Tag: #LegalDrama
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ABUJA LAWYER TRIAL: COURT ORDERS VIDEO TO BE PLAYED DESPITE DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTIONS
A key video could shape the judicial corruption trial of lawyer Victor Giwa, as the court rules it admissible despite defense objections. An Abuja High Court on Wednesday allowed a video to be played in the trial of Victor Giwa and co-defendant Bukola Ibitade, facing charges of judicial corruption, document forgery, and impersonation. The defendants…
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COURT ADJOURNS ARRANGEMENT OF SEN. ANDY UBA IN N400 MILLION FRAUD CASE TO NOVEMBER 6
Senator Andy Uba and his co-defendant Benjamin Etu will have to wait until November 6 to be arraigned in the Federal High Court, Abuja, over an alleged N400 million fraud. The matter was adjourned Tuesday because Justice Mohammed Umar, the trial judge, was occupied in another court division. The judge had threatened to issue a…
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SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN’S DEFAMATION TRIAL HEARING ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 1
The Abuja High Court presided by Justice Chizoba Oji on Monday adjourned the hearing of the preliminary objection filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging the powers of the Attorney-General of the Federation to prosecute her. The senator faces a three-count charge of criminal defamation concerning alleged harmful imputations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former…
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NNAMDI KANU DROPS LEGAL TEAM TO DEFEND HIMSELF IN TERRORISM TRIAL
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has decided to represent himself in court after his entire legal team, led by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, withdrew from his ongoing trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Speaking directly to Justice James Omotosho, Kanu challenged the court’s jurisdiction and announced his…
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BRIGHT NGENE’S FANS RALLY AT NBA CONFERENCE, DEMAND JUSTICE ON ENUGU SOIL
At the heart of Enugu today, the excitement of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference took a dramatic twist as passionate protesters raised their voices demanding the release of Bright Ngene, Enugu South’s freshly elected lawmaker who’s currently behind bars. Enugu, August 25, 2025 – What should have been a legal festivity at the…
