The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday directed the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a panel of experts to evaluate the health condition of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the team must include between eight and ten doctors, among them a cardiologist, a neurologist, …
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has approved the recruitment of 1,000 additional staff into the state judiciary in a decisive move aimed at accelerating the dispensation of justice and easing prison congestion. The governor made the announcement during a special thanksgiving service held in Uyo to mark the beginning of the 2025/2026 Legal Year …
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by Port Harcourt-based lawyer Williams Abayomi Stanley, challenging the legality of the state’s recent local government election and the declaration of emergency rule. Stanley had dragged President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation, Sole Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Rivers …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declined to hear a motion filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the National Hospital, Abuja, for urgent medical attention. Justice Musa Liman, sitting as a …
Natasha Akpoti‑Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, is the eighth lawmaker to be suspended from the Senate since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999. She also ranks third among senators who secured legal reversal of their suspensions through court rulings. Pinnacle Daily recalls that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on July 3, ordered …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected the bail application of five men accused of carrying out the deadly attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which left over 40 worshippers dead. Justice Emeka Nwite, delivering the ruling, held that the terrorism charges brought against the defendants were capital in …
A Nigerian lawyer, Justice Segun Ojienoh, has petitioned the Google Group over the police location feature on its Google Maps, alleging it could be divulging sensitive security information and demanding the removal of the feature from the application. He claimed the feature portends a security threat not only to his life but also to other …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has charged officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice to embrace full digital transformation in order to strengthen justice delivery across Nigeria. Speaking at the Ministry’s top management retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Mr Fagbemi SAN said technology …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted a request by the Department of State Service (DSS) to shield the identities of witnesses slated to testify in the trial of five alleged Al-Shabab terrorists accused over the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which …
By Rafiyat Sadiq An Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu has stopped the state government from demolishing the residence and hotels belonging to former governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel. The court issued an interim order restraining the government, its agents and representatives from tampering with the properties pending further hearing. The ruling followed an ex …
