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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…

Taraba man bags over two years imprisonment for airport vandalism

A High Court in Taraba State, under the leadership of Chief Judge Justice Joel…

Pastor bags 53 years imprisonment for defiling own daughter

A Lagos court has handed down a 53-year prison sentence to a 45-year-old pastor…

Court dismisses £990trn suit against CBN

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a £990 trillion suit filed…

Gospel singer Osinachi’s husband to die by hanging – Court

Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Wuse Zone…

Court blocks pro-Wike rally in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa has issued an ex-parte order preventing allies…

Court sentences woman to death for drowning eight-year-old girl

A Kano State High Court has sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by…

Court orders arraignment of Otudeko, Onasanya over alleged ₦12.3bn fraud

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the arraignment of former First Bank…