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Falana Warns Lawyers: Wearing Robes at Military Court‑Martial May Attract Disciplinary Sanctions

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has warned that lawyers appearing before the General…

Federal High Court Bars Police, FRSC From Imposing Fines Over Third‑Party Insurance

Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued a perpetual injunction restraining…

SERAP, Editors Guild Drag NBC to Court Over Broadcast Sanctions Directive

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have…

Edo High Court Quashes DHL Manager’s Conviction, Rules No Personal Liability for Missing Parcel

The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has discharged and acquitted Mr. Nuhu Omokide,…

Court of Appeal Strikes Out Sheikh Abduljabbar’s Appeal, Orders Return to Kano High Court

The Kano Division of the Court of Appeal has struck out the appeal filed by…

Council of Legal Education Rejects Privatization of Law School, Enforces Strict Student Sanctions

Nigeria’s legal education regulator, the Council of Legal Education, has rejected proposals to privatize and…

Nigerian Military Court-Martial Opens for 36 Officers Over Alleged Coup Plot Against Tinubu

The Nigerian Armed Forces have convened a general court-martial to prosecute 36 personnel accused of…

Kano High Court Sentences 21-Year-Old to Death by Hanging for Culpable Homicide

A Kano State High Court has convicted and sentenced Umar Idris, aged 21, to death…

ICPC Secures Conviction of Ex-NECO Staff for Certificate Forgery

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has obtained the conviction of…

DSS Arraigns Ex-Kaduna Governor El-Rufai Over Alleged Unlawful Interception of NSA’s Phone Calls

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned the immediate past Governor of Kaduna…