Armed robbery convict loses appeal, death sentence stands
The Court of Appeal, Awka Division, has affirmed the conviction and death sentence passed on Chizoba Ede for armed robbery…
Category: Judiciary
Anambra Govt. seeks pro bono lawyers to aid indigent inmates
The Anambra State Government has called on legal practitioners to volunteer for pro bono services to support indigent inmates and…
Court sets May 4 to rule on trial-within-trial of Emefiele’s co-defendant
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has fixed May 4 for ruling in a trial-within-trial involving Henry Omoile, co-defendant with former…
Man bags death sentence for killing 74-year-old mother in Anambra
Anambra State High Court sitting in Ogidi, Idemili Judicial Division, has sentenced a man, Chidubem Anawonwa, to death by hanging…
Court jails former acting AGF Nwabuoku 72 yrs over N868.4m fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Chukwunyere Nwabuoku,…
Showmanship won’t free him: IPOB Lawyer demands coordinated political intervention for Kanu
The Lead Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has urged key political and legal actors to…
Anambra rights activist docked over alleged defamatory Facebook content
A 64-year-old human rights activist, Osita Obi, on Friday, appeared at an Amawbia Magistrates’ Court in Awka, Anambra State, over…
Cyber bullying case: Anambra civil servant granted ₦1m bail
A Magistrate Court in Awka, Anambra State, has granted bail to a civil servant, Mr. Ikenna Ezeume, who is facing…
Nigeria@65: Anambra-based lawyer calls for national ‘Revolution of Conduct’
Anambra-based lawyer, Mr Stanley Okafor, has called for a national “Revolution of Conduct” to address Nigeria’s deepening political, judicial and…
Anambra High Court restrains EFCC from arresting, investigating Anglican Bishop
Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from arresting Most Rev.…