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His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of the Right Hon Lord Doherty as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The King made the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, following the recommendation of an independent selection commission. Lord Doherty has sat as a judge of the Inner Court of Session in Edinburgh since 2020.

The Ogun State Judiciary has announced plans to decongest the Sagamu Correctional Centre between November 24 and December 5, 2025.…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has found Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), guilty on all seven amended terrorism charges brought by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The convictions centred on Kanu’s pre-2021 broadcasts from Radio Biafra, where he operated in exile after jumping bail in 2017.

Nigerian human rights advocate Oluwafunke (Funke) Adeoye has been named the 2025 recipient of the International Bar Association (IBA) Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, a recognition celebrating her exceptional legal acumen and deep commitment to justice.

The Council of Legal Education, Nigerian Law School, has officially announced a change in the schedule for the forthcoming November 2025 Call to the Bar Ceremony. This update is important for all prospective candidates as well as members of the general public who have been preparing for the event.

Renowned legal scholar and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has ignited a firestorm of criticism after accusing the country’s top judiciary of formally aligning with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during President Bola Tinubu’s address at the 2025 All Nigerian Judges Conference. Odinkalu’s scathing X post, described the moment as “the moment… when Nigeria’s senior-most judges, led by CJN Kekere-Ekun, officially decamped to @OfficialAPCNg,” in reaction to judges enthusiastically singing the pro-Tinubu anthem “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand.”

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned lawyer Steve Adamu, Esq before the Kaduna State High Court on charges of disseminating false information to the anti-graft agency.

Lagos State has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to commence contempt proceedings against the National Assembly over its continued efforts to pass the Central Gaming Bill, despite a subsisting judgment of the apex court declaring such legislation unconstitutional.

In a motion filed on behalf of the Attorney-General of Lagos State by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Bode Olanipekun, the state is seeking the Supreme Court’s leave to initiate judgment enforcement proceedings through the issuance of Form 48—a legal step that precedes the commencement of committal or contempt proceedings.

The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Salim Umar, a court clerk at the Upper Shari’a Court in Rijiyar Lemo, and demoted two other officials — Alkali Shamsu Maul’ainaini, a presiding judge at the Upper Shari’a Court, Durbunde, and Isa Yuguda Wudilawa, a principal registrar at the Magistrate Court, Zungeru Complex — over allegations of gross misconduct.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to speed up the…