Appeal Court Acquits Man Jailed Over N12m Deal
After spending years under a seven-year conviction arising from a dredger transaction, Hilary Ogbobe has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. The appellate court found that prosecutors failed to…
Court Releases Nnaji Passport for Medical Trip
Former minister Uche Nnaji has secured temporary access to his international passport while standing trial on allegations including certificate forgery and corruption. The ruling demonstrates how courts can vary bail…
Court Orders FG to Answer Benin-Asaba Safety Suit
The deteriorating condition of a major federal highway has moved from public complaint to judicial scrutiny. A Federal High Court has directed the Federal Government and the Benin-Asaba Expressway concessionaire…
Industrial Court Voids Dismissal, Awards N5m
The National Industrial Court has reinforced the requirement that public-sector discipline must be grounded in recognised rules and lawful procedures. After finding that the misconduct relied upon by the Kaduna…
Benue NBA Pushes Retirement Age Bill
Three NBA branches have united behind legislation that would extend the service years of magistrates and law officers in Benue State. Their intervention places professional experience and institutional continuity at…
Lagos Court Acquits Lionstone MD in $4.66m Case
A multimillion-dollar commercial dispute that resulted in criminal charges has ended in acquittal after a Lagos High Court ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case. The…
Appeal Court Voids Magu’s Indefinite Acting Tenure
A long-running constitutional dispute over Ibrahim Magu's leadership of the EFCC has produced a major appellate decision. The Court of Appeal has rejected the idea that an acting head of…
EFCC Clarifies Dollar Legal Fees After NBA Talks
The controversy over lawyers receiving professional fees in foreign currency has taken a significant turn, with the EFCC distancing itself from suggestions that such payments automatically amount to criminal conduct.…
ECOWAS COURT TARGETS JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT GAPS
The ECOWAS Court of Justice is bringing judges, governments, lawyers and regional institutions together in Dakar for high-level talks on one of its most persistent challenges — ensuring that judgments…
JUDGES WARN AGAINST AI OVERRELIANCE IN COURTS
Nigerian jurists have sounded a caution over the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal research and judgment writing, warning that unverified AI-generated material could distort facts, undermine professional responsibility…