Man arrested for impersonation, NDLEA nabs drug baron, Court remands man for assault and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man arrested for impersonating Lagos neighbourhood safety corps operative (Punch) Men of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety…

Woman who caused cyclist to fall into oncoming car has manslaughter conviction overturned

A woman who shouted and waved at a cyclist causing her to fall into the path of an oncoming car, has had her manslaughter conviction overturned. Auriol Grey, 49, was caught on CCTV shouting and waving her arm aggressively at…

Alleged N4.8b fraud: Court adjourns Ibeto’s appeal to Sept 16

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has adjourned till September 16, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, challenging the jurisdiction of the State High Court to try him over…

Ex-Appeal Court justice, Belgore is dead

A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore, is dead. The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, Kwara State, Kamaldeen Gambari, announced his death on Tuesday. “Information reaching me now indicates that Hon. Justice Ahmad…

Lawyer sues AGF over inoperative foreign judgement reciprocal enforcement act

An Abuja-based lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, has dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to Supreme Court for failing to promulgate an order to bring Part 1 of the Foreign Judgment Reciprocal Enforcement Act,…

Just in: $500k bribe: Supreme Court affirms Farouk Lawan’s 5-year sentence

The Apex Court in Nigeria on Friday affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting…

Supreme Court’s refusal to free Kanu is rape of justice – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has described the Supreme Court’s refusal to free Nnamdi Kanu as a rape of justice. In Friday’s judgement, the Supreme Court quashed the earlier order of the Court…

Appeal Court sets aside tribunal judgement, upholds Adeleke as Osun governor

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state. Following the governorship polls in the state,…

Appeal Court President constitutes election tribunals for Lagos State

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has constituted the Governorship/National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal for the 2023 general election in Lagos State. The tribunal will sit at the Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse in Ikeja.…

Appeal Court clears PDP for Zamfara governorship election

The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto State has set aside the judgement of the Zamfara Federal High Court, barring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from participating in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. A Federal High Court in…

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