Judiciary

Sixty Eight Legal Practitioners have been elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC. The LPPC approved the conferment following the conclusion of the 2026 selection…
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The Osun Police Command has called for calm following the rising tension across the State, in view of the recent judgement delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo over the local government dispute. ‎The State Commissioner…
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Grace Ogunleye, vice-chairman of Ilejemeje LGA in Ekiti state, has been remanded at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre following her arraignment on charges bordering on conspiracy and self-kidnapping. Ogunleye was arraigned on Wednesday…
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, which left…
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The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal nullifying the conviction and sentence imposed on former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Hakeem Otiki, by a General Court Martial. In a unanimous…
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An Oyo state High court sitting in Ibadan has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining parties in the ongoing dispute over the estate of the late former governor of Oyo state, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, from selling,…
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has granted all parties involved in the dispute over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective convention leave to pursue an out-of-court settlement, adjourning the case indefinitely while urging…
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A federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police, of a 23-count charge of alleged non-declaration of assets filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In a…
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The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ibadan has upheld the electoral victory of the member representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle, in the August 16, 2025 bye-election. The…
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Proceedings at the Oyo State High Court sitting at Ring Road, Ibadan, were abruptly halted following the sudden collapse of a former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as…
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