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Judiciary

Staff,  colleagues, family celebrate Ogundoro, former director at justice ministry, as she retires

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona

Staff of the Federal Ministry of Justice Abuja, professional colleagues, friends and family Thursday converged to celebrate and share in the happy moment of Mrs Modupe Theresa Ogundoro, a retired …

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Politics

Dino Melaye charged to court over N509.6m tax evasion

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 - by Admin I

A former senator who represented Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has been taken before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court over alleged evasion of more than N509.6 million …

Dino Melaye charged to court over N509.6m tax evasion Read More
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Nigerian News

Lagos: Woman remanded in prison for razor blade attack  

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 - by Ngozi Obi

An Ojo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has arraigned a 21-year-old woman, Aisha Mohammed, for allegedly assaulting her rival, Hajiya Miima Salisu by inflicting injuries on her with a razor blade …

Lagos: Woman remanded in prison for razor blade attack   Read More
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Education

Ojukwu University: Vice Chancellor candidate drags Omenugha to court

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 - by Admin I

A candidate for the position of the Vice Chancellor of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), formerly Anambra State University, Prof. Chike Osegbue, has told the court to declare the …

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Nigerian News

Al-Barnawi, terror suspects warned over absence in court

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 - by Admin I

The Federal High Court in Abuja has warned Mohammed Usman, also known as Khalid Al-Barnawi, the alleged leader of Boko Haram dissident splinter group, Ansaru, and four other suspects, against …

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Nigerian News

Court remands man who locked wife, 6-day-old baby in kitchen

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 - by Ngozi Obi

A 37-year-old man, Onah Steve Tochukwu, has been charged to court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting his wife and locking her in a kitchen with their six-day-old baby. The incident …

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Nigerian News

Court convicts 8 yahoo boys arrested at Obasanjo Library

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 - by Admin I

The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted another set of eight internet fraudsters arrested at a hotel within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) complex in Abeokuta, Ogun state. …

Court convicts 8 yahoo boys arrested at Obasanjo Library Read More
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Nigerian News

EFCC docks man in Abuja for alleged N131.8m, $200,000 fraud 

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 - by Chizoba Ogbeche

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for alleged N131.8 million and $200,000 fraud. Blueprint …

EFCC docks man in Abuja for alleged N131.8m, $200,000 fraud  Read More
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Business

NNPCL wins appeal, avoids ₦5bn damages

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 - by Benjamin Umuteme

On August 8, 2025, the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, upheld NNPC Ltd.’s appeal against the Federal High Court’s April 2023 judgement that annulled Senator Ifeanyi Araraume’s removal as non-executive …

NNPCL wins appeal, avoids ₦5bn damages Read More
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Politics

Court bars Ogun government from demolishing Gbenga Daniel’s property

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 - by Hakeem Adegbenro

An Ogun state High Court has issued an ex parte order barring the Ogun state government from demolishing various property belong to former governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. The property, which …

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Judiciary / Top Stories

Emmanson: Court discharges ‘unruly’ Ibom Air passenger from Kirikiri prison

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona

The Federal Government has ordered the withdrawal of the case against Comfort Emmanson on an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025. The new development is coming after Emmason was …

Emmanson: Court discharges ‘unruly’ Ibom Air passenger from Kirikiri prison Read More
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Judiciary

Money laundering, others: Conclude Dasuki 10 years trial, Court tells tells FG

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the federal government to conclude its 10 years old prosecution of a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki, on …

Money laundering, others: Conclude Dasuki 10 years trial, Court tells tells FG Read More
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Nigerian News

Court adjourns hearing on disputed Gen Mohammed’s properties to September 9  

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 - by Gold Chinecherem Joshua

An Area Court, Abuja on Monday, adjourned to September 9, 2025 hearing of a civil case over the sharing of properties of late General Garba Mohammed Hong. The wife of …

Court adjourns hearing on disputed Gen Mohammed’s properties to September 9   Read More
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Nigerian News

Court remands 5 suspects in SSS custody over Owo church killing 

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 - by Admin I

The Federal High Court in Abuja,  Monday, ordered the remand of five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo state on June 5, 2022, in State Security …

Court remands 5 suspects in SSS custody over Owo church killing  Read More
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Nigerian News

FCT Judge to Magistrate: You lack jurisdiction to entertain applications to freeze bank account

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has declared that Magistrate Courts lack the jurisdiction to entertain applications for orders to freeze a person’s bank account. The presiding judge, …

FCT Judge to Magistrate: You lack jurisdiction to entertain applications to freeze bank account Read More
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Nigerian News

Court voids Ekiti PDP congress

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Local Government Congress held in May was Friday voided by an Ekiti High Court in Ado-Ekiti. The court, however, upheld the Ward Congress held earlier …

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Nigerian News

Alleged Cybercrime: Court dismisses Police charge against medical practitioner

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 - by Kehinde Osasona

  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a case of alleged cybercrime brought against a female medical doctor, Bolanle Aseyan, by the Inspector General of Police. In …

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Nigerian News

Court remands Enugu native doctor for allegedly burying victims alive  

August 6, 2025August 7, 2025 - by Admin I

Enugu North Magistrate Court, Enugu state, has remanded Onyeka Obu, a native doctor who allegedly buried several people alive in a sewage pit. The incident happened on 26 May, 2025 …

Court remands Enugu native doctor for allegedly burying victims alive   Read More
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Nigerian News

Court jails internet fraudster for impersonating American recruiter

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 - by Admin I

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced Ademola Idris to three months’ imprisonment for internet fraud. Idris, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced specifically for disguising as an American …

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Nigerian News

Lagos: Court grants EFCC interim forfeiture of $20,000, CFA 110,000 

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 - by Ngozi Obi

The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted an interim forfeiture order for the sums of $20,000, CFA 110,000, and a sky blue Nissan Almera vehicle suspected to …

Lagos: Court grants EFCC interim forfeiture of $20,000, CFA 110,000  Read More
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Nigerian News

NDLEA secures final forfeiture of Lagos hotel, couple, foreign nationals jailed  

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 - by Oguntade Ismaila

In a series of major legal victories, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the final forfeiture of a multi-billion naira hotel and other assets in Lagos, linked …

NDLEA secures final forfeiture of Lagos hotel, couple, foreign nationals jailed   Read More
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Security & Crime

Court sends physically-challenged woman to jail for drug trafficking 

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 - by Patrick Ahanor

A physically-challenged woman, Rita Idehen, 36, has bagged 15-year prison sentence for unlawful possession and dealing in cannabis sativa 2.5 kg, Loud 1.8 grams, and Swinol 2.2 grams. The convict …

Court sends physically-challenged woman to jail for drug trafficking  Read More
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Nigerian News

‘Defamation’: Nnamdi Kanu files ₦60bn lawsuit against Reno Omokri

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a ₦60 billion defamation suit against political commentator Reno Omokri. Filed at the Enugu State High Court …

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Sports

PSG star Achraf Hakimi to face criminal trial over r@pe allegations

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 - by Adejayan Gbenga

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender Achraf Hakimi is set to face trial in France over allegations of rape, following a final indictment signed by French prosecutors. The 26-year-old Moroccan international was …

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Nigerian News

Stakeholders urge cultural shift to boost women leadership in legal profession

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 - by Blueprint

Legal experts and gender advocates has called for a systemic overhaul of Nigeria’s legal profession to enable “a cultural transformation that prioritises inclusivity and national development.” This was the core …

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All eyes on Fidelis Unongo for Benue North East Senatorial seat

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The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday called on the authorities and security agencies to combat the scourge of insecurity ...

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Beneficiaries of the Libata-Kwanga Three Crown Scholarship have appealed to the federal government, through the Minister of Mines and Steel ...

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…Say ‘without purposeful leadership, no sustainable devt can be achieved’ Management experts and policy leaders have warned that persistent leadership ...

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If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain. This is a time-honoured maxim, ...

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Nigeria’s leading airline Air Peace Chairman, Dr Allen Onyema has described the country’s aviation sector as one poised for a ...

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