Court adjourns Atiku’s suit challenging Tinubu’s 2027 eligibility
The Federal High Court has adjourned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election to September 28. The adjournment followed submissions…
Ekpa appeals terrorism conviction as Finland seeks longer jail term
Simon Ekpa, the pro-Biafra separatist campaigner, has appealed his terrorism conviction and six-year prison sentence in Finland. According to BBC Pidgin, the Finnish prosecutor handling the case has also appealed,…
Wife beats me, disrespects me — Man seeks divorce
A 47-year-old man, Johnson Gabriel, has asked a Customary Court in Kaduna State to dissolve his 20-year marriage to his wife, Janet, alleging frequent physical abuse and threats to his…
Falana faults NBA over Weah invitation to conference
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticised the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for inviting former Liberian President George Weah to speak at its annual conference.…
Umahi demands ₦3bn from Linda Ikeji, others over alleged defamation
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has dragged blogger and media entrepreneur Linda Ikeji, businesswoman Stella Ifeoma Okengwu and Linda Ikeji TV Limited before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in…
FBI cites safety, investigative techniques in withholding Tinubu records
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked a federal court in Washington, DC, for permission to submit a confidential declaration explaining why it withheld some investigative records relating…
Group rejects transfer of Tinubu credentials case
The Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA) has criticised the decision of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to transfer its suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s academic…
Ex-DSS operative remanded over alleged support for IPOB
A retired operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged membership of the proscribed Indigenous…
CJN directs lawyers to drop ‘Barrister’ title
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has directed legal practitioners to stop using the title "Barrister" as a prefix to their names in all official engagements connected…
FG drags Borno youth leader to court on terrorism, terror financing charges
Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, the self-styled President of the Borno State Youths Association (BOSYA), has been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on terrorism-related charges bordering on the alleged…