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Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja Nigeria has ordered the National Identification Management Commission NIMC to immediately release bio-data of David Ukpo to Nigeria's Attorney General for onward transmission to…

A Federal High Court in Abuja Nigeria has granted permission to former Imo State Governor South East Nigeria, Senator Rochas Okorocha to travel to the United Kingdom for medical attention. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo who granted the…

A Federal High Court in Abuja Nigeria, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and two commercial banks in the country to release David Nwamini’s details in their possession to…

Drama at the Supreme Court, as a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Malcom Omoirhobo, on Thursday in Abuja, caused a stir in the courtroom when he appeared in the full traditional attire of an “Olokun priest” to attend court proceedings.…

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, will on July 15 give judgment on the suit by 30 members of the Akwa Ibom State chapter of the People's Democratic Party PDP challenging the outcome of the Ward Congresses held by the party. Justice…

The federal high court in Lagos has declared illegal the amended 6th edition of the national broadcasting code. The minister of information, Lai Mohammed, had launched the amended 6th edition of the code which has been criticised by…

A Sudanese court acquitted close allies of former leader Omar al-Bashir. The 13 former officials were accused of plotting against the democratic transition that begun after Bashir's fall in 2019. Thirteen officials, including former head…

An Ethiopian court has ordered Ethiopian journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to be released on bail after being imprisoned for months without charges. A judge in the capital, Addis Ababa, granted bail to Kiyaro while prosecutors determine…

The man Zandile Mafe accused of setting fire to South Africa's parliament was back in a Cape Town court. Mafe faces charges of housebreaking, theft and arson after 2nd January blaze destroyed the parliamentary complex in Cape Town.…

The alleged arsonist behind the fire that ravaged South Africa's parliament complex last Sunday has appeared briefly in court. The Cape Town Magistrates Court charged the suspect, a 49-year old, for arson, the hearing is now adjourned to…