THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court hit out Monday at sanctions slapped on…
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Insecurity in courts – The Nation Nigeria News
Editorial The grave insecurity plaguing our country has descended into the court rooms. Penultimate week, at a federal high court,…
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Reps consider deadlines for courts on criminal, civil cases – Punch Newspapers
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja A bill seeking to set timeframes for various categories of courts in Nigeria within which they must…
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Ex-AGF Adoke gets court’s permission for medical trip – Punch Newspapers
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted permission to a former Attorney General of the…
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Criteria met to open Nigeria investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says a decade-long probe has found enough evidence to…
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Nigeria: The Courts Should Not Decide Who Has Won a Political Contest
Nseobong Okon-Ekong holds a conversation with Professor Peter Umeadi, retired Chief Justice of Anambra State who is building a political…
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Nigeria: Decongesting the Courts With Virtual Proceedings
On May 12, 2020, a bill seeking to alter the constitution to legalise virtual court proceedings passed through the first…
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Decongesting the courts with virtual proceedings
ON May 12, 2020, a bill seeking to alter the constitution to legalise virtual court proceedings passed through the first…
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Open Society Welcomes African Court’s Ruling against “Arbitrary” Vagrancy Laws
NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On December 4, a continental court in Africa delivered a landmark opinion…
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Appeal court quashes suit seeking to overturn Supreme court’s verdict
Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado Ekiti The Court of Appeal, sitting in Ado-Ekiti has dismissed the appeal to overturn the verdict of…
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African Court’s Landmark Opinion Could Reduce Criminalization of Poverty, Prison Overcrowding
Today, a continental court in Africa delivered a landmark opinion on colonial era vagrancy laws, which criminalize activities such as…
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Law firm lifts high, appeal courts with office equipment
By Robert Egbe A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr Ade Adedeji has said that he was shocked at the…
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PGF boss cautions against using courts to negotiate power
Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) Salihu Lukman, has warned against the use of courts by some politicians…
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IT-driven courts, e-filings becoming a reality –NJC – Punch Newspapers
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja THE National Judicial Council said on Thursday that the dream for Information Technology-driven courts was becoming a…
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COVID-19 Lockdown: 7,996 Persons Prosecuted By FCT Mobile Courts
BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja A civil society organisation, Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI) Nigeria, has revealed that no…
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Proper Parties: Effect on the Court’s Jurisdiction
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria Holden at Abuja On Friday, the 13th day of March, 2020 Before Their LordshipsOlabode…
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#EndSARS: Activists petition courts to unfreeze accounts of supporters
The Central Bank of Nigeria, in order to freeze the accounts of the 20 #EndSARS promoters, told the Federal High…
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ex-NSCDC boss hails Court’s ruling on Ararume
Our Reporter A former Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Desmond Agu, has hailed the decision of the…
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FCT Judiciary: Lawyer Gets Court’s Permission to Commence Suit Compelling Buhari to Accept 33 Judges Appointed by NJC
By Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday, gave…
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Create special courts for corruption, financial crimes, EFCC urges NASS – Punch Newspapers
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged the National Assembly to establish special courts to handle…
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