The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has terminated the criminal defamation case instituted against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. A notice filed by the Federal Government to discontinue the prosecution was submitted at the Federal High Court, Abuja, effectively bringing the trial to an end. …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 7, 2026, to rule on the bail applications filed by a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife, Bashir Asabe, and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter on Friday after counsel to the defendants, Joseph …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined an ex-parte application seeking to restrain the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, and other government agencies from allocating some oil fields. Justice Emeka Nwite, sitting as a vacation judge, ruled that the respondents must first be put on notice before the court could …
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has raised concerns over controversies surrounding the recently enacted Tax Reform Acts, warning that the development casts doubt on the integrity and credibility of Nigeria’s legislative process. In a statement signed by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the association said the circumstances trailing the passage of the laws strike …
The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional authority of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The apex court also upheld the suspension of elected officials during emergency rule, while stressing that such measures must be temporary. The ruling followed a suit filed …
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the remand of Chris Ngige, former minister of labour and productivity, in Kuje prison pending the hearing of his bail application. Ngige was arraigned on Friday before Justice Maryam Hassan on an eight-count charge bordering on abuse of office, contract fraud and receiving gratification. In the …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is expected to arraign former Minister of Labour and Productivity and ex-Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chris Ngige, in court following his arrest in Abuja. Ngige was taken into custody on Tuesday during what family sources described as a “commando-style raid” on his Asokoro residence. They said about …
The Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned former Minister of Aviation Senator Stella Oduah before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on N5 billion corruption allegations. Oduah was arraigned on Wednesday alongside Gloria Odita on a five-count charge bordering on alleged fraud, obtaining by false pretence, and criminal breach of trust. The Attorney General of …
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, says insecurity in Nigeria is often misrepresented, insisting that the crisis is not driven by religion and that the government is addressing the situation through lawful procedures and ongoing prosecutions. Fagbemi spoke in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with Richard Mills, …
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Gwarinpa on Tuesday directed that a N40 billion defamation suit filed against the Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, be served by substituted means. Justice M. A. Hassan, ruling on an ex-parte application, ordered that the writ of summons, statement of claims, …
