Law

Bayelsa Judge Kidnapped in Yenagoa, Police Launch Investigation

Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a judge of the Bayelsa State judiciary and former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yenagoa branch, was kidnapped by masked gunmen on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at around 7:00 p.m. at Kilimanjaro Eatery, opposite Ekeki…

Contempt charge: Court serves INEC chair Yakubu with Form 48

The Federal High Court in Abuja has served the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, with a contempt proceeding initiated against him by the National Rescue Mission, NRM. The court bailiff, Ayuba Sule, served the…

Federal High Court to implement hybrid e-filing system in Lagos

The Federal High Court of Nigeria is moving forward with its digitization process, introducing a hybrid e-filing system in its Lagos Judicial Division starting June 23, 2025. This system will run alongside the existing manual filing process. According to the…