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Court Orders Substituted Service in Tonye Cole’s ₦40bn Defamation Action Against FCT Minister

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Gwarinpa, Abuja, has directed…

Court of Appeal Legal Year: AGF Urges Judiciary to Fast‑Track Terrorism and Violent Crime Trials, Wike Pledges Housing for Judges

At the ceremonial opening of the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the Court of Appeal in…

Federal High Court Declines Nnamdi Kanu’s Ex‑Parte Bid for Prison Transfer, Adjourns to January 2026

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant an ex‑parte…

Court Adjourns PRNigeria Founder’s ₦1.1bn Suit Against NIPSS Over Alleged Unlawful Withdrawal

The Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, has adjourned to February…

Nigeria Must Never Be a Junior Partner in Its Own Legal Space – Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s…

UNIZIK Lecturers Petition Minister Over Court‑Ordered Reinstatement of Prof. Odoh as Vice Chancellor

Lecturers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have petitioned the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji…

Crown Prosecution Service Indicts Birmingham Doctor Over Multiple Sexual Assault Allegations

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom has confirmed that Dr. Nathaniel John…

US‑Based Nigerian, Leslie Mba, Pleads Guilty to $4m Wire Fraud, Immigration Fraud Case, Faces 25 Years Jail

A 40‑year‑old Nigerian resident in the United States, Leslie Mba, is facing significant criminal liability…

Court Quashes Police Publication Declaring Lawyer Wanted, Orders Retraction and Apology

Justice Ambrose Lewis‑Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, has declared unconstitutional the publication…

Ex‑CBN Governor, Former AGF, and Retired Army Chief Deny Terrorism Financing Allegations, Threaten Legal Action

Three former senior public officials: Godwin Emefiele, immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of…