Pelumi Onifade: Coroner Orders Contempt Proceedings Against Ikorodu Hospital Director Over Failure to Produce Records of Late #EndSARS Journalist
A Lagos State Coroner’s Court has ordered contempt proceedings against the Medical Director of Ikorodu General Hospital for failing to comply with a court order to produce records related to the remains of the late journalist, Mr. Pelumi Onifade, who…
Justice Over Prestige: Barr. Blossom Ubani Calls for Integrity in Legal Practice
In a stirring declaration that challenges the status quo of Nigeria’s legal profession, newly called lawyer Barrister Blossom Mmesomachi Ubani has said her pursuit of law was driven by a passion for justice and human rights—not the prestige often associated…
Court Rejects Move to Halt INEC Recognition of Mark, Aregbesola as ADC Leaders
The leadership tussle within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took a dramatic turn yesterday after the Federal High Court in Abuja refused an ex parte application seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising former Senate President…
IPOB Lawyer Hails Simon Ekpa’s Conviction in Finland, Calls It a Historic Lesson Against Fraud and Violence
The court never upheld any such right because his trial and conviction was never about his purported right to self-determination
Labour Party Accuses Julius Abure of Forum Shopping, Desperation Over Nasarawa Court Order
The Labour Party (LP) has strongly condemned what it describes as another “desperate and fraudulent” attempt by embattled former National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, to manipulate judicial processes, following reports of an alleged Nasarawa State High Court order directing the…
Dr. Bolaji Akinyemi Sues FG Over Alleged Illegal Tenure Extension in Nigeria Customs Service
Dr. Bolaji O. Akinyemi, a prominent public intellectual and human rights advocate, has filed a landmark suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights and challenging the unlawful extension of tenure within…
Federal High Court Grants Substituted Service in Ajiya’s Suit Against PDP, Adjourns Case to October 28
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, July 17, 2025, took a decisive step forward in the ongoing legal battle between Hon. Stephen Abraham Ajiya and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alongside three other defendants, over the disputed…
Police Arraign Woman Charged With Aggravated Assault Offences In Abuja
The police has arraigned a woman, Esther Koko Umoh at the Magistrate Court 1, Zone 6, Abuja for assaulting a lady. The accused, Esther was said to have subjected a Spa Attendant to aggravated brutality and has been charged with…
Court Orders Senate to Reinstate Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Imposes N5 Million Fine for Contempt
In a landmark ruling on Friday, July 4, 2025, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Senate of Federal Republic of Nigeria to immediately recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, declaring her six-month suspension as “unduly excessive”…
Peter Obi Condemns “Coordinated Lawlessness” as Brother’s Lagos Property Demolished Without Notice
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised serious concerns over what he describes as the growing climate of lawlessness in Nigeria after the sudden and unauthorized demolition of his brother’s company property in Ikeja, Lagos. Obi, who…
High Court Sentences Timilehin Ajayi to Death by Hanging for Brutal Murder of NYSC Member Salome Adaidu
The High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, a 32-year-old man, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder and dismemberment of 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu. Delivering the judgment on Tuesday,…
