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Court orders interim forfeiture of Lagos property over drug allegations

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property…

Lagos court orders forfeiture of drug trafficker’s Lekki duplex

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of a four-bedroom…

Court sentences three to death for robbing 87-year-old Ekiti woman

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three persons to…

Court sentences two to death over Kano lecturer’s murder

A Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced two men to death by hanging…

Court rejects police bid to halt ‘free Nnamdi Kanu now’ protest

A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined an application by the Nigeria Police…

Accused preacher to defend blasphemy allegations before Kano’s Shura panel

The Kano State Government has forwarded petitions and counter-petitions against Malam Shu’aibu Abubakar, popularly…

Court awards ₦22m to lawyer assaulted by correctional officers

The Federal High Court in Abakaliki has ruled in favour of legal practitioner and…

Men can now take wives’ surnames, says S’African court

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that men can legally adopt their wives’ surnames,…

Court remands Bayelsa APC media head over alleged cyberstalking

A magistrate court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has ordered the remand of Mr. Aye…

SDP sues INEC over rejection of candidates, insists on autonomy

The Social Democratic Party has taken legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Court remands TikToker over alleged defamation of Mohbad’s widow

A Federal High Court in Nigeria has ordered the remand of a TikToker and…

Gospel singer, others convicted for cybercrime, funds misappropriation in Illorin

A Federal High Court and two Kwara State High Courts in Ilorin have convicted…

Court frees final 24 Biafran agitators after four years in custody

An Ebonyi State High Court, presided over by Justice I. P. Chima, on Thursday…

Senator Natasha appeals contempt ruling, seeks stay of execution

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a formal appeal challenging a Federal High Court judgment…

Court rejects Mohbad’s father’s bid against Naira Marley release

A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has dismissed a suit filed by the father…