Court Upholds Kogi’s Two, Three-Year LG Tenures
A Kogi High Court has rejected an attempt to extend the four-year tenure applicable to FCT Area Councils to local governments in Kogi, holding that the state legislature retains authority…
Abuja Firm Sues ‘Unknown Persons’ Over Kuje Land
An unusual property dispute has landed before the FCT High Court, where a company has sued defendants identified simply as “unknown persons,” alleging that they entered, fenced, and began developing…
Retired Judge Warns Law Is Lagging Behind Cyberspace
A retired Nigerian judge has warned that cyberspace is becoming increasingly difficult to police, urging stronger cybercrime enforcement while cautioning authorities against criminalising lawful criticism and free expression online. Retired…
SERAP Heads to Appeal Court Today Over ₦100m DSS Defamation Award
A long-running confrontation between SERAP and two DSS officers returns to court today, with the Court of Appeal set to examine whether a human-rights organisation should remain liable for ₦100…
Court Dismisses El-Rufai Bid to Shield Assets From ICPC
A Federal High Court has rejected Nasir El-Rufai’s attempt to pre-emptively stop anti-graft agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seeking forfeiture of his properties, ruling that the former governor’s…
NICN, Labour Lawyers Open Bar-Bench Dialogue in Abuja
Judges and employment lawyers are meeting in Abuja today for an unusually direct Bar-Bench conversation on the administration of labour justice, recent industrial-court jurisprudence and the professional issues practitioners say…
Digital Rights Group Sues TikTok Over Restrictions in Four Northern States
A new Federal High Court case could test whether access to a social-media platform has become sufficiently important to public life that unexplained regional restrictions can amount to violations of…
Court Rules WhatsApp Cannot Replace Association’s Constitution
A Federal High Court in Abuja has delivered a significant warning to associations and professional bodies conducting internal affairs through informal digital platforms: a WhatsApp group cannot override a registered…
AGF Takes Over ₦460.75m Fraud Case, Court Demands Formal Process
A Federal High Court in Lagos has halted the arraignment of two defendants in a ₦460.75 million fraud case after the Attorney-General of the Federation moved to take over the…
Assam SAN Presses Akwa Ibom CJ on Customary Court of Appeal
Chief Assam E. Assam, SAN, has challenged the Akwa Ibom Judiciary to move beyond institutional hesitation and operationalise a Customary Court of Appeal, arguing that courts exist for the people…