Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Prosecutors in Burundi have urged the court to sentence a former Prime Minister, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life imprisonment for allegedly using witchcraft to threaten the president’s life. Mr Bunyoni who is standing trial...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A High Court of Kenya on Thursday barred the government from going ahead to implement a proposed fee on the issuance of national identity card and other government-issued documents. This follows a petition...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, has granted a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, bail. The presiding judge, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi ordered that...

By John Ikani Sam Bankman-Fried, the former head of one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been convicted of fraud and money laundering following a month-long trial in New York. The verdict came after the...

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria (COCSON) and the Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association (BAVCCA) have cautioned against the planned protest by over 1000 lawyers, who have been calling for the sack of...

A Ugandan high court has fined a US couple the sum of ($28,000; £23,000) after they pleaded guilty to child cruelty and "inhumane treatment" of their 10-year-old foster child, a BBC report says. Nicholas and Mackenzie...