Legal Nigeria

CONTROVERSY yesterday trailed the declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Alhaji Yahaya Bello as winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With the declaration, all is now set for the continuation of a […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) to produce the Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi. The court ordered the EFFC on Friday to produce Mr Dokpesi in court […]

Mr Bello, who is substitute to late Mr Abubakar Audu, defeated the incumbent Governor, Captain Idris Wada, of the Peoples Democratic Party who was seeking a second term in office. Declaring the results of the historic election, which was concluded, […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent reform of the judiciary in view of the delay tactics employed by judicial officers, lawyers and judges, to stall corruption trials and hinder the recovery of proceeds of crime in high profile corruption […]

… Athlete to be re-sentenced Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict. He killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 after shooting her four times […]

Three young men identified as Harrison Chukwuemeka (19), Stanley Sunday (19) and Otega Ogwa (25) have been arraigned at an Egor Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing handsets and laptop valued at N81,000. The items belonged to one Lucky Amiogbere. Police […]