Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, on Monday pleaded not guilty to a six-count charge of alleged certificate forgery and misappropriation of funds filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Nnaji was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja. After the …
Six years after losing his pregnant wife and unborn child, a Bauchi State High Court has awarded N10.2 million in damages in favour of Adamu Misau after finding the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) liable for medical negligence. Justice Kunaza Hamidu, in a judgment delivered on Monday, held that the hospital's negligence materially …
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five men accused of concealing the whereabouts of former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva, who is wanted over his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The defendants: Reuben Ayuba, Musa Mohammed, Friday Paul, Paganengigha Anagaha and Ayebaifie Suobite were brought …
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank of prominent lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him. The suspension was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the committee’s secretary, who doubles as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi, following the …
A coalition of community groups and civil society organisations has backed waterfront residents in Lagos seeking the reversal of demolitions and forced evictions carried out in defiance of existing court orders. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Coalition against Demolition, Forced Eviction, Landgrabbing and Displacement in Lagos State said it stood in solidarity with …
The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and heads of courts across the country to take urgent steps to prevent conflicting court judgments on electoral matters. In a statement titled “When the Ground Shakes Beneath the Throne, the Market Runs for the Door,” dated June 9, …
After pleading guilty to terrorism-related offences, a Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men linked to the 2025 abduction of more than 300 students from a Catholic school in Niger State to 25 Years in prison. The convicts, identified as Yusuf Mohammed alias Bature, Goni Ibrahim Bindi alias Goni Mutuwa, Sani Tukur alias …
Electoral commission cannot shorten deadlines provided by law, judge rules A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified portions of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) timetable for the 2027 general election, ruling that the commission lacks the legal authority to alter timelines expressly provided in the Electoral Act, 2026. The judgment followed a …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is standing trial over allegations of unlawfully intercepting the telephone communications of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik admitted El-Rufai to bail in the sum of N100 million. The court also ordered him to …
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke and the prosecution have closed their cases in the ongoing bribery trial at the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom. The former minister is standing trial alongside Olatimbo Ayinde, an oil executive, and Doye Agama, her brother, on a five-count charge bordering on alleged bribery. All three …
