Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Senegalese court on Monday handed a six-month jail term of an opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, for defamation against a federal minister, an appeal judicial pronouncement that may hamper his chances of prosecuting...

In a landmark judgement that has put an end to months of legal tussle, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the Governor of Osun...

By John Ikani  South Africa's government is set to launch an urgent appeal against a court ruling that hospitals, schools, and police stations should be exempted from power cuts or provided with alternative sources of energy...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the conviction and eight-year sentence imposed on the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. He is accused of laundering an amount...

By John Ikani The constitutional court of Uganda has nullified a law that criminalised the use and sale of narcotics like marijuana and khat. The decision comes after a group of khat farmers challenged the law...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigeria’s former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to jail for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney for his sick daughter. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for...