Justice Hussaini Belgore of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, the presiding judge over former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s fundamental human rights enforcement suit, has withdrawn from the case, citing impending leave. Justice Belgore transmitted the case file back to the Chief judge of the Federal Capital Territory for reassignment The latest…
A Federal High Court in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Nkereuwem Felix Effiong, to life imprisonment for kidnapping a Judge of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana. Effiong, a native of Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of the state, was convicted on charges bordering on…
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…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, warned counsel in the trial of former Attorney General and Minister o of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN and two others to desist from approaching him for any favour, cautioning that his leniency should not be taken for granted. “I want to admonish and…
A Justice of the Supreme Court, Emmanuel Agim, has decried the poor reading culture and declining knowledge of the law among lawyers. He described it as one of the major problems facing the country’s legal profession. The Justice spoke at the Legacy Dialogue 2.0 organised by the JASAN Foundation in Abuja. Its theme was: “Institutionalisation…
Operatives of the Nigerian Police, who were on the street to enforce the orders of the Assistant Inspector-General, AIG, Zone 5, on tinted glass permit, have allegedly impounded a vehicle belonging to a judge of the National Industrial Court, NIC, in Delta State. This as the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has written the Inspector General…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has dismissed a serving officer, Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede, over his alleged involvement in the recent abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the Bayelsa State High Court. Ebiarede, who hails from the same Foutorugbene community in Ekeremor Local Government Area as the abducted judge, was also declared a deserter by the…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has launched a preliminary review into a misconduct petition filed against Justice B.T. Ebuta of the Cross River State High Court. NJC Chairman and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat M.O. Kekere-Ekun, confirmed that the matter was receiving due attention in an acknowledgement letter dated April 10, 2025 (Ref. No….
Justice Obiora Egwuatu has said his withdrawal from the suit filed by the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and others was because of the bribery allegations against him. The judge of a Federal High Court, Abuja, explained that allegations of bias levelled against the court by Akpabio, who is…
A magistrate, Emmanuel Jatau, has been demoted from Chief Magistrate II to Snr. Magistrate. Recall the magistrate issued an arrest warrant and remand order against Chioma Okoli who alleged that Erisco tomato was laced with sugar. Nasarawa State Judicial Commission demoted him on account of misconduct. The decision of the Commission was contained in a…
