Legal

  Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is set to replace Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Judge of Nigeria (CJN), Naija News reports. Justice Ariwoola, the second most senior judge in the Supreme Court, will be sworn in as Tanko’s replacement. Naija News reports that Ariwoola will be sworn in on an ...

  Husbands can be charged for rape for inappropriately touching their wives according to the new Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) law, says a lawyer, Douglas Ogbankwa.   Mr Ogbankwa, a former spokesman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch noted that prior to the domestication of the VAPP ...

  Lawyers to the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu have reacted to an amended charge against him by the Nigerian Government. The government amended terrorism charges against Kanu, who has a court appearance on Thursday, 21st of October. Reacting to the development, Kanu’s lead ...

Falana Gives Malami 7 Days Ultimatum To Provide Information On Trial Of 800 Boko Haram Suspects Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has asked the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to provide information on the charges brought against 800 Boko Haram suspects. Recall that ...

‘Sunday Igboho May Regain Freedom Tomorrow, Faces Three Stage Trial’ – Lawyer Reveals Ibrahim Salami, one of the Cotonou, Benin Republic-based lawyers of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has stated that his client may regain his freedom tomorrow (Monday). Society gazette reports that Sunday Igboho was on ...

FINALLY OKIKI BRIGHT WINS AS COURT FINES GLO, AIRTEL, 9MOBILE OTHER OVER COPYRIGHT By Adeyemi Obadimu A Federal High Court in Lagos on 9th July, 2021 fined some telecommunication giants; 9mobile, Airtel, Globacom and others sum of N2 million over copyright infringement of Okiki Bright musical work Gbagbe Boshe Sele. ...

The police command in Kano State has arrested a 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, for allegedly killing her two children at Diso Quarters in Gwale LGA of the state. The command spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, stated this in a statement sent to National Association of Security Reporters (NAOSRE). He said, “The ...

The General Overseer, Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Prophet Emmanuel Omale, has sued First City Monument Bank Plc for N5bn. Omale, who claims to be the spiritual guide of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, said FCMB falsely reported to the Nigerian ...

The issues of rape has suddenly become a scourge that needs urgent and swift interference of relevant government agencies, many organisations and individual has been clamoring for different and stiffer punishment rapists. The holy Bible according to Deuteronomy 22 verse 25 put the punishment for rape as death. The 2008 ...

Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution (OMS), Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo (Capt, Hosa), has served notice on the Edo State Government of his intention to proceed against it in court for libelous and defamatory publications against him by the State Government. In a letter by his Counsel, Dr Oladapo Olanipekun (SAN), ...