Legal

A military court in DR Congo has sentenced a Member of Parliament (MP) Edouard Mwangachuchu to death over alleged involvement in treason with the M23 rebel movement. After his sentencing on Friday, his lawyer denounced the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Following a decision of the Kenyan Supreme Court which permits the registration of a gay right lobby as a non-governmental organisation, hundreds of demonstrators on Friday took to the streets of the country's...

By John Ikani Mauritius has overturned a long-standing colonial-era law that made same-sex relations a criminal offence. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Mauritius ruled that Section 250 of the Mauritian Criminal Code, in existence since...

By Emmanuel Nduka Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been arraigned before the Westminister’s Court in London over bribery allegations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed on Monday. The EFCC, in...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Governorship Election Petition Court sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State, North West Nigeria, has set aside the election of the state governor, Sen. Uba Sani and ordered a re-run. The petition was filed...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Supreme Court of Nigeria has said election petition cases are not affected by a fire incident that gutted the building in Abuja in the early hours of Monday, the apex court Director...