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Court validates Wike, FCT's crackdown on scavengers, beggars in Abuja

Nigeria, July 12 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a N500 million suit seeking protection for "vulnerable residents" of the Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, including scavengers, beggars ... Read More


Shadow Government: Court-invited legal experts divided as judge hears SSS suit against Utomi

Nigeria, July 10 -- A group of legal experts was divided on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja regarding the legitimacy of Pat Utomi's call for a "shadow government". The submissions from th... Read More


Rivers indigenes urge court to reverse Senate's approval of state's budget, appointments

Nigeria, July 10 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 18 July for ruling on an application seeking the invalidation of the Nigerian Senate's approval of the Rivers State's 2025 budget. A grou... Read More


AGF okays N400m fraud charges against Andy Uba, court sets date for arraignment

Nigeria, July 8 -- The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has okayed the charges filed by the police against former senator Andy Uba and Benjamin Etu over their alleged involvem... Read More


Court sends two CBEX operators to prison for alleged crypto investment fraud

Nigeria, July 7 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday ordered the remand of two operators of the cryptocurrency platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), Awerosuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim... Read More


N3bn Fraud Trial: Yahaya Bello's nephew gets court's approval to travel abroad

Nigeria, July 2 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted permission to Ali Bello, the accused nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, to travel abroad for medical reasons. M... Read More


AGF, NBA president, others mourn, pay tributes to ex-chief judge

Nigeria, July 2 -- The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, on Tuesday, among other senior ... Read More


Akpoti-Uduaghan pleads not guilty to cyberbullying Akpabio, Yahaya Bello, gets bail

Nigeria, June 30 -- The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, pleaded not guilty on Monday in the second criminal case involving her alleged defamatory remarks against Senate Pre... Read More


NJC recommends new court heads for Ekiti, Yobe, 19 judicial appointments for states (FULL LIST)

Nigeria, June 27 -- The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 21 candidates for judicial appointments, including two as heads of court in Ekiti and Yobe states. The council recommended Adek... Read More


Yahaya Bello's Trial: How N1bn moved from Kogi govt.'s bank account in days - Witness

Nigeria, June 27 -- A bank official, on Thursday, detailed a pattern of massive suspicious cash withdrawals and transfers from the Kogi State Government's account which allegedly took place during for... Read More