…prosecution had withheld and failed to deposit the defendants' passport as part of the bail conditions the court granted in February. This prompted the court to order the prosecution to present the passports in court unfailingly on Thursday. The prosecution, adhering to the court 's instruction, produced the internatio…

…shortly after he got out from the Kuje correctional facility following his N200 million bail at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged defamation of President Bola Tinubu. “Nigeria had a transition to civil rule, but never became a democratic nation. We don't have the basic tenets of democracy. “Because the…

…the presiding judge of the court, Justice Rilwan Aikawa, granted the former Governor bail in the sum of N200 million, with conditions including two sureties - one being a serving or retired civil servant at Grade Level 15, and the other a recognised traditional ruler. His lawyers later applied to the court for the vari…

…Centre pending the hearing of his application challenging the revocation of his bail. The court made the order after dismissing an application by Sowore seeking the judge's recusal from the case on grounds of alleged bias. In a statement signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: "We are…

…after the concert took place. Local media had at the time said they were released on bail, while the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website said a case was filed for performing “music without observing legal and religious standards”. Mizan and other official websites have not confirmed the latest sentencing, but Iran’s…

…in politically sensitive or high-profile matters. From prolonged detentions despite bail orders to disputes over electoral and administrative rulings, concerns about selective compliance have become recurring themes in Nigeria's governance landscape. For critics, the continued detention of the Okuama elders represents…

The native doctor was arrested in March by the operatives of the Agunechemba, a vigilante group in Anambra State and later arraigned on five-count charge of alleged ritual practices.