A Federal High Court in Abuja has given Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a final opportunity to present his defence in his ongoing trial. Justice James Omotosho issued the directive on Wednesday after declining a request by the Federal Government’s counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), to foreclose Kanu’s right…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for two lawyers accused of forging a legal document to obstruct proceedings against one of them. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ordered the arrest of Victor Giwa and Ibitade Bukola on Monday after they failed to appear for their arraignment. The Inspector-General of Police,…
Judges, lawyers and litigants at the Federal High Court, Court of Appeal and National Industrial Court in Ibadan, on Monday, were locked out by protesting members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The national leadership of JUSUN had directed its members in the federal courts to embark on a strike on Monday over…
The absence of two Abuja-based lawyers, Victor Giwa and Ibitade Bukola, in a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court, on Monday stalled their arraignment over allegations bordering on forgery and impersonation. In the charge marked CR/150/25 filed by the Inspector-General of Police, the lawyers are accused of conspiring to forge a legal document purportedly issued…
Renowned lawyer Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has written to Nigeria’s national assembly, describing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as an illegal organisation. Agbakoba has drawn the National Assembly’s attention to constitutional issues related to law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and factors inhibiting the Government’s objective of abolishing corruption, as stated in Section 13…
