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Justice James Omotoso refused to stop the alleged impeachment move against the Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Phillip Shaibu. The …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled a hearing on March 7 to address a motion filed by former …

An Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia has adjourned a N1.5 billion defamation suit filed by former Governor Theodore …

By Edith Nwapi/ Wandoo Sombo The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), has adjourned pre-hearing in the petitions filed by the …

By Wandoo Sombo/Edith Nwapi The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was present at the …

France’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a transgender woman cannot be officially recognised as the biological mother of the child she conceived with her wife, in a ruling described as “scandalous” by her lawyer. To become one of the six-year-old girl’s two legal mothers, the 51-year-old transgender woman would have to adopt her, the Cour … Continue reading French Court Says Transgender Woman Cannot Be Child’s ‘Mother’

  The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Friday approved castration as punishment for anybody convicted for rape in the state. This follows the amendment of the State Penal Code (No.5), law of 2017 which stipulates stiffer penalties for rapists in the state as part of the effort to protect women and children against any … Continue reading Kaduna Assembly Approves Castration As Punishment For Rapists

  The trial of former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Muhammed Bello Adoke and Aliyu Abubakar continued on Monday, September 7, 2020, before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) presenting its third witness, PW3 against the former Minister. At the resumed … Continue reading EFCC Presents Third Witness Against Adoke

  A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered substituted service of a suit seeking the disqualification of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election in Edo State, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and his running mate, Audu Ganiyu. Justice Taiwo Taiwo gave the order on Tuesday after granting the plaintiffs’ … Continue reading Court Orders Substituted Service Of Disqualification Suit On Ize-Iyamu

  The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho has issued new Practice Directions on pre-election matters for all 36 divisions of the court across the country. The court’s acting Information Officer, Oby Nwandu, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. She explained that the practice directions were made in … Continue reading Federal High Court Gets New Practice Directions On Pre-Election Matters