On August 22, 2024, Olukayode Ariwoola, the penultimate Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) retired from the bench and transitioned into a published author.

Court upholds businessman’s 12-yr conviction over $1.4m fraudErinle, it was learned, was arraigned along with his company, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited, before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on March 11, 2022. Erinle pleaded not guilty, but the trial could not be concluded before the retirement of Justice Taiwo, prompting…

For those who are conscious of the loftiness of the Office of the Chief Justice, the victory of the Hon. Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen at the Court of Appeal is cause to heave a sigh of relief, indeed for rejoicing. It was release from the entrapment and weight of dross that had settled on the…

A retired Judge of the Court of Appeal, Justice Tinu Akomolafe-Wilson, has advised judges to navigate carefully to avoid being used as pawns by politicians. She said Nigeria needs a reliable and trusted judiciary.

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Monday, discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, of a false assets declaration offence for which he was convicted and removed from office by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The CCT had, in its judgment, held that the false assets declaration charges…

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has been ordered by the Court of Appeal to appear in court to answer fraud charges. The court has also barred him from further legal maneuvers until he faces the charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello has been evading arrest and legal proceedings while…

Mohammed Ladan Tsamiya probably believed he was a commodities trader who happened also to moonlight as a Justice of the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal, Abuja has overturned the judgment of an FCT High Court over two luxury apartments at Abeh Signature Apartments, located in the highbrow Maitama district, Abuja.

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has declared as unconstitutional the Police regulations that prohibit a serving unmarried female police officer from getting pregnant in service.

The Court of Appeal has declared two policies of the Nigerian Police Force that proposes the sacking of unmarried policewomen who became pregnant. Regulations 126 and 127 of the Nigerian Police previously allowed for the dismissal of such officers. The judgement follows a legal battle started by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in February 2021.…

The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State. He was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment on Monday