Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Tanzanian portrait artist, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment or a fine of $2,000 (£1,600) after he was accused of burning a photo of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Shadrack Chaula was...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna At least 25 Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers have been sentenced to death for desertion, after they fled war front against the armed M23 rebels group. The soldiers were also convicted of theft...

By John Ikani A two-day capacity-building workshop on Nigerian Energy Law and Practice, hosted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in conjunction with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Institute of Continuing Legal...

By John Ikani The United States Supreme Court has, for the first time, acknowledged that former presidents have immunity from certain prosecutions for actions taken while in office. This decision came as it overturned a lower...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigeria's Supreme Court has upheld six years jail sentence on former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Mr Francis Atuche, laying to rest a legal battle that has lasted for 13...

By Lucy Adautin Former New Zealand lawmaker Golriz Ghahraman faced a shoplifting conviction and fine on Thursday, a scandal that has marred the career of the centre-left politician. Ghahraman, New Zealand's first refugee elected to parliament,...