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Supreme Court reserves judgement on Rivers emergency rule

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in a suit filed by governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the 18 March declaration of a state... Read More


Lawyer sues Tinubu, AGF over presidential pardon

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- A Nigerian lawyer, Victor Nwadike, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the presidential pardon granted earlier this month by President Bola Tinubu. Th... Read More


#FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest grounds activities in parts of Abuja

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- A protest demanding the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, disrupted business and vehicular movement around the Central Area of ... Read More


Osun LG Funds Dispute: Court justifies transfer of suit from Abuja to Osogbo, rules out bias

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected an application to send back a suit regarding the Osun State local government funds to the court's division in Osogbo, the capit... Read More


BREAKING: Court-ordered medical panel declares Nnamdi Kanu fit to stand terrorism trial

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- A court-ordered medical panel has declared the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, fit to continue facing his ongoing terrorism trial. The team... Read More


Court-ordered medical panel declares Nnamdi Kanu fit to stand terrorism trial

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- A court-ordered medical panel has declared the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, fit to continue facing his ongoing terrorism trial. The team... Read More


PDP's chair, legal adviser clash in court over party's representation

Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s National Chairman Umar Iliya Damagum and National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade clashed over the party's legal representation at the Federal High... Read More


How rich Nigerians accused of corruption benefit from 'Out-Of-Court' settlements

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Former Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako has faced corruption charges for 10 years. Neither acquitted nor convicted, he and his co-defendants, including his son, Abdulaziz, a for... Read More


Certificate Forgery: Embattled minister's lawyer fumes in court over PREMIUM TIMES investigation

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The legal team of the embattled Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, who is at the centre of a major certificate forgery scandal, fumed at the Federal High Court in Abuja... Read More


Nigerian govt, Meta agree to settle $32.8 million data privacy sanction out of court

Nigeria, Oct. 4 -- The Nigerian government, through its data protection commission, and Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook and Instagram, have agreed on an out-of-court resolution over th... Read More