In a landmark ceremony on Monday, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, swore in 57 distinguished legal practitioners as Senior Advocates of Nigeria […]
Category: Judiciary
Suswan’s Trial Over Alleged N3.1Bn Fraud Stalled
The trial of former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Susan, before Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, was on Monday, stalled […]
Reviving The Judiciary: A Call For Restoration And Respect
OKOI OBONO-OBLA The centrality of the judicial branch of government cannot be overemphasized. It is the arm of government entrusted with the responsibility of settling […]
Court Refuses Agripreneur, Amina Orimoloye’s Bail Application Over Alleged N500m Fraud
Justice Musa Kakaki of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has refused a motion for bail filed by a businesswoman, Amina Momoh-Orimoloye, who is being detained […]
Court Orders Mohammed & Businessman To Forfeit N5bn Worth Of Shares
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of 245,568,137 shares, valued at over N5 billion, traced […]
Court Freezes 4 Jaiz Bank Accounts Belonging To Ex-NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari’s Over Alleged Fraud
The Federal High Court sitting in FCT, Abuja, has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Group Managing Director […]
Misconceptions About the Egharevba v. MPSEP (Canada) Decision: Why Nigeria Cannot “Appeal” To The ICJ
JOHNSON BABALOLA *1. Introduction* On 15th August, 2025, Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, a Nigerian lawyer and academic, published an open letter to Senator Ajibola […]
Appeal Court Restores EFCC’s Interim Forfeiture Order On 14 Properties Linked To Yahaya Bello
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has set aside a Federal High Court ruling that struck out an interim forfeiture order obtained by the […]
Court Hands Man 5 Years Jail Term For $42,000 Crypto And N37m Money Laundering
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced Emmanuel Elegbenosa Aitanu to five years imprisonment for money laundering involving foreign […]
Court Warns Parties to Respect Judiciary As UBA Challenges AMCON’s N100bn Sale Of IBEDC Stake
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, has ordered parties in a pending suit filed by the United Bank for Africa Plc […]