Legal

July 13, 2016

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday revoked the recent increase in electricity tariff announced by the Nigerian...

Breach of peace: Lagos Magistrate orders Shonekan’s son to appear in court

July 13, 2016

A Lagos Magistrate, Miss Olanike Olagbende, sitting at Igbosere, on Wednesday, ordered that Mr Adeboye Shonekan, the son of...

Strike: Court restrains NLC, TUC, other unions in Niger

July 12, 2016

The National Industrial Court has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other unions in...

Man arraigned for beating mother-in-law, injuring her

My wife is a terrible cook, dissolution-seeking husband tells court

The 21-year-old marriage of a Lagos businessman, Ashimiyu Abiodun, may be dissolved over wife’s poor cooking if an Igando...

My wife got pregnant for another man in our matrimonial home, man tells court

A 50-year-old teacher, Mr Musiliu Yusuf, on Monday, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that his wife was impregnated...

Dasuki’s motion for consolidation of cases adjourned to Oct. 5

An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Monday adjourned a former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki’s motion...

Court adjourns Saraki, Ekweremadu’s alleged forgery trial to Sept 28

An FCT High Court, Jabi, has adjourned the alleged forgery trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, his deputy,...

Court refers Ikpeazu’s stay of execution of judgement to Court of Appeal

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday referred the application for stay of execution of judgement by Governor...

Mother, son in court over attempted murder

For allegedly beating up their landlady, a mother and son were on Friday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates'...

‘My husband is a woman wrapper, a chronic flirt’, wife tells court

``My husband is a woman wrapper, he is an incurable and a chronic flirt,’’ a 42-year-old businesswoman, Mrs Rashidat...

Onjeh gets Appeal Court order to serve Mark through substituted service

The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, on Friday, granted a motion exparte brought by Mr Daniel Onjeh of the...

Court dismisses suit seeking to unseat Senators Ubah, Oduah, others

A Federal High Court in Abuja has held that the suit seeking to remove Senators Andy Ubah, Stella Oduah...

Crime

Court jails father for raping 17-year-old daughter

by Roland Edwards

An Egor Chief Magistrates' Court in Benin, Edo State, on Friday sentenced 40-year-old Lucky Idahosa to 14 years imprisonment...

Nobody can infringe on my fundamental right to appeal, says Ikpeazu

by Chidi Roberts

July 5, 2016

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said that any devise to make it impossible for him to appeal the...

Abia governorship logjam: Status quo remains as court entertains post-judgement application July 7

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday adjourned till July 7, to entertain the application for stay of...

Onadeko, Azinge, Adesanya, Olanipekun, others become SANs

The Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Olanrewaju Adesola Onadeko, and 20 others, on Monday, made the list of...

Court grants Omokore, five others N50m bail each

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, admitted the Managing Director of Atlantic Energy Brass Development Ltd., Olajide Omokore,...

Court sacks Ekiti PDP lawmaker

The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti on Monday ordered Mr Musa Arogundade, a member of Ekiti House of...

Plot to remove me, a coup d’etat, says Ikpeazu

by Chidi Roberts

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has described the plot to unseat him as an attempted coup d’etat in...

Court adjourns Dasuki’s motion to consolidate cases to July 11