Legal

By John Ikani A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama has vacated the contempt proceeding that led to the conviction and committal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...

By John Ikani Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has reacted to the court ruling sending him to the Kuje Correctional Centre for contempt. Heritage Times had earlier reported that Justice...

An Abuja High Court has convicted Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for contempt of court in relation to his agency’s failure to comply with an earlier order of the court....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The widows of four Nigerian activists executed in 1995 have discontinued their appeal against Shell Petroleum Development Company in a Dutch civil court, where they accused the oil giant of complicity in the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ahead of the 2023 polls, Chief Justice of Nigeria on Monday officially inaugurated members of the Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal will adjudicate in litigations arising from the elections scheduled to hold February...

By John Ikani  A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties belonging to the embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is currently in custody in the...