Legal

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...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ahead of his May 5 conviction, Nigeria's House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to wield diplomatic moves and intervene in the trial of former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities in Kenya have arraigned self-acclaimed pastor who instructed his members to starve to death in order to see Jesus. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who founded the Good News International Church in 2003 appeared...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Despite outcry for mercy by activists, authorities in Singapore on Wednesday executed a man for abetting the trafficking of 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cannabis. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, who is a Singaporean national...