu’s N50bn suit against Nigerian govt

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, struck out a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, struck out the suit for lack of diligent prosecution. When the matter was called on Thursday, neither Kanu […]

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- 9 April 2025
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Court Summons Rivers Administrator Over LGA Appointments

The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has directed the Rivers State Administrator to appear before it and justify why an interim injunction should not be granted to halt the appointment of Sole Administrators for the state’s 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs).  The order, issued by Honourable Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed on Monday, April 7, […]

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- 9 April 2025
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Court halts Kano-Maradi railway project

The Kano State High Court has issued a restraining order against the Federal Government, halting the continuation of the ongoing railway project from Kano to Daura and onward to Niger Republic, on land belonging to residents of the Kuyan Ta Inna community. However, the court, presided over by Justice Usman Na Abba, ruled that any […]

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- 5 April 2025
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Patience Jonathan’s Ex-aides Still in Prison Over Stolen Jeweleries

Several former domestic workers of ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan are languishing in Bayelsa State’s Okaka Custodial Centre, decrying the ongoing mistreatment and the unrelenting delays in their trial, which has been adjourned more than 40 times since 2019. The workers, who have been imprisoned for six years, were accused of stealing items worth N200 million […]

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- 4 April 2025
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Court bars Akpoti-Uduaghan, Akpabio, others from media interviews

The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Friday, restrained Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan; the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Natasha is still pending before the court. The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended […]

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- 4 April 2025
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Supreme Court sacks Abure as Labour Party chairman

The Supreme Court on Friday removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure as the party’s national chairman. The apex court in its decision, held that […]

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- 30 March 2025
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Bumpa Co-founder’s Death Caused by Killer’s Reckless Driving- Police Tells Court 

Abiola Odutayo, the driver involved in the tragic accident that claimed the life of Adetunji Opayele, co-founder of the tech startup Bumpa, has been charged with reckless and careless driving. The Lagos State Police presented the charge before Magistrate M.E. Owumi of the Tinubu Magistrate Court, alleging that Odutayo violated the Road Traffic Law of […]

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- 27 March 2025
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Price hike: Court Sets Date to delivers judgment on FCCPC case against MultiChoice

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that its legal action against MultiChoice Nigeria is not an attempt to regulate prices but to address alleged exploitative practices and abuse of market dominance. This is just as the court fixed May 8 for judgment on the matter. The […]

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- 27 March 2025
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Court dismisses Falana’s fraud case against Zinox boss, Ekeh, others

For the umpteenth time, the court has thrown out a case of fraud filed against the Chairman of Zinox Technologies, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, his wife, Chioma Ekeh, and 11 others. The latest is the dismissal of the suit by Justice Akpan Okon Ebong of the FCT High Court, who struck out the case filed […]

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- 26 March 2025
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Suspect Arrested With $578,000 At Lagos Airport Collapses In Court

A businessman, Okorie Sunday, who was arrested on March 19, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, with $578,000 in cash suddenly collapsed in court during his trial on Wednesday morning. Okorie was brought to the Federal High Court, Lagos for his trial which commenced at 8.30am. He was called into the dock […]

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- 26 March 2025
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PDP Govs Drag Tinubu, N’Assembly Before Supreme Court Over Fubara’s Suspension

Governors of states governed by the Peoples Democratic Party have instituted a suit before the Supreme Court, challenging the six-month suspension of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the Rivers House of Assembly members were suspended for six months by President Bola Tinubu after he declared a state of […]

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- 23 March 2025
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Kanu’s Apologies in Court Are Yielding Results – Wife

Mrs Uchechi Kanu, the wife of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that the apologies made by her husband’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi, SAN, in court are “yielding results.” In a press statement shared with Sunday PUNCH, she emphasized the importance of Agabi’s efforts to ease tensions in the ongoing legal proceedings. “The apologies were Agabi’s […]

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- 22 March 2025
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Why My Husband Apologized In Court – Nnamdi Kanu’s Wife 

The wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mrs. Uchechi Kanu, has shed light on why her husband, Nnamdi Kanu, apologized during a recent court session. The apology followed events in Justice Binta Nyako’s court and was linked to the involvement of Kanu’s new counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN. In a […]

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- 22 March 2025
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Nnamdi Kanu Re-arraigned on Terrorism Charges, Apologizes in Court 

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on fresh terrorism charges. This marks a new chapter in his long-standing legal battle, after Justice Binta Nyako stepped down from overseeing his case due to claims of bias. Kanu faces a seven-count charge relating […]

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- 22 March 2025
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PDP Governors to Challenge Rivers State Emergency Rule in Court

The declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu has sparked political turmoil, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum announcing plans to challenge the decision in court. On March 19, 2025, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, […]

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- 21 March 2025
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JUST IN: Court restrains INEC from receiving petition for recall of Natasha

The Federal High Court, Lokoja, has granted an interim injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from receiving petitions for the purpose of initiating a recall process against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The push to recall the suspended senator intensified on Thursday, with more groups in Kogi Central throwing their weight behind the process. However, […]