…husband were leaked without her consent. In a statement released, Nana who spoke via her lawyers, said the leaked videos are a deep violation of her privacy. She appealed to the public to desist from publishing the videos, particularly the one with her children in it. Nana's lawyers said the matter is currently being i…

…proved abortive, leaving men of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), the police and lawyers at court stunned over the development.

…reserved judgment in an appeal over the APC senatorial primary election in Zamfara NorthLawyers for all parties adopted their written briefs of argument in court on Tuesday, clearing the way for a rulingSenatorial aspirant Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi said he is confident the appeal court will uphold the Federal High Cou…

…him to revive him were unsuccessful. Correctional centre officers, police personnel and lawyers were stunned by the development, while medical personnel were invited to ascertain his condition. Nwanlia was subsequently taken to a hospital for further medical examination and confirmation of his death. Murder suspect slu…

…prepare his defence. He said El-Rufai’s detention had restricted his access to his lawyers and witnesses, potentially affecting confidential communication between the former governor and his legal team. Erokoro said, “Access to counsel and witnesses is critical to the preparation of an effective defence,” adding that c…

…for nomination forms, among other evidence presented before the courtAccord Party's lawyers argued the presidential primary was cancelled, while INEC said it did not monitor the exercise after receiving a cancellation noticePAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! A Federal High Court sittin…

…in Egypt and the wider region. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), whose lawyers represent all six journalists, said in a statement that security personnel who raided some of the journalists' homes did not present arrest or search warrants and did not disclose the basis for their arrests or where they w…

…Wednesday left Pike unconscious, intubated and dependent on a mechanical ventilator. Her lawyers said she remains critically ill in hospital. Strada said the Department of Correction had followed the established execution protocol but accepted that stepping aside was appropriate while the independent review proceeds. H…

…in a statement that commissioner Frank Strada would leave his post this month. Pike’s lawyers say she is in critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital, after her execution by lethal injection went wrong on Wednesday. Pike, 50, survived two injections of the normally lethal substance pentobarbital…

…by a woman of cyberstalking, harassment, blackmail and invasion of privacy. The woman’s lawyers said in a 2025 petition that she had been subjected to prolonged harassment after rejecting the rapper’s romantic advances. Blaqbonez denied the allegations. Speaking about the police detention, Odumodublvck questioned Blaqb…

…people who protested or monitored federal agents. “Renee’s death was not an accident,” lawyers for the family said, calling it the “predictable result” of policies that encouraged aggressive confrontations. The Trump administration has defended its immigration crackdown and the conduct of its officers, maintaining that…

…forensic reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death. The lawyers said the petition was subsequently approved by the IGP and forwarded to the Lagos State Police Command for immediate action.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google The family was later informed that the petition had been a…

…of staff of the US Air Force, a Navy admiral assigned to NATO, and three top military lawyers. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force also announced his retirement without explanation just two years into a four-year term, while the head of US Southern Command retired a year into his tenure. Hegseth has insisted the presid…

…said fall under Sections 60, 78, 79, and 392 of the Borno State Penal Code. Their lawyers filed a bail application, and the court adjourned to October 6, 2026, for a ruling on bail, with the substantive trial scheduled for October 26, 2026."The command wishes to categorically state that the Nigeria Police Force is a pr…

…of the accused officers following a trial-within-a-trial conducted by the court. Defence lawyers had challenged the admissibility of the statements, alleging that some of the accused officers were coerced by officials of the Defence Intelligence Agency into making or reproducing statements they disputed. The defence al…

Nollywood legend Pete Edochie touched down in Ghana on Tuesday, September 29, for a special Pan-African initiative in his honourThe Pete Edochie Legacy Project in Accra is themed 'Celebrating the African Legend: The Lion That Needs Not to Roar'His Ghana visit coincided with a court hearing in Abuja involving his son Yu…

…woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, BBC reported Wednesday. Pike’s lawyers had petitioned the US Supreme Court for a last-minute reprieve after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee rejected her clemency request on Monday. Lee said he would not intervene in the execution after reviewing Pike’s request to ha…

…behind the scenes to support survivors and strengthen the justice system. He commended lawyers, prosecutors, police officers, healthcare professionals, social workers, psychologists, civil society organisations and other frontline responders for their work. “Your work is often difficult, sometimes emotionally exhaustin…

…had absorbed over 5,000 professional workers, including teachers, medical personnel and lawyers, into the permanent civil service to formally eliminate casualisation. He added that about 6,144 civil servants, including teachers and health workers, were recruited to strengthen the workforce.See more Punch stories on Goo…

…singer Parastoo Ahmadi after she performed without the mandatory hijab, according to her lawyers. Ahmadi, 29, performed in a sleeveless dress during a concert livestreamed on her YouTube channel in December 2024. The performance went viral and attracted millions of views. Iranian law requires women to cover their hair…

…surrounding the Mambilla project. “I wrote several times, even against the advice of my lawyers, to settle amicably towards the development of the project,” he said. Adesanya said his overriding objective remained seeing the Mambilla hydropower project completed, rather than allowing political disagreements and controv…

…Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers in the suit adopted their final brief of arguments. A senatorial aspirant of the APC in Kogi Central, Momoh Yusuf Obaro, had dragged the APC, Yahaya Bello and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before the co…

…The case could not proceed as scheduled as a result of appearance made by the different lawyers on behalf of the party. The Presiding judge thereby resolve to adjourn the case in order to give all the interested parties in the case time to resolve their differences on the legal representation. Olakunle Busari, in suit…

…governor also disclosed that the state had facilitated the employment of 44 additional lawyers into the state’s legal service, as well as approved a review of magistrates’ remuneration. He mentioned other interventions, including the establishment of an Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force, which the governor described as one…

…that a major financial institution, with a Legal Department, supposedly manned by lawyers, would claim to have acted on invalid order by a Magistrate Court that lacked the jurisdiction to entertain any banking related case, including issuing orders for the freezing of a bank account. The high court judge ordered the co…