Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
CourtNatasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has vowed to challenge the ₦1 billion defamation ruling in favour of Yahaya Bello, insisting the court ignored key evidence and promising to fight the case at the Court of Appeal. The judgment, delivered in Lokoja by Justice A. S. Ibrahim, found that her comments during a television interview were defamatory and unjustified. […]
CourtSecurity operatives on Thursday presented former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court to answer allegations involving unlawful interception of communications. The Department of State Services filed a three-count charge against him, marking the formal start of legal proceedings in the case. According to information available at the court, the allegations relate […]
CourtThe Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the detention of six defendants accused of involvement in an alleged coup plot, after they firmly denied all charges brought against them by the Federal Government. Prosecutors accused the defendants of conspiring to undermine the Nigerian state through acts linked to terrorism, including plans to wage war […]
CourtNigeria’s Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on a major political case involving the Peoples Democratic Party, Sule Lamido, and Independent National Electoral Commission, after reserving judgment following detailed legal arguments from all sides. The decision came after a session where lawyers representing the parties adopted their written briefs and presented their positions before […]
CourtMoves are underway to resolve the alleged certificate forgery dispute involving former minister Uche Nnaji and the University of Nigeria Nsukka, as parties explore an out-of-court settlement. The update emerged at the Federal High Court in Abuja during proceedings presided over by Justice Hauwa Yilwa, where lawyers disclosed that discussions were ongoing to amicably settle […]
CourtThe Federal Government has brought new amended charges against former AGF Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz Abubakar Malami, accusing them of offences tied to terrorism and unlawful arms possession. At the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik presided over the fresh arraignment after the prosecution replaced the earlier charge with a revised […]