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The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has imposed a two-year suspension on Chijioke Ugochukwu Onyeneke for “infamous conduct in the…
The Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Tessy Diai, has completed a review of 1,190 awaiting trial cases across the…
The Nigeria Police Force’s Mobile Force, 50 Squadron in Kubwa, Abuja, has issued urgent instructions for all officers assigned to provide security for high-profile individuals, including the Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, to report back to base by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
The federal high court in Abuja has rejected a report claiming that James Omotosho, a judge, narrowly escaped an assassination…
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.”