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Shocking Courtroom Violence: Judge Killed in Cold Blood

A court hearing in Albania’s capital, Tirana, turned bloody on Monday after a man on trial opened fire inside the courtroom, killing the...

South African court upholds 18-year sentence for Nigerian human trafficker

On Wednesday, August 27, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, confirmed the conviction and 18-year prison sentence of Chinedu Justice Obasi,...

Siblings Feud Over Mother’s Mysterious Death, Secret Burial as Court Orders Exhumation

A simmering family dispute in Akure, Ondo State, regarding the death and secret burial of Mrs. Kehinde Hannah Bodunde has escalated into a...

Illegal toll: Traditional ruler hauled up in court for villagers’ assault, harm

An Ondo State traditional chief, Ojo Olomolekulo, along with Isaac Oloyede and Kehinde Tope, appeared before an Akure Magistrates’ Court accused of assaulting...

Court Slaps MTN with N15m fine for disturbing customer me with unsolicited messages, caller tunes

In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has slapped MTN Nigeria with a N15 million fine for violating a customer’s...

Just in: Falana’s suit against VeryDarkMan adjourned until Jan. 23

An Ikeja High Court has fixed January 23, 2025, for the hearing of the defamation suit filed against Vincent Otse, popularly known as...

Updated: Abuja Court grants N1.1 bln bail to 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a N10 million bail bond each to 114 protesters (including adults and minors) accused of...

Trial of Binance Executive Gambaryan adjourned until Oct. 25

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled October 25 for an update on Tigran Gambaryan’s health status, following...

Court slaps VeryDarkMan with N500m fine for allegedly defaming Falana, Falz

Justice M. O. Idowu of the Lagos State High Court has imposed a N500 million fine on a controversial social media activist and...

Court remands 10 defendants in N4bln illegal arms importation case

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of 10 people in police custody pending trial over the illegal importation...

12 Ajayi Crowther University students cleared of murder charges

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday discharged and acquitted 12 of the 25 students from Ajayi Crowther...

Federal High Court Judges Get Postings to 36 States, FCT

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, has released new postings for the court’s judges to the...

Court sacks ex-RCCG Pastor and Soun of Ogbomoso, Ghandi Olaoye

The newly installed monarch of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, a former pastor of one of the parishes of the Redeemed...

Release Emefiele or charge him to court within 7 days — FCT Court

The Department of State Services (DSS) has been given seven days to release the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

Ex-U.S Pres. Trump hauled up in court again, pleads not guilty to 37 charges

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges bordering on alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump’s lawyers asked for a...

Updated: Portable remanded in Ogun prison pending bail terms fulfillment

Popular hip-pop musician, Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a Portable who was arraigned on Monday in Ogun court for assault, has been remanded in prison pending...