Nigeria’s Senate witnessed a dramatic disruption as a heated clash between Adams Oshiomhole and Godswill Akpabio brought proceedings to a halt for over 15 minutes. Tensions flared after Oshiomhole attempted to raise a point of order during deliberations, but was overruled by Akpabio, citing Senate rules. The disagreement escalated when […]
A major legal controversy has erupted after Nigerian authorities confirmed that a passport used as evidence in a London property dispute involving prominent lawyer Mike Ozekhome was fake. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) revealed the passport submitted to support ownership of a North London property was never officially issued and […]
The Nigerian legal community is in shock as the Federal Government officially launched a criminal prosecution against renowned constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome. The charges, filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), center on allegations of forgery and the use […]
In a landmark and emotionally charged ruling, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has reaffirmed the death sentence earlier issued to Maryam Sanda, the woman convicted of killing her husband, Bilyamin Bello, in a widely publicized 2017 domestic violence case that gripped the nation. Delivering judgment in a 4–1 split decision, […]
The Federal Government has formally arraigned former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, on fresh allegations of financial misconduct totalling N5 billion, marking a renewed chapter in one of the country’s most closely watched corruption cases. Oduah appeared before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, […]
In a historic judgment that has sent shockwaves across Nigeria’s political and security landscape, the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after convicting him on multiple counts of terrorism. Presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, […]
