Criminal Justice
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CRIME
NICN Adjourns Arraignment of Immigration CG, CDCFIB Secretary to March 31 Pending Police Report
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has adjourned the arraignment of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS),…
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FEATURED
Senate Moves to Classify Kidnapping as Terrorism, Proposes Death Penalty for Offenders
The move to impose harsher penalties on kidnapping and related crimes gained momentum on Wednesday as a bill seeking to…
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BUSINESS
Forgery: Lagos Court Rejects Stanley Offor’s Bid to Recall Witnesses
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has dismissed a fresh application by the defence team of Stanley Offor seeking to…
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BUSINESS
Emefiele: EFCC’s Interrogation Methods Come Under Scrutiny as Court Probes Voluntariness of Omoile’s Statements
The integrity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s interrogation procedures took centre stage on Monday as the Special Offences…
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FEATURED
Lagos Court Jails Tricycle Operator for 10 Years as Routine Transport Dispute Turns Deadly
A routine disagreement over passenger loading order in Victoria Island has ended in a decade-long prison sentence, after a Lagos…
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CRIME
Absence of Defendants Stalls Trial as EFCC Describes Them as Fugitives
Proceedings at the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja Judicial Division, were on Tuesday stalled following the absence of four…
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EDITORIAL
EXCLUSIVE: Top Court News Fact-Check — No Evidence Dr. Femi Olaleye Was Arrested in London
Top Court News can exclusively report that viral claims alleging the arrest of Dr. Femi Olaleye in London for a…
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CRIME
Appeal Court Throws Out Nnamdi Kanu’s Rights Violation Suit
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out an appeal filed by convicted IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, declaring that…
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CRIME
Lagos Ministry of Justice Sensitises Stakeholders on Community Service, Prison Decongestion
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice, through its Community Service Unit (CSU), has held a sensitisation and medical outreach for…
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FEATURED
Ecowas Court Launches Week-Long Outreach, Legal Clinic In Liberia
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, will begin a week-long outreach programme and legal clinic in Liberia from 10–16 November…
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