CJN Warns Judges Against Conflicting Orders Ahead of 2027
By Oluwakemi Kindness Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged judges to guard against forum shopping and conflicting court orders as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Kekere-Ekun gave the warning during the opening session of the 2026 Roundtable for Heads of Courts in Abuja, stressing that political pressure must not […]
El-Rufai in Fresh Trouble Over Corruption Allegations
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The alleged corruption trial of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai resumed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, a day after an eight-hour hearing at the state high court. On Tuesday, a forensic investigator with the State Security Service, Segun Kayode, alleged that El-Rufai and some associates planned to […]
Appeal Court Adjourns SERAP’s N100m Case To October 13
By Zainab Bakare The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned until October 13 the hearing of two appeals arising from a defamation suit in which the Federal Capital Territory High Court ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to pay N100 million in damages to two Department of State Services (DSS) officials. A […]
Court Remands KC Luxury, Two Others Over 184.5kg Cocaine
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says a Federal High Court in Lagos has remanded lifestyle influencer Afolabi Kazeem-Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two others over an alleged 184.5kg cocaine shipment bound for the United Kingdom. The agency disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director of Media […]
Court Nullifies Pantami’s PDP Ticket, Orders Fresh Gombe Primary
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Federal High Court in Gombe has cancelled Prof. Isa Ali Pantami’s emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Gombe State. The court also directed the PDP to conduct a fresh governorship primary in accordance with its guidelines and relevant electoral laws. Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed gave the order on […]
Court to Rule on El-Rufai’s No-Case Submission October 26
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Federal High Court, Abuja will on October 26, 2026, rule on former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s no-case submission in the alleged phone-tapping case filed by the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the date after hearing arguments from El-Rufai’s defence team and the DSS. El-Rufai’s counsel, Paul […]
FG Raises Lawyers’ Robe Allowance to N1m Annually
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has increased the annual robe allowance for state counsel and legal officers in the Federal Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Council of Nigeria from N300,000 to N1 million. The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission disclosed the increase in a circular dated July 14, 2026, signed by its […]
El-Rufai Files Fresh N10bn Suit Against ICPC Over Family Access
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a fresh N10 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged denial of access to his family while in custody. El-Rufai, through his lawyer, Ubong Akpan, filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja on […]
Oluremi Tinubu Urges New NBA President to Set High Bar
By Mardiyyah Abubakar First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged the newly elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), to set a high standard and create opportunities for more women to take up leadership positions. The First Lady made the call on Tuesday when she received Badejo-Okusanya and a delegation of […]
Court Hands Fugitive Drug Kingpin, Ex-Footballer 24-Year Jail Term
By Oluwakemi Kindness A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel-Chinedu, and former professional footballer, Hunkarin Segun-George, to a combined 24 years imprisonment for unlawfully importing cocaine into Nigeria. Justice Musa Kakaki handed Chinedu a 22-year prison term without the option of a fine after convicting him for importing 6.250 […]