By Charles Ude, Esq. The Judiciary Under Siege The judiciary has long been regarded as the “last hope of the common man.” Today, however, this vital sanctuary is under threat, not from external forces, but from within. The greatest danger to justice comes not from litigants presenting their cases, but from lawyers who have sacrificed…
The trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, continued on Thursday, February 5, 2026 before Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Asokoro, with the judge threatening to revoke the defendant’s bail for employing multiple antics to stall his trial. Maina’s lawyer presented a hospital referral…
Roberts U. Orya, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), has been sentenced to a combined 490 years in prison following his conviction over a multi-billion-naira fraud case The judgment was delivered on Thursday by Justice F.E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, who handed Orya…
Justice F.E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a former Managing Director, Nigerian Export Import Bank, NEXIM to 490 years imprisonment for bank fraud. The convict was arraigned in 2021 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a 49-count charge, bordering on obtaining money…
A man identified as Okon Michael has demolished a bungalow he built for his mother-in-law, after his wife divorced him two years after marriage. According to a post made by Jackson Omolews on Facebook, Okon had constructed the house for his wife’s mother during the course of the marriage. However, trouble started when his wife…
Convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a notice of appeal challenging his conviction and multiple sentences imposed by the Federal High Court in Abuja, insisting that the trial was riddled with fundamental legal errors and amounted to a miscarriage of justice. In the notice of appeal dated February 4,…
Suspects linked to the killings in Yelwata, a town in Benue State, will be arraigned on Monday, says office of the Attorney General of the Federation (OAGF) According to a statement, they will be arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik of the Federal High Court, Abuja. This comes after a painstaking investigation and collaboration by government…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has issued arrest warrants against the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four of its senior officials over the alleged illegal operation and maintenance of bank accounts in the name of the 30 local government councils in the state. The case, marked MOS/601c/2025…
by Echika Ejido Esq The proposed criminal trial of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, arising from the disputed ownership and transfer of the property known as 79 Randall Avenue, London NW2, raises profound concerns about prosecutorial discretion, abuse of process, and the misdirection of criminal justice powers. A careful, dispassionate reading of the ruling of the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in Ibadan between November 15 and 16, 2025. Recall that the Kabiru Turaki faction of the PDP had filed suit no: FHC/IB/CS/121/2025, seeking recognition of the convention and validation of the National Working Committee (NWC) that…
