Land Grabbing: Firm Threatens Legal Action Against A’Ibom Police Command
By Patrick Titus, Uyo Nature Control Company Limited, a private firm with business concerns in Akwa Ibom State has threatened to sue the State’s Command of the Nigeria Police Force, alleging encroachment into a land belonging to the Company. A…
Man Sentenced To Death For Killing Uncle Over Witchcraft In Akwa Ibom
By Patrick Titus, Uyo Edinyanga Samuel Akpan, 27, has been sentenced to death by Akwa Ibom State for the murder of his uncle, Kufre Godwin Eno over allegation of witchcraft. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Hon. Justice Pius Idiong found the defendant…
Court grants bail to El-Rufai
Federal High Court has granted bail to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The former governor of kaduna state has been in detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. The development was disclosed on Tuesday by…
Federal High Court Discharges, Acquits Suspended DCP Abba Kyari
In a major development today, March 5, 2026, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, along with his two brothers, in a 23-count charge brought by the…
‘No Person Can Be Arrested For Offence Allegedly Committed By Another’ — Supreme Court Reaffirms Prohibition Of Proxy Arrests Under Section 7 ACJA
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has delivered a judgment reinforcing a critical safeguard in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, holding that a person cannot be arrested for an offence allegedly committed by another individual. The judgment in…
Review Of Cases: Bauchi CJ Warns Absentee Judges, Magistrates
By Usman Walin Gungura, Bauchi Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar has expressed displeasure with the non-challant attitude of some judges and magistrates, particularly during her cases review exercise across the correctional centres in…
A’Ibom: Social Media Influencer arraigned For Defamation
By Patrick Titus, Uyo A social media influencer in Akwa Ibom State, Princess God’sown Monday Udoito has been arraigned in the High Court, Uyo Judicial Division on a six-count charge bordering on criminal defamation, threats, publication of false…
KADUNA BANDITRY: The Vindication Of El-Rufai – Ethnic Bigots Want Their Bandits Freed!
By Cham Faliya Sharon The same people lying against El-Rufai over banditry or insecurity in Kaduna State are the very same ones now seeking the release of the murderous bandits he caused to be arrested and prosecuted while he was Governor, simply because…
PIAN Files New Suits At National Industrial Court Against FG
By Saidu Abubakar Three top Senior Advocates of Nigeria – Dr. Paul Harris Ogbole SAN, High Chief A.A. Malik, SAN and Dr. Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed SAN, ably assisted by 10 other top lawyers, under the aegis of Public Interest Advocacy Network…
FG Dragged To Court Over January 1 Take-off Of New Tax Laws
The Federal Government has been dragged before a High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the January 1, 2026, planned take-off of the new tax laws. The plaintiffs in the suit, Incorporated Trustees of African Initiative for…