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Appeal Court president dismisses Sylva's request for dissolution of Bayelsa election tribunal

Nigeria, March 6 -- The President of the the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has dismissed Timipre Sylva's request for the disbandment of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribu... Read More


Alleged N7.1 billion Fraud: Appeal court strikes out EFCC's suit seeking Orji Kalu's retrial

Nigeria, March 6 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday struck out an appeal seeking a retrial of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, over charges of N7.1 billion fraud. In the decision... Read More


NBA sacks public interest section's leadership

Nigeria, March 6 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has sacked the leadership of its Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL). SPIDEL, led by John Aikpokpo-Martins, and other member... Read More


Corruption in Nigerian judiciary is extensive - UNODC

Nigeria, March 2 -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) says corruption is prevalent in the Nigerian judiciary. A representative of the UNODC, Melissa Omene, said this on Friday at ... Read More


After PREMIUM TIMES investigation, NPC stops manual birth attestation registration

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The National Population Commission (NPC) has stopped the manual process of registering applicants seeking birth attestation certificates in Abuja. This comes days after a PREMIUM ... Read More


Bayelsa: Governor Diri to open defence as Sylva closes case at election tribunal

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, has closed his case in the petition seeking to overturn Governor Douye Diri's vic... Read More


Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu's case for trial

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until 19 April. Binta Nyako, the judge, before whom... Read More


Nnamdi Kanu Trial: Lawyers, litigants, journalists lament as SSS restricts court access

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumes on Monday, lawyers and litigants are stranded at the Federal High Court in Abuja... Read More


Ex-Nigerian envoy faults Geoffrey Onyeama's appointment as foreign minister

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- A former Nigerian ambassador, Lilian Onoh, on Tuesday, accused Geoffrey Onyeama of lacking the mental health to be a minister when he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in t... Read More


ECOWAS Commission decries non-implementation of court judgements

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The ECOWAS Commission has lamented the failure of member states to implement its regional court's decisions. There are 15 countries in the regional body headquartered in Abuja, Ni... Read More