Judiciary

Naira Abuse: Court grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m bail The Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like…

Naira Abuse: Bobrisky bags six-month jail term with no option of fine A Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Friday, sentenced crossdresser, Idris Okuneye (alias Bobrisky), to six months in prison for abuse of the Naira. The court…

Court remands 50-year-old  driver for alleged reckless driving A Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday ordered that a 50-year-old driver, Mustafa Bashiru be remanded in a correction centre for alleged reckless driving and…

Alleged Treasonable Felony: Court discharges Sowore, Bakare A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, discharged Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare of an alleged treasonable felony charge by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF),…

Re-arraignment of kidnap kingpin, ‘Evans’ suffers setback The re-arraignment of a kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwamadike, also known as Evans, on Thursday, suffered a setback due to the absence of two other co-defendants. Evans and…

Supreme Court Affirms Peter Mbah as Enugu Governor The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Peter Mbah as the governor of Enugu State. The apex court, in a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel of justices on…

Senate Confirms Nomination Of 11 Judges For Supreme Court The Nigerian Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court. The upper chamber confirmed them during plenary after a debate by the…

BREAKING: Appeal Court Dismisses Binani's Appeal Against Fintiri By Ibrahim Abubakar The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday, dismissed an appeal filed against Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State. The appeal was…

Supreme Court Reverses Terrorism Charges Dismissal for Nnamdi Kanu In a significant development, the Supreme Court has overturned a lower court's judgment that dismissed terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous…

Osun Assembly passes bill extending judges’ retirement age to 70 Osun State House of Assembly,  on Tuesday, passed a bill extending the retirement age of judges and other judicial officers from 65 to 70 years. The bill is entitled:…