Court Seizes Assets Over $40m Oil Debt
A foreign commercial judgment has crossed borders into active enforcement in Nigeria, with Federal High Court officials moving against assets in Lagos and Abuja over an approximately $40 million petroleum…
Appeal Court Stays Okpella Kingship Judgment
The battle over who occupies the traditional stool of Okpella has shifted firmly to the appellate court. An interim stay has temporarily halted enforcement of the High Court decision that…
Fagbemi Unveils Criminal Justice Reform Push
Nigeria's next phase of criminal-justice reform could fundamentally change how trials are managed. Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, says proposals now being advanced include compulsory pre-trial case management, fully digitised proceedings…
Mambilla: Malami, Fagbemi Differ Over $200m Settlement
Nigeria's victory in the multibillion-dollar Mambilla arbitration has opened a second legal controversy at home. Former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami and current AGF Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, are presenting sharply different accounts…
Peter Okoye Tells Court of $800,000 P-Square Royalties
A multimillion-dollar family and music-business dispute is giving the Federal High Court an unusual window into how P-Square's international royalties were managed. Peter Okoye has confirmed receiving more than $800,000…
Ekiti Election Tribunal Venue Request Rejected Amid Lawyer Safety Dispute
Security inside and around an election tribunal has become part of the legal battle over Ekiti's June governorship election. After an alleged assault on SDP counsel prompted a request to…
Suswam’s ₦3.1bn Trial Nears Final Stage After 11 Years
One of Nigeria's longest-running high-profile corruption cases is approaching a decisive stage. More than a decade after former Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam and his former finance commissioner were charged over…
ICAN Faces Court Challenge Over Forensic Accountant Certification
A professional turf dispute has moved to the Federal High Court as Nigeria's statutory body for forensic investigators challenges ICAN's authority to train and certify forensic accountants. The case could…
Rivers CJ Frees 14 Over Stalled Trials
Fourteen inmates have walked out of the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre after a judicial review exposed cases of detention extending beyond possible sentences, missing files and investigations that…
Fashola Seeks Judicial Ombudsman for Lagos Courts
Lagos may need more than new courtrooms, technology and procedural reforms to know whether its justice system is actually working. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, is proposing something unusually measurable: ask court…