Judiciary General

Court Restores NYCN Registration, Dissolves CAC Interim Committee

A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the deregistration of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, by the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC. The court also dissolved the Interim Management Committee established by the commission to oversee the affairs of the youth organisation. The CAC had withdrawn the council’s certificate of registration in October

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Politics Judiciary

Gani Topba Files Human Rights Suit Against Police and Others

The leader of the Conscience of Ogoni People, Gani Topba, has instituted a fundamental human rights enforcement suit against the Nigeria Police Force and several individuals, including Lesi Maol, Emmanuel Deeyah and King Suanu Timothy-Baridam. According to court documents, Topba is seeking declarations that his invitation, arrest, detention, release on bail and threatened prosecution constitute

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Judiciary Politics

NBA Condemns Stringent Bail Conditions

The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned what it described as excessive and impractical bail conditions imposed by courts and law enforcement agencies across the country. In a statement signed by its President, Afam Osigwe, the association said the practice has effectively transformed bail into a form of pre-trial detention. The NBA noted that many accused

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Judiciary General

Defendant opens defence in Khana murder trial, alleges police torture

By Uchendu Ejiowhor The first defendant, Henry Barikui-Dele, has opened his defence in the murder trial involving former Caretaker Committee Chairman of Khana Local Government Area, Sunny Bekanwa, over the alleged killings of Doctor Lucky Keena and Engineer Deyaa Dunsara. Barikui-Dele and Bekanwa are standing trial over allegations of membership of a secret cult group

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General Judiciary

Court reserves judgment in trial of five men over Owo church attack

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in the trial of five men charged with alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The Department of State Services (DSS) charged Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Abubakar with nine

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Education General Judiciary

Trial of Wisdom Gate School proprietor, four others suffers setback in Rivers High Court

The trial of the proprietor of Wisdom Gate School and four other management staff of the Eligbolo branch has suffered another setback at the Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. When the matter came up for plea, prosecution counsel from the Office of the State Attorney General, Ministry of Justice, Damatamonu Opubo, applied

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Judiciary General

RIVERS HIGH COURT DERECOGNISES OBUMOTOCHIRI KINGDOMA

Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ruled that Obumotochiri kingdom in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area is not legally recognised. The judgment was delivered by Justice Iheanyi Wodi following a suit challenging the leadership structure of the community body. The court also nullified the installation of Darrick Acheseomie as king of

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Judiciary Features General

Where are Nigeria’s Lawyer-Statesmen? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to his friend, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, that “the ablest lawyers are men whose past has naturally brought them into close relationship with the wealthiest and the most powerful.” What

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Judiciary General

Former Power Minister, Saleh Mamman, Bags 75-Year Jail Term Over ₦33.8bn Fraud

Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has been sentenced to 75 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja over the diversion of public funds amounting to about ₦33.8 billion. The court found Mamman guilty of multiple charges bordering on money laundering and misappropriation of funds during his time in office. The judgment followed

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Judiciary General

COURT ADJOURNS WISDOM GATE SCHOOL CASE OVER DEATH OF TWO-YEAR-OLD PUPIL

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed May 26, 2026, for the hearing of a plea in a suit against Wisdom Gate School following the death of a two-year-old pupil, Wynne Akekue. The case involves the school owner and four members of the management accused in connection with the incident. At

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