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Court Grants Malami, Two Others ₦500m Bail in Abuja

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and two others in the sum of ₦500 million each. The judge ruled that each defendant must provide two sureties with landed property located in Asokoro, Maitama, or Gwarinpa

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President Tinubu’s Legal Practitioners Bill Seeks Capture and Reprisal, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Twenty-three days after the transmission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, better known as the Senate, held public hearings on 18 December 2025 to consider the Legal Practitioners Bill. At this pace, the bill will be certain to become law well before the middle of 2026. The journey to

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General Judiciary

Court Upholds EFCC Detention of Former Attorney-General

A Federal Capital Territory court has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission can continue to detain a former Attorney-General of the Federation over alleged financial misconduct. The court dismissed the request for bail, stating that the anti-graft agency acted within the law. The EFCC says investigations are still ongoing. The ruling followed arguments

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Judiciary Politics

Appeal Court Upholds Ruling Restricting VIO from Stopping or Impounding Vehicles

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a judgment of the Federal High Court that barred the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), popularly known as VIO, from stopping, impounding, or confiscating vehicles on public roads and imposing fines on motorists. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of the appellate court resolved all

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Judiciary General

Chief Judge Directs Christmas Vacation for Rivers State High Court Judges

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, has approved the Christmas vacation for judges of the state High Court. In a statement issued by the Chief Registrar, David Ihua-Maduenyi, the vacation will begin on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, and end on Friday, January 9, 2026. Judges are expected to resume normal court sittings

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Op-Ed: On Whose Mandate Do Judges Stand? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Atanda Fatayi Williams, the fourth Chief Justice of post-colonial Nigeria (CJN), has not always received the kind of credit that he probably should for a judicial career of impact. Few judicial careers in Nigerian history can compete with that of this grand-son of an Ijebu merchant in terms of both legacy and luminosity. Sworn in

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Judiciary General

All Set for Swearing-In of Customary Court Chairmen and Members in Rivers State

All is now set for the swearing-in of chairmen and members of the Customary Courts of the Rivers State Judiciary. According to a statement signed by the Secretary of the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission, Blessing Vic Jumbo, the event will hold today, Monday, October 13, at 11 a.m., at the Ceremonial Court Hall of

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Senior advocates of no-consequence by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrants into Nigeria’s legal profession. The responsibility for administering it resides in the Body of Benchers (BoB), a statutory entity described by law as “a body of legal practitioners of the highest distinction in the legal profession in Nigeria.”   The solemnity of

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General Judiciary

ICPC Confirms Petition Seeking Probe of Former Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed receiving a petition calling for an investigation into the handling of Rivers State’s federal allocations by the state’s former Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas. The petition, submitted by civil rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on September 23, 2025, came

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