Legal Affairs

A group of Nigerians led by Govindex Leadership, Empowerment and Development Foundation have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to comply with Section 160(I) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal…

The Court of Appeal has granted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) permission to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used in the recently held presidential election. The Court of Appeal granted…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja is set to rule on the application filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used to conduct the 2023 presidential…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has slated Wednesday to rule on the application of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking permission to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), used during the…

Whilst it is true that a literal reading of section 299 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic shows that the Federal Capital Territory is not a State, but from the words, “as if it were one”, contained in the provision, section 229…

One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their…

Seven states under the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have withdrawn the lawsuit challenging the declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner of the…

Operatives drafted from the Abia State Police Command have arrested Mao Ohuabunwa, Senatorial Candidate of the People's Democratic Party in connection with electoral related offenses. According to competent sources who pleaded anonymity,…

Nigeria’s Supreme Court sparked near universal outrage when it recently awarded senatorial candidacies to two powerful politicians who had not participated in party primary elections. The verdicts simply didn’t make sense to the average…

A Life Camp Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday has ordered a tenant, Mrs Oyindamola Ogundipe, to pay accumulated rent amounting to N11.2 million to her landlord, Messrs Monguno Engineering Ltd. Delivering judgment, Senior…