Court discharges, acquits Rivers varsity don accused of rape

A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has discharged and Acquitted a lecturer with the Rivers State University, Prof. David Ogbonna, who was standing...

Nasarawa Poly Rector drags journalist to court for defamation, seeks N100m compensation

The Rector of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Dr. Justina Anjiode Kotso, has dragged the Nasarawa State Correspondent of Universal Reporters, Rabiu Omaku, to...

Osun dismisses lawyer’s threat over judges unpaid allowances

Osun State Government has told an Ibadan-based lawyer, Mr. Mutalubi Adebayo, SAN, to drop his threat to drag Governor Ademola Adeleke and the government...

NAPTIP lauds judiciary as pharmacist bags life sentence

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, on Tuesday, commended the judiciary for what she...

13-hour PEPT judgment raises more dust, exposes petitions’ loopholes

The verdict of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal delivered poignant lessons to the litigants, lawyers and politicians, writes ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS The judgment of the Presidential Elections...

Court to decide Talolorun’s defamation case today

Two traditional religion devotees; Abdulazeez Adegbola aka Talolorun and one Chief Ademola Olawoore, Oluwo of Tede who were both standing trial of alleged defamation...

38-year-old artisan arraigned for attacking woman with cutlass

A 38-year-old artisan, Odun Ogedengbe, was on Thursday arraigned in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly attacking a woman with...

BREAKING: It’s bereft of justice, Atiku rejects tribunal judgement

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday rejected the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal judgement that affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the...

Labourer in court for alleged theft of iron rods worth N30,000

The Police on Thursday, arraigned a 32-year-old labourer, Usman Ibrahim in a Kado Grade 1 Area Court Abuja, for allegedly stealing iron rods from...

Journalists barred as Tribunal delivers judgement in Abia

Journalists were barred from covering the proceedings as the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia is set to deliver judgment in the...

Tribunal begins judgment on Obi, LP’s petition against Tinubu

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has begun the delivery of judgment in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party challenging the victory...

PEPC: Judge begins with fourth petition

Justice Haruna Tsammani began with the fourth petition (CA/PEPC/04/2023) between the Allied Peoples Movement vs the Independent National Electoral Commission and the 4 others. Listed...

Gombe Assembly suspends screening of commissioner-nominees over NLC strike

Gombe State House of Assembly on Tuesday, postponed screening of Commissioner-nominees, sent by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya. It was reported that the screening exercise was initially...

How EFCC officials assaulted Nigerian under probe – Lawyer

Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Thursday, narrated how overzealous operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters...

Justice ministry has no budgetary allocation to settle rising judgment debts – PS

The Ministry of Justice has not received any budgetary allocation for the settlement of judgment debts, the Solicitor-General of the Federation, Mrs Beatrice Jeddy-Agba...

NYSC Member-Minister: Deji Adeyanju, other activists sue Musawa

Human rights activist and Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu...

S3x Toy Scandal: A-Court upholds N50m damages against Senator Abbo

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has affirmed the N50 million damages that was awarded against Senator Elisha Abbo for assaulting a...

Court remands man for beating, pulling woman’s dreadlocks in Ogun

A man, Oluwaseun Adebayo, was on Tuesday, remanded at the Sagamu Correctional Centre for allegedly beating and pulling off the dreadlocks of one Esther...

Court restrains EFCC, ICPC ,CCB from investigating Kano State Anti Corruption Commission

A Kano High Court presided by Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission...

Court remands four suspected cultists for murder, arms possession

A 21-year-old man, John Junior, was on Monday remanded at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the alleged murder of one Kehinde Sule on Apapa...