Judiciary

Lagos Drags N’Assembly to Supreme Court over Gaming Bill

…seeks contempt proceedings for alleged violation of judgment   The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court, seeking leave…

5 months ago

Tight Security as Court Adjourns Hearing in PDP Convention Suit

There was heavy security presence on Monday at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan as Justice Ladiran Akintola adjourned…

5 months ago

Court Dismisses Adebutu’s Bid to Halt Vote-Buying Trial

An Ogun State High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the…

5 months ago

Court Restrains Lagos Police from Arresting Sowore

The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the state police command and its commissioner from arresting or harassing Omoyele…

5 months ago

Osun JUSUN Warns Against Politicising JSC Meeting, Insists on Fair Deal for Members

The Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has cautioned against what it described as attempts…

6 months ago

Court Order Stops Installation of New Iyaloja in Modakeke

The Ogunsua of Modakeke, Oba Joseph Olu Toriola, has suspended the planned installation of Mrs Saaratu Saminu as the new…

6 months ago

Osun APC, JUSUN Lock Horns Over Judiciary Paralysis

The lingering strike by the Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has intensified tensions between…

6 months ago

Akpoti-Uduaghan Asks Court To Quash ‘Politically-Motivated’ Defamation Charge

Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has urged a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to dismiss the…

6 months ago

Sowore regains freedom after four-day detention, alleges police impunity

Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was on Sunday released from detention after spending four days…

6 months ago

Abuja nest of graft, compromises noble minds — Inibehe Effiong

Human-rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described Abuja as “the capital of iniquity and corruption” where even men of good intentions…

6 months ago