A pregnant woman shockingly gave birth to a baby boy in the middle of a packed Brooklyn courtroom while waiting to be arraigned on a drug possession charge. Samantha Randazzo, 33, went…
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Court Grants El-Rufai N100m Bail, Sets Conditions
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of N100 million in his trial over alleged breach of national security. Justice…
Former Minister Sentenced To 75 Years Imprisonment over Fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison over fraud linked to about ₦33.8 billion. The court found him guilty…
Court to NBC: Don’t punish broadcasters for opinions
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from “using its recently issued ‘Formal Notice’ to threaten, sanction or punish broadcast stations and…
Court orders SERAP to pay DSS for defamation
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered a non-governmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, to pay N100 million as damaged to two operatives of the Department…
Court jails men for 97 years over kidnap, robbery
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has convicted three individuals for kidnapping, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of weapons, sentencing them to a combined 97 years in prison without…
Court shuts out media from coup trial
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday restrained journalists from covering the bail proceedings of six defendants accused of plotting a coup against President Bola Tinubu’s government. Operatives of the…
Court adjourns bail hearing, El-Rufai held in custody
Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court has deferred the bail application of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the first week of June 2026. El-Rufai is currently being…
Court frees cops in killing of traders; DCP, Falana react
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has released four policemen and a developer, Abiodun Ariori, who were accused of killing six traders in Owode Onirin, in the Kosofe area of the state….
2026 Guber: Court Affirms Oyebanji As APC Candidate
THE Federal High Court has reaffirmed Governor Biodun Oyebanji as the substantive All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2026 Ekiti governorship election. The Court delivered judgment on Wednesday in a suit…