Benue: Court Stops CBN From Releasing N4bn Zaki-Biam Massacre Compensation
The Federal High Court, Makurdi Division, Benue State, has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from releasing N4 billion earmarked as compensation for victims of the Zaki-Biam massacre. Justice Joshua Raphael Egbe made the order in Suit No.…
PFIPC Scandal: Finally, Adeyemi Appears In Court
The man accused of creating and operating a purported Federal Government agency, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday for arraignment after several unsuccessful attempts to bring him before the court.…
Retired Lagos Magistrates Struggle On Pensions As Low As N23,000
Some retired Lagos magistrates are reportedly struggling to survive on very small monthly pensions despite spending more than 20 years serving the state. A lawyer has raised alarm over the dire circumstances facing retired Lagos magistrates, with some…
Rights Group Threatens Legal Action Against FG Over Benue Ranching plan
A human rights organisation, Lawyers Alert, has threatened to institute legal proceedings against the Federal Government over its reported plan to establish ranches in Benue State as part of efforts to address the protracted farmer-herder…
46 A’Ibom Inmates Miss Court Hearings Due To ‘No Vehicles’ — Official
No fewer than 46 inmates awaiting trial at the Medium Security Correctional Centre on Liverpool Road in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, have been unable to attend court hearings because the facility has no functional vehicles to transport them. The Officer in…
Kaduna Chief Judge rejects El-rufai’s request for transfer of trial to another judge
*Says no basis for such indulgence *El-Rufai accuses judge of predetermining his fate, working for his political adversaries in Southern Kaduna The Chief Judge of Kaduna State, Justice Muhammad Aliyu, has declined the request by a former…
Tinubu Request For 10-Day Delay In Release Of Records On Drug-Trafficking Allegations, Gives Reasons
According to Vanguard News reports, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally joined a request by the United States Department of Justice seeking a 10-day extension to respond to a legal application concerning the release of records connected to…
NBA President Commends Gov Buni for Supporting Over 700 Yobe Law Students
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has commended Yobe State Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni for supporting Yobe State law students in various universities and law schools. A statement by…
Court Sentences Keke Ticket Seller To Death In Akwa Ibom
By Patrick Titus, Uyo A tricycle (Keke) ticket seller in Akwa Ibom State, identified as Iboro Sunday Akpan, has been sentenced to death by hanging over armed robbery in the state. A High Court, which gave the ruling in Ikot Ekpene Local Government area…
GBV Spike In Akwa Ibom, Attorney-General Raises Concern
By Patrick TIitus, Uyo Akwa Ibom State has recorded 161 fresh cases of gender-based violence (GBV) between January and May 2026 alone with spousal battery topping the chart. This is even as the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law has been…