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The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot has granted amnesty to six inmates of Ikot Abasi Correctional Centre who have been awaiting trial for over two years.…

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of intimidating judges handling his client’s trial ahead of his next court appearance…

The self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has slammed a fresh suit against the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Terhamba Tsoho,…

Justice Chizoba Orji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama on Tuesday ordered six Judiciary correspondents to be detained for over two hours over…

Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, on Friday, expressed worry that some inmates at the Bauchi Custodial Centre lack proper records of their trial. Umar also noted with…

During Tuesday’s appeal hearing, Navalny told the court that the judge who gave him his initial jail term in February 2021, Natalya Repnikova, had later told his lawyers she regretted…

Professor Ignatius Uduk of the department of Physical and Health Education, University of Uyo, standing trial in a three-count charge has asked the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge to re-assign…

Former Minister of Steel, Wantaregh Paul Unongo, has expressed regret for spearheading President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential campaign in 2015. Unongo said that he was among those who risked their lives…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) insists the visit of the Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa to Justice Kazeem Alogba was a routine one. Bawa had met with Alogba, the Chief…

The Katsina State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar will on 20th April, 2022, swear in members of the Local Government (LG) Election Petition and Appeal Tribunals across the…

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho has reversed himself in an earlier rejection of a request by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for the transfer…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has kicked against the interim order regarding former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano. Ruling in an ex parte, Justice Hyeladzira A. Nganjiwa of the…

Justice Adeyemi Fasanmi of the Ondo State High Court has withdrawn from a murder and arson case over allegations of bais. Five people had been charged with the murder of…

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lodged a petition against Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe of the Osun State High Court, Ile-Ife Judicial Division over alleged misconduct…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has demanded that Governor Dave Umahi apologize and retract his statement against the person and judgment of the Hon. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal…

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State was among the dignitaries who celebrated an erudite jurist, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of the…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, insisted that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu cannot continue to be in the “dungeon” of the Department of State Services, DSS. IPOB said…

Yobe State Chief Judge, Justice Gumna Kashim Kaigama has strongly warned Magistrates and Sharia Court Alkalis against engaging in corrupt practices as well as other misconducts while discharging their official…

In an unusual move, however, Mr Rakoff said that the jury deliberations – which began Friday – would be allowed to continue. He said that with an appeal from Ms…

In Mandya district, a viral video showed a young woman wearing a hijab being approached by a mob of men with saffron shawls. As they yelled Jai Shri Ram (hail…